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Beanie-Weenie on Texas Slaw
Sliced hot dogs simmered with canned baked beans and a quick homemade barbeque sauce make a hearty stew that really hits the spot. Serve on top of a big spoonful of spicy Texas slaw and top each bowl with shredded cheddar cheese and sliced green onions. |
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Sliced Green Onions
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Bacon Wrapped Hamburgers and Sweet Potato Salad
Hearty hamburgers are always a family favorite. Jazz them up a bit tonight by wrapping in bacon before grilling to tender perfection. A colorful sweet potato salad, tossed with raisins and walnuts, is tasty make-ahead side that looks beautiful on the plate. |
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Sirloin Steak on Shitake Angel Hair Pasta
Grill or broil up a meaty sirloin steak, slice thinly, and serve on creamy shitake mushroom studded pasta. Crunchy sugar snap peas, lightly steamed, are a great compliment to the rich pasta. |
- Sirloin Steak
- Sugar Snap Peas
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Spiced Eggplant, Easy Dahl, and Jeera Fried Rice
Spiced eggplant is vegetarian Indian fare that is surprisingly flavorful and substantial. Mix purchased curry paste with cooked red lentils for a quick dahl and complete this exotic meal with cinnamon and cumin fried rice. |
- Red Lentils
- Mild Curry Paste
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Corn Cheddar Chowder and Salmon Croquettes
Nothing goes better with crispy little salmon nuggets than a big bowl of cheesy corn chowder, tangy sourdough rolls, and an icy cold beer. |
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Grilled Sausage Burrito
Fire up the grill and enjoy a delicious meal in minutes with little or no clean-up. Your family or guests can munch on tortilla chips and dips and then enjoy arranging and rolling up their own burritos. |
- Homemade Tortilla Chips with Hummus
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Cuban Midnight Sandwich with Black Bean Soup and Fried Plantains
Tangy, hot Cuban-style ham and cheese sandwiches are common in cafes in South Florida. Try one for dinner tonight with black bean soup and fried plantains. |
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Pollo Fajitas with All the Fixings
While this meal looks like a feast, it is really a one-dish meal. The 'sides' are really just little bowls of salsa, sour cream, and chopped tomatoes and cilantro. Everyone can help themselves to their favorites while assembling their fajitas. |
- whole wheat tortillas
- salsa
- sour cream
- chopped fresh cilantro
- chopped fresh tomatoes
- chopped green onions
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Portobello Mushroom, Fresh Peppers and Goat Cheese Pizza
This perfectly balanced pizza has a few extra flavors to make it it that bit more unusual. |
- Beef tomato and red onion salad
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Vegetable Chowder
This flavor-packed warming dish is simple to create. Chickpeas and vegetables, are baked in a white wine and garlic, tomato flavored sauce. Heavy cream and grated cheese are the final ingredients that make this terrific comfort food. |
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