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Chicken Tamales

As July approached I didn’t have an idea for my goal for the month. I thought I’d figure it out at some point. I still have a few ideas up my sleeve, but I hadn’t settled on anything. While at church my good friend, Jenn, invited me over to learn to make something. She was …

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Sweet Jalapeno Spread

In January, my husband and I took a trip to San Antonio for our anniversary.  My husband took me to a fancy dinner one night at Bohanans (definitely not in our normal price range but fantastic!).  When they brought out the appetizer, we stared at it awhile trying to figure out what it was. The bottom …

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Meal Plan #6

It is time once again for a menu. Again this month will be busy for us, so hopefully we can actually eat a few of these.   Week 1 Tacos Chicken Chimichangas Grilled Pork Chops with Garlic Lime Sauce Party! Burgers Week 2 Steak Quesadillas Honey Lime Chicken Skewers Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Green Mango …

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Recipes for July’s Menu

These recipes go with the menu for July. BBQ Chicken Salad 2 chicken breasts BBQ Sauce Salad Mix Tomatoes   Slice chicken into thin pieces.  Mine are usually 1/4 inch thick.  Grill chicken.  When is cooked, brush with BBQ sauce and grill to caramelize sauce.Chop tomatoes.  Add tomatoes to salad mix.  Top with chicken and dressing of …

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Fruit & Zucchini Smoothie

  Vegetables in a Yummy way Some time ago (probably over a year ago), I was talking to Jamie about the trouble I have with getting Ry to eat vegetables.  She suggested I throw zucchini in with my fruit smoothies, since Ry loves fruit and smoothies.   (Jamie also uses gardening to get her kids …

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Chocolate Chip Birthday Bars from a Cake Mix

 ​   Cake Mix Birthday Blondies So I wasn’t going to make my daughter a birthday cake this year, because it was also the day of her preschool graduation and they were having punch and cookies afterwards.  And we weren’t going to have a regular birthday party, since she and I were going out by …

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Meal Plan #5

It’s time once again for a meal plan for a new month.  During June, I’m going to be gone for about 2 weeks.  But I needed to plan meals for while we were at our friend’s house, so I went ahead and planned the whole month.  This menu has far less grilled meals than I …

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