Pinto Beans Muy Facil
These pinto beans need very little care. For beans by dinner, soak the dried beans the night before and put them in the slow cooker with the onion, garlic, and jalapeno pepper.

Pinto beans should be soaked for at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours in a large bowl with several inches of water covering them.

Earlier than using, drain and rinse.

Put soaked pinto beans, onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a slow cooker and cover with several inches of water.

Cook for 4 to 6 hours on Medium-Low.

Put some salt and black pepper on it.

ArnoldGreg August 20, 2023

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Pretzel Bratwurst Bites
Stuff bratwurst slices into pretzel bites to create a fun party time snack made easy with pizza dough.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with foil.

Stir together water and baking soda in a large saucepan.

Bring to a boil.

Meanwhile turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

Roll into a 10×12-inch rectangle.

Cut dough into twelve 1-inch strips.

Wrap each strip tightly around a bratwurst in a spiral pinching edges to seal and leaving about 1/2 inch of bratwurst peeking out of each end.

Add 3 wrapped bratwurst at a time to the boiling water.

Boil for about 30 seconds.

Transfer bratwurst to the prepared baking sheet.

Sprinkle with salt.

Repeat with remaining wrapped bratwurst.

ArnoldGreg August 19, 2023

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Cajun Red Beans
Enjoy these mouthwatering Cajun red beans with some cornbread and rice.

Add several inches of cool water over the pinto beans in a big container.

Rinse after 15 minutes of soaking the beans.

In a sizable pot, heat bacon grease over medium-high heat.

For one minute, cook and stir salt pork in hot oil.

Add salt pork, black pepper, onion, celery, bell pepper, and chipotle powder; cook and stir for 4 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.

Salt pork mixture should be stirred with smoked sausage, bay leaves, parsley, and thyme before cooking for 4 minutes.

One more minute of cooking is needed after adding the garlic.

ArnoldGreg August 18, 2023

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Mango-Mint Lassi with Indian Sweet Spices
In this cooling Indian yogurt beverage, star anise and cardamom join mint and mango.

Mango, brown sugar, cardamom, star anise, chopped mint, lime juice, and yogurt should all be blended on high speed until smooth.

To serve, pour into glasses and top with fresh mint sprigs.

ArnoldGreg August 17, 2023

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Crowd-Pleasing Pea Salad
Use canned sweet peas in this pea salad recipe with red onion, Cheddar cheese, and mayonnaise.

Grate Cheddar cheese into a bowl and refrigerate while draining peas and dicing onion to keep cheese shreds from sticking together.

Mix cheese peas onion mayonnaise sugar salt and pepper together in a bowl.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour to overnight.

ArnoldGreg August 16, 2023

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Sauted Green Beans with Bacon and Almonds
Any meal will be special if you serve sauteed green beans with crumbled bacon and slivered almonds on top.

In a big skillet over medium-high heat, add the bacon.

Turn over after one side has finished browning to finish cooking.

At this point, add the almonds and cook and stir them until they are a light golden brown.

Leave the bacon drippings in the skillet and remove the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels.

Chop or crumble bacon, then add it back to the skillet.

Put butter and drippings in to melt.

Cook and stir the green beans for about 8 minutes, until they are tender.

ArnoldGreg August 15, 2023

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Easy Pepperoni Bread
This pepperoni quick bread recipe is a breeze. Pepperoni, mozzarella, and Italian seasonings are rolled together, baked, and cut into bite-sized delights.

Allow frozen bread dough to thaw in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.

Place dough in a large lightly greased bowl.

Cover the bowl with a dish towel and place in a warm space until doubled in size 2 to 3 hours.

Punch down dough.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease a large baking sheet.

Roll dough into a 12×18-inch rectangle on the prepared baking sheet.

Brush dough lightly with olive oil.

Sprinkle with basil onion flakes and oregano.

Layer with pepperoni to within 1/2 inch of the edges.

Top with mozzarella cheese.

Beginning with the longest edge roll dough into a thin cylinder and seal the seam.

Brush with beaten egg.

ArnoldGreg August 14, 2023

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Strawberrylicious Daiquiris
For the ideal beverage on the first hot summer day, combine fresh strawberries with pineapple and lime. The unique flavor of the dark spiced rum balances out the flavor explosion of the fresh berries.

Combine strawberries and sugar in blender; blend until smooth.

Pour in pineapple juice lime juice and rum.

Pulse until combined.

Serve over ice.

ArnoldGreg August 14, 2023

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Black Bean and Chickpea Chili
Black beans, garbanzo beans, and plenty of vegetables are all packed into a hearty but quick-to-prepare chili. From beginning to end, it will take you just one hour to eat.

If using turkey heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and cook and stir the ground turkey for about 10 minutes breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks until the meat is no longer pink.

Remove the turkey meat and set aside leaving oil in the pan.

Place the onion green peppers and carrots into the saucepan and cook and stir for about 10 minutes until the onion is translucent and the vegetables are tender.

Stir in the chili powder cumin and black pepper and pour in the diced tomatoes frozen corn black beans garbanzo beans and chicken broth.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

ArnoldGreg August 12, 2023

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Simple Garlic Dip
This is a quick and easy recipe for a garlicky appetizer dip sure to please guests at any gathering.

Using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, milk, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, and ground black pepper in a bowl.

ArnoldGreg August 11, 2023

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