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Oven Roasted Red Potatoes and Onions

Oven roasted vegetables are so delicious and easy to serve. No matter what it is, as long as the oven is hot, there’s good olive oil on hand and you season it with plenty of coarse salt and fresh ground pepper…you cannot go wrong.
HERE’S A GREAT VEGGIE COMBO

red potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
yellow [...]



31Jul2008 | Jill | Leave your comments | More
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Hand Count Method for Grilling Temperatures

How do you know how hot your grill is without using a thermometer?
Use the Hand Count Method -
Hold your hand at grilling height over the coals. Count the number of seconds you can hold you hand there before the heat forces you to move it.

2 seconds, hot coals: 400 - 450 F degrees
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31Jul2008 | Jill | 2 comments | More
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Little Czech Bakery

Do I have your attention now?
The next time you find yourself traveling in Texas on interstate highway East 35 and you know you’re going to drive through a little town named West. STOP!!!
West is located 20 miles North of Waco, Texas. There’s a great bakery known as the Little Czech Bakery that is [...]



30Jul2008 | Jill | Leave your comments | More
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Make Your Own Smoked Salt

I was standing in the grocery store the other day, sniffing jars of smoked sea salts. They all smelled very good, but I couldn’t get past their prices.
“Why,” I thought to myself, “are these sea salts SOOO expensive?”
Of course, if I didn’t have a recipe already at home telling me how to do it [...]



29Jul2008 | Jill | 9 comments | More
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Shrimp Fest

Shrimp is so fast and easy to cook. We should eat it more often. It literally takes minutes to be ready and it tastes SOOOO good no matter how we eat it; breaded, boiled, fried, roasted and GRILLED.
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SPICE AND THE KIDS CAN EAT TOO

1 pound shrimp
Road Kill [...]



25Jul2008 | Jill | 2 comments | More
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Fresh Cucumber Pickle Slices

Don’t these super fresh fruits and vegetables look so lovely? Good enough to eat!
Our good neighbor, Randy, brought them over. They were still hot from the morning sun when I shot this photo. Over the next few posts, I’ll show you how we ended up eating this flavorful bunch from Randy’s [...]



23Jul2008 | Jill | 7 comments | More
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Sloppy Joes and Country Bobs

My kids have been begging me to make Sloppy Joes. It’s been SO long since I’ve made them, how could I say no? This time, I had something new to add to the sauce that made my family go back for seconds.
HERE’S ALL IT TAKES

1 pound of fresh, lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 [...]



23Jul2008 | Jill | 4 comments | More
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Delicious Cheeses for Entertaining

A Nutritionist and a Food Blogger go into a Super Foodie Mart…
Doesn’t that sound like the beginning of a good joke? Well, it was the way I spent my Saturday afternoon. I went grocery shopping with my girlfriend, Kim. We spent FOUR HOURS in this particular market and had a complete blast!
I [...]



21Jul2008 | Jill | 2 comments | More
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Breakfast To Go in 15 Minutes

Don’t tell me you don’t have time for breakfast. I’ll have you eating a very satisfying breakfast on your way out the door that only takes 15 minutes to prepare.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED

1 can of grand biscuits (8 count)
3 eggs
3 tablespoons milk
salt & pepper
oven fried bacon or ham lunch meat slices

Preheat oven to [...]



21Jul2008 | Jill | Leave your comments | More
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How to Eat Road Kill Grill Seasonings

With a name like Road Kill Grill Seasonings ALONE, I had to try it!

Road Kill Grill Seasonings is a mixed grill dry rub with a mild kick. Last night, I fired up the grill, invited some neighbors over and we had ourselves a taste testing.
We voted it to be OUTSTANDING for Blackened Tilapia [...]



18Jul2008 | Jill | 4 comments | More
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