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We were given a bunch of these the other day so I thought I’d share some food facts.
Did you know that Texas has two official peppers?  The Jalapeno and the Chitepin Pen.  Jalapeno, Bell, and Habanero (which happens to be 30-50 times hotter than a jalapeno) peppers are probably the most well known.
Jalapenos actually have [...]

We were given these enormous 12″ long Zucchinis the other day and the only thing we could think, at the moment, to do with them is roast them.  I’m sure we could have added all kinds of ingredients but we kept pretty darn simple as you’ll see below.
I did learn from Suncatcher, is that the [...]

WOOHOO!!!  It was this or another stand mixer and I chose this so you could buy what ever you want!!
All you have to do enter for this lovely prize is check out my recipes, and tell me if the one you like (or would like to try), has photos on it or not!  That’s it!!!  [...]

I’m not quite sure why it’s not called a Tomato, Onion, & Cucumber Salad considering onions are in it too but, nevertheless, it’s a favorite around here and an easy to one to make!
Per my mother’s advice, I used a mason jar to give it “the look”.  Of course I was unable to find a [...]