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spanish migas with chorizo.

This recipe is one of those recipes that works for an easy one skillet supper, a hearty breakfast, for brunch on a lazy weekend day or, all of the above! Spanish-style migas. Mm! These migas are different than their Mexican counterparts, and comprise of stale bread in place of tortillas. Youll want to use dry, cured Spanish chorizo for this, but any fully cooked smoked sausage would be great. The addition of both sweet and smoked paprika is the essential spice here, as well as smashed garlic cloves which will infuse the oil that is used to cook the sausage, peppers and kale and finally, toast the bread cubes before you toss it all together. The end result is smoky,...

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Pan Fried Sea Bass Tacos

What do you do when your friend shows up at your house with a huge haul of freshly caught fish?  Say a big thanks and start thinking about a new recipe idea. Now, we eat a lot of fish in my house.  I love the way eating fish makes me feel.  You can eat a lot and feel full.  But shortly after finishing dinner, you do not feel bloated or heavy.  It is an awesome feeling and even better because I like seafood so much.  There are so many varieties of seafood that you will not get tired of the “same old fish.”  It is truly amazing all the different waters that seafood comes from whether we are talking about...

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Weekly Meal Plan Week 226

Weekly Meal Plan Week 226- Make the week easy with this delicious meal plan. 6 dinner recipes, 1 side dish, 1 dessert, and 1 fun cocktail make for a tasty week! Happy Saturday! I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend planned! November is in full swing and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Are you ready? Do you have your menu planned? We are still trying to figure out what we are doing this year, but I know good food will be in order. Stay tuned because I will be sharing some great Thanksgiving recipes here on the meal plan in the coming weeks! What do you normally have for Thanksgiving? Turkey? Ham? Prime Rib? Something else entirely?...

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Gluten Free Menu Plan

I love fall foods. Soup and oven meals for dinner and pumpkin and apples for baking. This weeks menu plan includes some of my favorite fall recipes. Here is this weeks gluten free menu plan. I made notes next to what needs to be sure is gluten free, but as always read labels to be sure your ingredients are safe for your family. Breakfast Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies use gluten free oats Gluten Free Banana Pancake Muffins Homemade Gluten Free IHOP Pumpkin Pancakes Dinner Homemade Panera Tomato Soup Crock Pot Salsa Chicken Quick and Easy Mexican Pork Chops Simple Pasta Sauce Use gluten free pasta Salmon Chowder Slow Cooked Homemade Refried Beans and Mexican Rice Dessert of the Week Chewy...

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One Woman’s Attempt to Love Beans: Instant Pot Black Beans

I really want to like black beans. I want to like any beans. They’re cheap, utilitarian, full of protein and nutrients – and let’s face it – they’re pretty gorgeous. Don’t get me wrong. I love Mexican food, and I’d walk a mile for a good bean dip, but there’s just something about plain cooked beans that turns me off. Maybe it’s because of the texture, the rough skins. Huh. I have no idea. But they make me wriggle my nose in indignation. And then I feel guilty about wriggling my nose. But, my New Year’s Resolution for this upcoming year is to indulge in beans in any way, shape or form. I. Want. To. Love. Them. Also, mushrooms. But...

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