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Mid-Winter Treat: Let It Snow Cones

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Need a light dessert to cleanse your palate after a heavy meal? Go for a naturally flavored shaved ice. With so many hot, spiced dishes, a shaved ice is just the cooling counterpart you need to soothe your tummy and freshen your mouth. This…
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Weekend Cooking: Hearty Soups of Winter

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Hearty soups are a way of life and can easily deliver all the goodness and nutrition your body needs. A good bowl of soup can be a meal in itself—whole and complete. I have cycles where I crave and literally eat only soup. I listen to my…
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Mini Chocolate Chip Flan

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Has February crept up on you in the worst way? Valentine's Day and you have nothing with which to woo your sweetie? ALL HANDS ON DECK This just can't be…you need to snap into action fast…here's the answer. Make mini chocolate chip flan…
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Fulano’s Salsa Ranchera: A Fast & Delicious Dip

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  Here is a fast, delicious salsa that will really rev up your Huevos Rancheros and other South-of-the-Border recipes. Salsa ranchera, or ranch-style salsa, is pureed, served warmed and has a thinner, soup-like consistency than other…
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Kids Corner: Chocolate Strawberry Pancakes

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Saturday morning pancakes are a BIG deal in my home. My thirteen-year-old has taken the reins on this weekly event and has become quite the pro at pancakes. A CHEF IS BORN What began with mami attempting to sweeten up our Saturday mornings…
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Lentils for Lent: My Family Recipe

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I grew up in a seriously Catholic household where Lent was strictly enforced. Every Ash Wednesday, my grandfather used to come home first thing in the morning from church with ashes on his forehead. He owned those ashes the way most people…
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Kids Corner: Rise ‘n' Shine Oatmeal

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Do you usually have breakfast from a drive-thru or instant oats in single serve packages? These on-the-go foods are total diet killers—empty calories lacking in nutrition that will leave you hungry just an hour later. Start breakfast at…
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Kids Corner: Tortilla de Calabacín-Zucchini Omelet

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When I was growing up, my abuelita had a hard time feeding her grandkids vegetables. I thought anything that looked green was either tasteless or dangerous. GREENS GO “UNDERGROUND” However, my grandmother did manage to get me to eat…
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Weekend Cooking: Chipotle Chicken Barley Soup

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Editor’s Note: Here’s another wonderful installment in our series on Grains. My mami’s kitchen pantry was always well stocked. Beans, sopitas, chiles, and grains were her go-to staples for weekly meals. A pot of beans was always churning…