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- Mom’s Apple Dumplings
  
  Posted at 9:43 am by NativeNM, on October 21, 2011
  Recently Joe and I got together with some of his family from Michigan and I ended up with a 1/2 bushel of Michigan apples. They are delicious apples for eating or to cook with. No, not “Delicious” apples, but rather Northern Spy apples. One of the first things I wanted to make was my Mom’s apple dumplings. This has always been my favorite apple dessert with the pastry covered apples and simple syrup. Mom always made them with biscuits but when I saw the puff pastry, I thought I would give it a try. Turns out it was a thicker dough and was easier to wrap up the apples, so that’s my contribution to Mom’s dumplings. Continue reading →
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  Posted in Dessert, Recipes | 17 Comments | Tagged Apple Dumplings, Michigan Apples, Northern Spy Apples
- Creamy Potato Soup
  
  Posted at 9:48 am by NativeNM, on October 18, 2011
  It’s been a bit chilly lately and felt like time to warm up with a bowl of one of my favorite soups. This recipe will make a stock pot full but get your spoons ready because it won’t last long, at least not at my house. When Cameron smells the soup it disappears faster than you can say “time to eat”. It’s creamy and packed with flavor and will warm your heart and make you smile. Also, it’s a Paul Prudhomme classic so it has to be good!
  
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  Posted in Recipes, Soups, Stews and Chili | 5 Comments | Tagged Creamy Potato Soup, Potato Soup
- Green Chile and Cheese Stuffed Burgers
  
  Posted at 9:51 am by NativeNM, on October 13, 2011
  You’d better come hungry because this is the ultimate burger with 2 patties of ground beef glued together with cheese and green chile. You may not see it now but within this burger lies a volcano of cheese and green chile just waiting to erupt. I found a recipe for a stuffed burger in Chile Pepper Magazine 1996 and ever since then my family has hounded me to make them again and again. The original recipe wrapped a couple strips of bacon around the patties so if that sounds good, go for it. I know that for me, I can only eat half, between the burger itself and all the toppings that are piled on it’s a lot for any one person but it’s sure fun to try. Continue reading →
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  Posted in Burgers, Sandwiches, Paninis and Wraps, Recipes, Red or Green | 2 Comments | Tagged Burger, Green Chile, Green Chile and Cheese Stuffed Burger, Green Chile Cheese Burger
- Tacos with Chicken or Beef
  
  Posted at 10:25 am by NativeNM, on October 10, 2011
  The best tacos I ever ate were at the local drive-inn in my home town called “The Westerner”. My sister and I loved these tacos and would make a “Westerner” run whenever we had a taco craving. The Westerner is no longer there anymore but Kat and I still reminisce about those tacos to this day. The tacos I made tonight might be called leftover tacos, simply because I had a little leftover ground beef and a couple odd pieces of chicken in the freezer that I didn’t know what to do with. There wasn’t enough of either one to make a meal so I compromised and made 2 small skillets, one of chicken taco meat and the other ground beef. I raided the fridge for toppings, finding a little of this, a little of that and in the end we had a taco bar going to fill your own tacos.
  
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  Posted in Dutch Oven and Cast Iron, Recipes, Red or Green, Tacos, Taquitos and Flautas | 0 Comments | Tagged Beef Tacos, Chicken Tacos, Tacos
- Detroit Red Wings Hockey 2011-2012 Season Begins
  
