Southwest Chicken Meatball Casserole

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Easy, Flavor-Packed and Nutritious! Homemade Refried Beans in the Slow Cooker!

We love Mexican food in this house.  We’ve discovered, though, that we probably prefer an Americanized version of it.  The few times we have had the opportunity to sit down in an “authentic” Mexican restaurant, we have left disappointed in the flavors and go back to our favorites.  The problem is that, with the Americanized [...]

Southwest Confetti Stuffed Peppers (or Salad or Salsa) – Intensely Delicious and Nutritious!

If it has a Southwest or Mexican flair, my family will be all over a new recipe, and my new Southwest Confetti Stuffed Peppers (or Salad or Salsa) was no exception.  I’m not a huge New Year’s resolution-maker.  Especially with cooking and food, I will probably never be an all-or-nothing kind of girl.  So, you [...]

Southwest Layer Salad: A Summertime Favorite!

On May 4, 2012, in In the Kitchen, Mexican Food, Recipe, Salad, Vegetables, by Glenda Embree

I love one-dish meals and, in the summer, I especially love salads that are meals.  It’s fantastic to be able to prepare a delicious, satisfying lunch or supper without heating up the kitchen.  (Although, if you don’t have your chicken pre-cooked and bagged in the freezer, you will need to raise the temperature in there, [...]

Fiesta Bake! This Recipe’s a Keeper! PLUS My NuWave Precision Induction Cooktop Review

UPDATE: It is with great sadness that I can no longer endorse the company producing and marketing the NuWave PIC.  I LOVE, seriously LOVE the product, but the manner in which they charge for shipping is, in my opinion, not ethical.  The product is worth far more than the $99 being charged for it; and [...]