Ok, if you’ve been reading this blog for very long you know I’m a nut for green chili. This recipe is called Green Chili Pie, so you know I had to try it. It’s great… 5-6 green chilies – chopped (you can use canned) ¼ lb of cubed cheddar cheese 5 eggs 5 tablespoons of [...]

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How about something for your sweet tooth? This is a recipe for Mexican Wedding Cookies we found on an envelope a long time ago. They are delicious… ½ lb of butter 4 tablespoons of sugar ¼ teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of vanilla 2 cups of sifted flour 2 cups of pecans Powdered sugar Cream [...]

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Ever thought about making your own Salsa Picante?  Well, here’s a simple recipe that more then rivals any store bought you have tasted. Plus it’s not full of preservatives. Let’s give it a try… 4 small tomatoes – peeled 1 onion – coarsely chopped 1 garlic clove 4 jalapeño chilies – peeled and seeded 2 [...]

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Happy Easter all. Since Ham seems to be a favorite dinner choice for Easter, I thought a southwestern recipe that makes use of leftover ham might be a good call for today… 2 cups of cooked ham – chopped fine ½ cup of finely chopped onion ½ cup of chopped green chilies (canned or fresh) [...]

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Here’s something a little different. I can’t call this southwestern, (well maybe southwest Italy or France . But wherever it’s from its good grits. So, here we go… 1-1½ lbs of kielbasa – sliced (you can use  Brats if you like). ½ lb of fettuccine ¼ cup of butter ¼ cup of onion – chopped 1½ [...]

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