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#142: Shrimp Cocktail
The first time I had heard about this dish was actually from the animated movie, The Incredibles, when Mr. Incredible is lavished with what I thought was a very fancy meal, but it actually turned out to be quite a cheap and easy thing to make, even from scratch. Of course, you can buy pre-made…
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#141: Lomo Saltado
When I was first looking into this recipe, I was surprised to find out that its roots are more Asian than it might seem at first glance. A famous and traditional dish in Peru, Lomo Saltado actually finds its origin from the Chinese immigrants to Peru from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who…
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#138: Nopales (Cactus) a la Mexicana
Originating from the Americas like almost all cacti, nopales, or the pads of the prickly pear cactus, have been a great and important source of nutrition and have been a culinary staple from the time of the Aztecs to even now. This ingredient is such a great source of vitamins and minerals, as well as…
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#137: Cioppino
When I first heard of this dish, much like our previous seafood recipe, I had thought that this was some sort of fancy European soup. But, not only is it not fancy, it’s not even European! Cioppino finds its origins in San Francisco during the 1800s, where Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese fishermen combined whatever they…
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#135: Seafood Paella
This recipe is one that sounds super fancy but is actually super simple to make. When I first heard of Paella, I thought that it was some super fancy Spanish dish, but actually, it originally was a lunchtime meal for Valencian farmers, where they would gather what was available to them around the rice fields,…
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#133: Caprese Salad
For our first recipe this go around, I wanted to start with a simple recipe that requires little work since this first week of Lent has a few more days of fasting than other weeks. So, I thought that this salad would be a great way to start the Great Fast with something simple and…
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#131: 1 Pot Salmon Rice Cooker Meal
This recipe is one that I’ve been making for a while now and it’s such a simple and easy way of cooking an entire meal all at once. So, it’s one that I’ve been wanting to share for a while and I think that this is a great way of using a whole bunch of…
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#110: Cucumber Salad
When I was younger, we used to take short road trips to various parks in the summer to enjoy the fresh air and to spend some time in the sun, and my mom used to make lunch for us to eat and one of the things I remember her making was cucumber salads. I used…
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#103: Bruschetta
Last year, we made a lot of fried appetizers, which, although they are very tasty, they aren’t the greatest in terms of their nutritional value. So, I thought we could spend some of this month highlighting some of my favorite appetizers for when I want a lighter option. So, for our first recipe for this…
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#91: Lucky Lunch
Since last year, I’ve been wanting to make a dish from Stardew Valley for this month, but there wasn’t any official cookbook for it and a lot of the recipes in the game are just normal dishes in real life. But there are a couple of dishes unique to the game and the one that…