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Chinese New Year Celebration: Recipes, Decorations and Gifts

January 18, 2012 | 10 Comments
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Chinese New Year is on January 23rd. and according to the Chinese Five Element Astrology Calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon. So we thought it would be fun to share some recipes, decorations and gift ideas with you all this week. On Monday, we kicked it off with a delicious main dish… [Continue Reading]

Healthy Pasta Salad

September 5, 2011 | 2 Comments
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Everyone loves a good Pasta Salad, but how about a Healthy Pasta Salad? A lot of the time you sacrifice flavor when you cook with healthy ingredients. A couple weeks ago, Doug and I were at our favorite Farmers Market and I spotted some beautiful Multi-Colored Tomatoes. I had remembered seeing a very simple idea… [Continue Reading]

Labor Day Cook-out Ideas

September 2, 2011 | 4 Comments
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Well, this is it, the official end to the Summer season…Labor Day…I’m not really very happy that Summer will be over, although I do love Fall, and all it has to offer, especially the cooking and baking. I’ve put together some ideas for your Labor Day Cook-outs…Enjoy! psssppp…Did you get your Picnic Printables? Look for… [Continue Reading]

Homemade Salsa Recipe

July 20, 2011 | 4 Comments
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Happy Wednesday! I have some exciting news for you! We are getting super close to launching the new blog, Pocket Change Gourmet. Doug and I prepared, cooked, filmed and worked all day yesterday on some yummy recipes. Stay tuned…we should launch by early next week! Now back to our recipe for today… A couple weeks… [Continue Reading]

Fourth of July Food, Dessert and Cupcakes

July 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
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It’s Fourth of July weekend! Yay! Are you hosting a cookout? Or maybe attending a potluck? I have lots of great food and dessert ideas for you! Main Dishes Sweet BBQ Chicken Kabobs Mix & Match Burger Bar Southwest Chicken Wraps Salads and Sides Deli Style Pasta Salad Honey Lime Fruit Salad Roasted Corn Salsa… [Continue Reading]

Quick and Easy Broccoli with Holland House Vinegar

June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
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Broccoli with Holland House Vinegar Recipe: Ingredients: 2 to 4 cups broccoli florets 1/2 cup oil {extra virgin olive} 1/4 cup Holland House White Wine Vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley 2 tablespoons chopped basil 2 teaspoons brown sugar, packed 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 small clove garlic, minced Directions: Cut broccoli and wash. Steam in… [Continue Reading]

Southwest Layered Dip: Picnic Food

May 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
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Southwest Layered Dip Recipe: 1 can refried beans 1 can black beans 1 container Pico de Gallo…we like Marketside available at Walmart in the produce section 1/4 – 1/2 cup Colby Jack cheese, shredded {depending on the size of jar you are filling} 1/2 – 1 cup sour cream {depending on the size of jar… [Continue Reading]