Pot Roast Made Super Easy

All, I’ve never been really successful at making pot roast, so I looked up recipes on the Interwebs and decided that it really couldn’t be that hard.

So, I found some and modified a bunch to make my own recipe

First of all, unless you have a method down already, roast any vegetables separately. [...]

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Mexican Style Carnitas that Jamie Oliver Would Approve Of!!!

All, here is my uber recipe for Mexican Style Carnitas, that I think even Jamie Oliver would love.

My version of Food Revolution Carnitas:

1 2-2.5lb pork butt or shoulder – cut into 1-2 inch cubes 1 16 oz Pepsi – the real thing – no diet or cherry or crap like that 1-2 C [...]

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Summertime Farmers Market Caprese Salad – Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Cheese

Summertime is tomato time, and tomato time means Caprese Salad time! We are fortunate to live in an area with many farmers markets. In fact, I think there is one in every nearby city at least one day a week, if not two.

Nothing says summertime to me better than fresh tomatoes, basil, olive oil, [...]

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What is the one ingredient you should never have in your pantry?

Spoiler alert –

The one ingredient you should never have

It’s white truffle oil – story above…

Show Gordon Ramsey who is really in charge – buy some white truffle oil here:

La Tourangelle Infused White Truffle Oil, 8.45-Ounce Tins (Pack of 2)

That’ll teach him!

Apparently though white truffle oil often has no [...]

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Homemade Acorn Squash Ravioli

The other day I had a hankering for some squash raviolis, but the weather here has been so bad recently that I didn’t want to go out and pay for something that I imagine is a pretty simple dish to make at home.

So, I went across the street to the store, picked up a [...]

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High Fiber Breakfast

Here’s my recipe for a high fiber breakfast:

1/3 C All Bran 1/2 C Greek Yogurt 1/2 C mixed frozen fruits like raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, or blueberries 2 TBSP nuts – walnuts, pecans or almonds are all good choices 1 tsp ground quinoa flour

Put all ingredients in a piece of your favorite travel container, [...]

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Home made tapenade recipe

Made some delicious home made tapenade the other day. I spread it on some nice crusty toasted bread and some pizza bread. My teenage son ate about a cup of it too :O

Black Olive Tapenade

Tapenade Recipe About 2 C pitted and drained Kalamata olives – the purple ones, not black or green [...]

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Hopping Johns recipe

I love this use of sausage and tomatoes, and I don’t make it as often as I should. Here’s my version of Hopping Johns, a southern dish, usually made around New Years for good luck!

Hopping Johns Recipe 1 medium white onion 3 cloves garlic 1 can black eyed peas 1-1.5 lbs sausage – I [...]

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Super Healthy Kale Chips

Kale is already a super healthy veggie, that should be a main staple of anyone on any kind of health food kick.

Now, find out how to make it edible!

Ingredients 1 bunch kale – washed and dried – CUT OUT large veins to make it more edible 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 [...]

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Avocado Fries

Saw this video on youtube while looking up some other cooking stuff and I just had to watch because I’d never heard of Avocado Fries before, and they sounded brilliant!

After watching, I may also need to get a Presto 05420 FryDaddy Electric Deep Fryer but I’ll probably just stick with my regular ole cast [...]

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