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tomato cucumber salad

Tomato & Cucumber Salads

Hooray! Tomato season is here! These salads are so mind numbingly simple and they compliment any meat! Tomato – Cucumber Salad  Cut up slices of tomato and cucumber. Sprinkle with Italian Dressing or Vinaigrette. Add crushed Black pepper.  Let sit covered in the fridge until well chilled – a couple of hours to blend flavors. …

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grilled shrimp

Zesty Grilled Shrimp

  1½ lb. peeled and deveined extra large shrimp ¼ cup orange marmalade ¼ cup honey 2 – 3 teaspoons Cajun seasoning 1 Tablespoon olive oil skewers   In a small bowl, mix oil and 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning. Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Put shrimp in a zip-lock type bag. Pour oil mix over shrimp….

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Spanish Omelet

Cinco de Mayo Meal Ideas

Cinco de Mayo is in a few days. Are you looking for some easy meal ideas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? My favorite easy go-to Mexican recipes are – Spanish Omelets can be breakfast, lunch , or dinner. For breakfast, team up with sausage and biscuits, and maybe some cool fresh fruit – like pineapple…

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salsa chicken skillet med

My Favorite Easy Mexican Ideas

Mexican food is a lot of fun, isn’t it? The other cool thing about Mexican food is that you can use less meat because you can fill in with beans, rice, cheese, and vegetables. Another cool thing is that people can make their own creations. The Cheesy Salsa Chicken Skillet (Sante Fe Skillet) is a…

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