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2006-09-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

It's official, football season has kicked-off ...and one of my favorite football Sunday foods is homemade chili. Here's a great chili recipe that will make the fans rave!

Bud's Sunday Afternoon Football Chili

Yield: 10 Servings

1 lb beef (tip steak),Cubed
1 lb beef,Ground
2 med. onions, coarse chopped
2 sm. green peppers,chopped
1/2 c burgundy wine
6 T chili powder
4 T cumin
3 cl garlic (small)
1 t oregano
1 T cilantro leaves
2 T hot sauce
1 t sugar
2 ds salt
1 cn whole peeled tomatoes with juice (16 oz.)
1 cn stewed tomatoes (16 oz.)
1 cn tomato sauce (8 oz).
1 cn chili hot beans (15 1/2 oz.)
- note, beans optional!

Brown meat with 1 of the chopped onions. Drain grease. Place meat, onions, green peppers, and the rest of the ingredients into stockpot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 or 2 hrs, covered.

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Potato Salad Recipe

2006-07-16T13:35:00.000-07:00

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Here's a spicy and delicious potato salad recipe that your family and friends will love. The recipe is easy to make and it is great for picnics, potlucks and barbecues, enjoy!

Louisiana Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

2 lbs red potatoes, cubed and cooked

1 cup zesty Italian dressing

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper

8 slices of thick cut bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces

3 green onions, chopped

2 stalks celery, thinly sliced

1 red pepper or yellow pepper, chopped

Potato Salad Preparation:

1. Mix potatoes, dressing and seasonings in a large bowl, set aside.

2. Cook bacon in skillet on medium heat to desired crispness.

3. Remove bacon from skillet; reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in
skillet.

4. Drain bacon on paper towels.

5. Add onions, pepper and celery to drippings in skillet; cook and stir
until crisp-tender.

6. Add to potato mixture with crumbled bacon; mix lightly.

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Italian Dessert Recipe - Tiramisu

2006-07-04T11:22:00.000-07:00

Italian Dessert Recipe - Tiramisu

Tiramisu is a favorite Italian dessert in our household ...

Here's an easy Tiramisu recipe that is sure to please your taste buds.

Tiramisu Recipe

4 tablespoons espresso coffee
1 tablespoon Grappa
3 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
8 ounces Marscapone cheese
24 Savoiardi biscuits
1 ounce sweet chocolate, grated

In a small bowl, combine the coffee and grappa; set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar until thick and lemon-colored.

Add the marscapone and blend. Gently fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture.

Place half of the biscuits in the bottom of a 10-inch square baking dish or larger serving plate.

Sprinkle with half of the coffee mixture.

Cover with half of the cheese mixture, and repeat process.

Refrigerate tiramisu for 4 hours before serving with grated chocolate.

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2006-05-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

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How to Cook Healthy Meals.

Planning healthy recipe meals can be difficult and time consuming, but with some advance planning and some basic knowledge of nutrition, it is easy to create a week's worth of healthy meals that your family will love.

The key to creating healthy, delicious meals for the family is planning ...and more planning. Planning the week's meals ahead of time is the best way to create meals you can be proud of, while keeping cost and time commitment to a minimum.

Healthy Recipe Tip #1:

Using conveniente appliances such as slow cookers and microwaves can be a huge time saver when planning and preparing meals. There are many delicious and healthy recipes that can be started in the morning and left to cook all day in a crock pot or slow cooker. These are great choices for working families.

In addition, making the meals ahead of time on the weekend and heating them in the microwave is a great way to stretch both your food and your time. There are many microwavable healthy meals you can make at home, and single serving microwave safe containers allow every member of the family to eat on their own schedule.

Healthy Recipe Tip #2:

When planning the meals for the week, it is a good idea to create a chart listing each day's menu and each days’ schedule. Planning the quickest, easiest to prepare meals for the busiest days of the week is a smart strategy.

It is a good idea to involve your entire family in creating the week's meal plan. Get your family's input and note everyone’s favorite foods. Of course, that does not mean eating pizza every night or having ice cream for dinner. It is still important to eat healthy meals, and involving your spouse and children in healthy recipe planning is a great way to pique their interest in healthy eating at an early age.

It is also a good idea to get your entire family involved in the preparation of the meals. Even children too young to cook can help out by setting out the dishes, chopping vegetables, clearing the table and washing the dishes.

Healthy Recipe Tip #3:

Cooking large quantities of healthy food recipes - and freezing the leftovers - is a easy way to save time. Cooking large amounts of stews, soups, pasta, chili and casseroles can be a huge time saver. Making double and even triple batches of these staple foods, and freezing the leftovers for later use, is a great way to save both time and money.

When freezing leftovers, however, it is important to label the containers carefully, using freezer tape and a permanent marker. Try to keep the oldest foods near the top to avoid having to throw away expired items.

Stocking up on meats when they are on sale is another great way to use that valuable freezer space. Stocking up on such easily frozen foods as chicken, turkey, ground beef, steaks, roasts and chops is a great way to make your food dollar stretch as far as possible while still allowing you and your family to enjoy delicious healthy meals every day.

Healthy Recipe Tip #4:

Keeping a well stocked pantry is as important as keeping a well stocked freezer. Stocking the pantry with a good supply of staple items like canned vegetables, canned fruits, soup stocks and the like will make healthy recipe preparation much faster and easier.

Stocking the pantry can save you money as well as time. Grocery stores are always running sales, and these sales are a great time to stock up. Buying several cases of canned vegetables when they are on sale, for instance can save lots of money and provide the basic ingredients for many nutritious, easy to prepare meals.

Examples of great staples to stock up on include whole grain cereals, pastas, tomato sauce, baked beans, canned salmon, tuna and whole grain breads. It is easy to combine these staples into many great meals on a moment's notice.
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2006-05-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

Hello and thank you for visiting my new copycat recipe blog. I will be posting articles showing you how to get restaurant recipes of your favorite restaurant food. And I'll also reveal healthy eating advice, South Beach diet information, low carb diet tips and the best restaurant recipe sites.
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