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    • Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce

      Posted at 11:50 am by NativeNM, on July 31, 2020

      If there ever was a sauce that goes with everything it might be Honey Mustard.  It’s sweet and tangy and a little bit spicy.  It’s best known as a dipping sauce for chicken fingers, but we like to dip veggies, fries and soft pretzels as well.  If you’ve never had pretzels and honey mustard sauce you don’t know what you’re missing.  One of our local sandwich shops “Cheba Hut” have a menu full of creative sandwiches, but what keeps us going back are the soft pretzel bites with honey mustard sauce.  Joe and I found ourselves addicted the first time we ordered them, there’s just something about those salty pretzel bites dipped in tangy honey mustard that tastes so good.  But beyond dipping it’s one of our favorite sandwich spreads and salad dressing.  It’s the versatile sauce that you can use for many different things.  What’s your favorite way to use honey mustard?
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      Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Recipes | 15 Comments | Tagged Coarse Dijon Mustard, Honey Dijon Sauce, Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce
    • Roasted Tomatoes and Pasta with Burrata

      Posted at 12:31 pm by NativeNM, on July 23, 2020

      It seems like every summer I find a new recipe that is so good that I have to make it over and over again.  Well, this is it and it comes from one of my favorite bloggers, Marie at (Proud Italian Cook).  Marie’s Fettucine with Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata looked so appealing and I could only imagine the taste.  I’ve made it 3 times now changing it up with different types of tomatoes and pasta but it always makes the perfect meal.  Joe and I enjoy it with grilled chicken and a sprinkle of bread spices and olive oil.  Sometimes I roast the tomatoes in the traditional way in the oven but when it’s too hot for the oven I have found that roasting the tomatoes in my mini wok works wonderful.  You can use any pan where you can toss the tomatoes as they roast to get the same results.  Here I used cherry tomatos but campari tomatoes work great also, I especially like the Kumato brown tomatoes, they have such a rich dark red color when roasted and makes this dish so appealing.  Ever since I was introduced to Burrata cheese I can’t get enough of it.  It pairs perfectly with roasted tomatoes.  And last but not least a sprinkle of bread spices with olive oil is the perfect seasoning to top it off.  It has a wonderful blend of spices with a bit of salt and chile flakes to enhance the flavors.
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      Posted in Entree, Recipes | 6 Comments | Tagged Bread Dipping Spices, Burrata Cheese, Grilled Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes and Pasta, Roasted Garlic, Roasted Tomato and Pasta with Burrata Cheese, Roasted Tomato with Fettucine, Roasted Tomatoes, Roasted Tomatoes with Pasta
    • Fresh Lime Popsicles

      Posted at 9:46 am by NativeNM, on July 17, 2020

      Have you guys been experiencing this heat wave?  It’s been in the mid 90’s to over 100 degrees for what seems like a couple weeks now.   It may be dry heat here in the Southwest but unless there is a breeze blowing by it’s just hot air.  So instead of turning on the oven we’ve been grilling and making salads or simple sandwiches to beat the heat.  We needed something cold for a boost of energy so I made popsicles.  They are a welcome treat from the afternoon heat.  I’d forgotten how easy they are to make with simple syrup, lime juice, lime zest and a little bit of alcohol that gives them that soft slushy texture.  Refreshing is the best word to describe them and they taste even better than those frozen fruit bars you buy at the store. I used to make these for the kids but I think Joe and I enjoy them just as much!
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      Posted in Dessert, Recipes | 2 Comments | Tagged Fresh Lime Popsicles, Lime Juice, Lime Popsicles, Lime Zest, Limeade Popsicles, Popsicles, Simple Syrup
    • S’mores Blondie Bars

      Posted at 11:12 am by NativeNM, on July 3, 2020

      If you love S’mores, you have to try these S’mores blondie bars.  They are so decadent, loaded with big chunks of chocolate bars, marshmallow creme and cookie dough.  And if that’s not enough, how about some roughly chopped pecans and graham crackers sprinkled over top.  S’mores are great for all occasions but they seem to be especially popular for the 4th of July.  While the celebrations this year won’t be quite the same, Joe and I still plan to grill some hamburgers and go for a hike somewhere.  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and enjoy some S’mores or maybe a S’mores blondie bar.  Stay safe and have a great weekend!
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      Posted in Cookies, Dessert, Recipes | 2 Comments | Tagged Graham Crackers, Hershey's Chocolate Bars, Marshmallow Creme, Pecans, S'mores Bars, S'mores Blondie Bars, S'mores Cookie Bars, Special Dark Chocolate, Toll House Cookie Dough
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