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    Green Chile “Smothered” Burritos

    This is a meal that has always been a tradition in our house when I was growing up.  Here in Colorado we eat a kind of green chile that you don’t find in many other parts of the country.  It is a pork green chile and it comes from “New Mexican” food.  My Mothers family is from Southern Colorado and before that from Northern New Mexico and Spain prior to that.  This type of cuisine is a hybrid of deliciousness.  The base for most of the foods are green chiles, like Hatch, Anaheim and Pueblos.  I prefer Pueblos, then Hatch, then Anaheim.  In Colorado you will find Chile Roasters on…

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    Cheesy Lasagna

    Lasagna, yum! Who could argue that? Now, I don’t have it very often, maybe once every few years .  I had never made it.  My husband has been asking me to make it since we got married, I decided it was time to try.  I do love it, and making it very cheesy and delicious.  It is one of those recipes I have felt intimidated to make though.  I headed to Allrecipes.com and searched by ingredient.  I did this because I wanted to make it with lowfat cottage cheese instead of ricotta.  I came across this one, Cheese Lasagna.  I modified it a bit…   Spaghetti Sauce, Green Chiles, Jalapenos, Cottage…

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    Easy Cheesy Pepperoni Rolls

    Have I told you how much I love to read blogs of other Moms?  There is one that I have learned so much from and had lots of inspiration from… It’s called Sam’s Noggin.  She has homeschool tips, organization ideas and recipes, yum! Recently she had a post titled “Cheater Pepperoni Rolls” it intrigued me and when I saw the pictures, I had a mission.  She describes them as a delicious go-to snack out in her neck of the woods.  Dough, Pepperonis and Cheese?  Sounds good to me! Rolled out the canned Croissants, added pepperoni’s and spicy Italian sausage Next comes ooey, gooey mozzarella cheese Roll em up, seal the…

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    Hot Ham and Cheese Sliders

    *speechless* these are amazing sandwiches!  simply tasty and amazing! Honestly, I have never really been a huge fan of ham.  I don’t mind it but I never before did I used to buy it or order it.  This past summer we were invited to dinner with some of our wonderful friends.  The hostess made the most heavenly delicious ham and cheese sandwiches ever!  They were hot ham and swiss (I have never liked swiss either) these were amazing. I asked for recipe recently.  She said she obtained this super secret recipe from a cousin who caters.  She was only given the recipe if she promised not to give it out.…

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    Golden Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls

    Bread.  Glorious bread. I love any type of good fresh bread and I think you’ll love these cloverleaf rolls.  I always prefer to make and bake from scratch but I do not do it as often as I would like.  My Mom hosted Thanksgiving festivities this year and asked me to make rolls.  I was a bit scared because the particular kind she had in mind takes hours to shape.  I ran to my favorite recipe resource, Allrecipes.com.  I found a highly rated “Golden Dinner Rolls”, as I read the reviews some people suggested Cloverleaf style.  I was excited to try because it sounded so simple. Ingredients 2 (.25 ounce)…

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    Creamy Chicken Pasta with Green Chiles

    Pasta! Who doesn’t love pasta?  Seriously!? With pasta, for me, come so many memories of family occasions, and delicious recipes.  One thing that seems to be everyones favorite is Spaghetti.  I have a fondness for my Mom’s spaghetti, talk about bringing me back to my youth.  Her spaghetti sauce is really meaty, I love it. Everyone knows someone who has a special sauce recipe.  I was thinking about the people I know who have secret recipes that are quite amazing. 1.  My Sister in Law, she is Italian and her sauce with her homemade meatballs are OUT OF THIS WORLD.  She cooks her sauce all day and night, the house smells so…

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    Scones!

    The perfect amount of sweetness. I love scones, love them! I love cinnamon scones, blueberry scones, citrus scones, and “fancy” scones. I call the authentic circular ones tops with jam and cream the “fancy” ones. Recently I went to Afternoon Tea and picked up a bag of scone mix.  The first batch I topped with jam and whipped cream, the second batch got a milk chocolate frosting on top. They were delicious!  My kids loved them. Here is a yummy recipe I made from scratch if you want to bake some up!

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    Slow Cooker BBQ Brisket

    I have always dreamed of making a yummy, fall-apart-it’s-so-tender, BBQ brisket. Honestly, though I was always intimidated. It just seemed like a process that I could not take the time to do. Some people spend years perfecting their brisket, right? Well recently my husband found out that one of our favorite football players, Terrell Davis, came out with a BBQ sauce. He picked up a bottle last time he went to the store and said we have to cook something good with this. I searched “slow cooker brisket” and found information on it. Turns out, this could not have been easier. Especially since I already had the sauce. I headed…