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Creamy Jicama and Carrot Slaw

June 29, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Jicama Slaw

This may very well become your new favorite slaw! Easy recipe for a refreshing, lightly-dressed shredded jicama and carrot salad that you can serve as a side dish, snack, topping, or dip.

Filed Under: Dips, Spreads, & Toppings, Gluten-Free, Salads & Sides, Snacks Tagged With: carrot, jicama, slaw

Everything You Never Realized You Need to Know About Jicama

June 27, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Pile of jicamas

You need to add this crisp, mild-flavored jicama in your healthful diet now! Learn how to use this root veggie with the info and recipes in this article.

Filed Under: Extra Easy, Ingredients, Salads & Sides, Snacks Tagged With: finger-food, fruit, jicama, main dish salad, vegetable, yam bean

Zucchini and Pepper Salad

June 26, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Zucchini and Pepper Salad

Fresh, colorful, make-ahead zucchini and bell pepper salad with a vinegar-and-sugar dressing that practically shouts, “Summer!”

Filed Under: Dips, Spreads, & Toppings, Extra Easy, Salads & Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: bell pepper, dip, make-ahead, summer, topping, tostada, vinaigrette, zucchini

Zucchini Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies

June 25, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Zucchini Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies on a white plate

What if a chocolate chip cookie and a loaf of zucchini bread had a baby? These unusually delicous cookies would be the result! Easy recipe.

Filed Under: Snacks, Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: chocolate chips, cookies, nuts, zucchinni

Shredded Beef Salad (Salpicón de res)

June 21, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Mexican Shredded Beef Salad or Salpicón

Robin: Prepare to have your mind blown: The truth is, there is not now and there never has been anything in real Mexican cuisine known as a “taco salad.” I’m not saying that taco salad is a bad thing, just that it’s not really Mexican. The recipe I have for you here below definitely is….

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Filed Under: Extra Easy, Gluten-Free, Main Dishes, Salads & Sides Tagged With: avocado, beef, lettuce, main dish salad, salad, shredded beef

Turtles on a Raft

June 21, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Turtles on a Raft

Robin: These sweet-salty treats are so addictive that when I took them in to share at work, my colleagues complained for weeks that I had given them crack. (I suspect that their complaints were a thinly-veiled, desperate attempt to get me to bring in some more.) The combination of chocolate with smooth caramel, crunchy pretzel…

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Filed Under: Extra Easy, Snacks, Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: caramel, chocolate, pretzel, turtle

Sweet Corn Pie (Pay de elote)

May 13, 2018 by admin 7 Comments

Sweet Corn Pie / Pay de Elote

Robin: I know. It’s not anything special to look out. It is mild-mannered and unassuming in appearance and ingredients, but don´t be fooled. This is a seriously delicious dish. Be assured that Sweet Corn Pie is most definitely a dessert. If you are familiar with corn mainly as a side dish, you are about to be amazed…

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Filed Under: Extra Easy, Gluten-Free, Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: corn, pie

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