  Posted at 9:56 am by NativeNM, on October 7, 2011
  For those who know me well know that I am a die hard Red Wings fan. In 1990 Joe and I moved to the Detroit area, ironically just an hour or so from where he grew up. We were fortunate enough to be able to go see the Red Wings play hockey at Joe Louis arena and from that first game I was hooked. Growing up in NM, hockey wasn’t something I was used too, but I grew to love the game and the players and now after 20 years you can’t pry me away from the TV when my beloved Wings are playing. They are the most entertaining group of guys on and off the ice. I love my Swede, Russian, Canadian and American born hockey players. They play a truly amazing game that is intense and exciting. I am a superstitious fan who feels the need to give good luck in the form of wearing red and white on game day as well as having something red and white to eat. Whether it be strawberries and whip cream or a caprese salad with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella there will be something red and white. But on special occasions, such as opening day we have Wings and Oven Fries. Joe created a monster when he introduced me to hockey, but he gained some fun things to eat as well. So indulge me in my obsession and LETS GO RED WINGS!!! Continue reading →
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  Posted in Recipes, Side Dishes | 1 Comment | Tagged Detroit Red Wings, Fries, Oven Baked Fries, Oven Fries, Red Hot Wings, Wings
- Fresh Guacamole
  
  Posted at 9:59 am by NativeNM, on October 4, 2011
  Avocados are one of those foods that taste so good but are also healthy for us. They contain many nutrients plus monounsaturated fats which promotes lower cholesterol. So eat all the avocados you want guilt free, I say! If you love guacamole like I do, try it on your favorite sandwich, burger, salad and mexican foods, or hand me a bag of chips and I’m good.
  
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  Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Recipes, Salsa, Guacamole and Dips | 1 Comment | Tagged Avocado, Guacamole
- Grilled Shrimp with Island Rice
  
  Posted at 10:09 am by NativeNM, on September 30, 2011
  This meal of shrimp and island rice is so easy to put together. The shrimp cooks in minutes and the rice is so flavorful with mango, clementine oranges, cilantro and a little fresno red pepper. I always make a lot and hope for leftovers because the shrimp is great the next day. Don’t even need to heat them up, just pop em in your mouth cold. Cameron was thinking shrimp tacos, so he folded rice and shrimp into a flour tortilla and added some mango sauce.
  
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  Posted in Entree, Recipes | 0 Comments | Tagged Grilled Shrimp, Island Rice, Mango Rice, Mango Sauce
- Pesto Burgers
  
  Posted at 10:01 am by NativeNM, on September 27, 2011
  Nothing beats a good burger don’t you think. I like to layer a burger so that when you take that first bite you can taste all the different flavors that are going on. This pesto burger has balsamic roasted tomatoes that will burst in your mouth both literally and figuratively. You will need plenty of napkins because it will drip down your chin good . . . with arugula pesto and roasted tomato juiciness. The mess will be worth it, I promise.
  
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  Posted in Burgers, Sandwiches, Paninis and Wraps, Recipes | 1 Comment | Tagged Arugula Pesto, Balsamic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Pesto Burgers
- Arugula Pesto
  
  Posted at 10:04 am by NativeNM, on September 23, 2011
  There was a time not too long ago when I put arugula seeds into a little ceramic pot in my sun lit kitchen window. I could grow a small amount of arugula, just enough to add a hint of taste here and there to a sandwich or salad. But recently arugula has become available in all the grocery stores and I can enjoy it whenever I like. It’s got a unique spicy taste that I love and has become one of my favorite pesto’s to make. This arugula pesto sets the stage for upcoming recipes. Hope you enjoy!
  
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  Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Recipes | 2 Comments | Tagged Arugula Pesto, Pesto
- Chocolate Zucchini Cake
  
  Posted at 9:55 am by NativeNM, on September 20, 2011
  I had two lonely zucchini from my garden this year. We have squirrels and bunnies that feasted on my garden all summer long and stripped my zucchini as soon as they grew a few inches long. So I was surprised when I went to clear out the garden and found one that the squirrels and I had missed. It grew a bit larger than I would have liked, had I only known it was there. . . So what to do with this lonely zucchini. I searched the internet for ideas and came across this moist, decadent cake from Simply Recipes that I couldn’t resist trying. Who knew that chocolate and zucchini would pair up so well. I didn’t, but this cake has certainly changed my mind. The recipe was so good I wouldn’t change a thing.
  
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  Posted in Cakes, Cupcakes and Muffins, Recipes | 1 Comment | Tagged Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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