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salsa taste test

Let’s be honest – half the reason we go to a Mexican restaurant is for the chips and salsa.  The mariachi music, hacienda style paint colors and limitless choice of Mexican cervezas – they’re all fabulous elements but take the … Continue reading

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creme brulee cheesecake bars

I love surprises.  Okay, thats sort of a lie.  When I am the person being surprised my patience quickly runs out and I’m usually snooping around trying to spoil it for myself.  But when the surprise is for someone else.. … Continue reading

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coconut margarita

You know that scene in the movie Practical Magic where Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman dance around the kitchen drinking margaritas with their aunts?  “She put de lime in de coconut, she drank dem bot up”.  It’s impossible to make … Continue reading

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caramelitas

If you are cleansing, dieting, not eating sugar, or anything equivalent- look away now.  This is one of those things that make a joke of the phrase, “I’m just going to have a bite.”  No such thing where these little … Continue reading

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a night at the drive-in

Some of the best things in life are the simplest. An old drive-in off a quiet highway has been the simple warm fuzzy spot for us this summer. As children we remember grabbing lawn chairs, blankets, snacks and heading to … Continue reading

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