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Picante Lime Chickens PLUS Burritos: a Twofer

June 23, 2010
By Nadya

I adapted this recipe to make two dinners for us. The first night is chicken breasts in a simple sauce, the second night is shredded chicken burritos. Here’s my version. Servings: Two dinners for two people plus one lunch.   Or five dinners for one person.  Etc. Ingredients 1/2 cup chunky salsa 1/4 cup...
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Carolina Ribs and Chile Smashed Potatoes: Two Keepers

June 20, 2010
By Nadya

We had a couple of friends over for dinner yesterday. Jim is just getting over a bad cold which typically means he’ll be ravenous after a week of soup and spaghetti.    So I decided on something hearty: Carolina style country pork ribs, Smashed Baby Red Potatoes with Chile Oil and Dry Jack Cheese, and...
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Pacific Wonderland Cocktail

March 2, 2010
By Nadya
Pacific Wonderland Cocktail

Oregon started issuing a special run of Pacific Wonderland plates today and yesterday Jim came home with two pairs.  We’ve always loved this old plate style and were excited they are being reissued. To celebrate I invented a Pacific Wonderland cocktail.  I was shooting for all Oregon products, but had to fudge as I...
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Fajita Chilaquiles Casserole

February 1, 2010
By Nadya

I had a busy week last week with with four new recipes. This week it’s simple things like sausages and sauerkraut and leftovers from the freezer! I started reading a new blog that links to reviews of Rachael Ray recipes.  (I know, I know!  Hey, either she can cook, or she’s hired good cooks.)...
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