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Recipe: Homemade Corn Tortillas

Posted on September 3, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Why make your own tortillas? Try these reasons: 1) They’re fast and easy, especially if you get a designated tortilla press. As much as I tend to do things the hard way, I knew that trying to slap slap the corn … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Poor Man’s Cottage Potatoes

Posted on August 27, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Cottage potatoes are like roses — we all use the same name, but no one cottage potato dish is identical to another. My cottage potatoes are crispy little squares of crunchy on the outside, mmmmm on the inside, especially when … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Peanut Butter Smoothies

Posted on August 20, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I was in a mall the other day (I still don’t know why) when we passed by a smoothies bar. “Oh, look,” my shopping companion effused. “Smoothies! I love smoothies!” So do I actually, but fortunately I (and you) don’t … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Yukon Gold “French Fries”

Posted on August 13, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Who doesn’t love French Fries? But who doesn’t also know that they don’t really qualify as the day’s vegetable — I mean, soaked in grease and dripping with calories. But fast food doesn’t have to be bad food, and Yukon … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Mock Pesto Garden Green Sauce over Ravioli

Posted on August 6, 2013 by This Woman Writes

When I say that this sauce is green, I mean that it’s green — kale, collards, basil, oregano, and rosemary bumble and jumble together to make a mock pesto that tastes phenomenal over pasta, in this case, ravioli. It doesn’t hurt that … Continue reading →