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Sausage Potato Skillet

3/27/2022

Here's a delightfully, quick, stick-to-your-ribs kinda meal that is great when you are stuck to put dinner on a table in a flash. One night of this, and it will be in your favs.

4 fresh sausage links, your favorite
2 tab. Canola oil
1 medium onion
1 1/2 cups of red and green pepper, sliced
4 medium potatoes.

In a large skillet brown sausage in oil. Add peppers and onion. Saute until tender.

Add potatoes and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and let cook for 15 min. or until potatoes are tender.

Drain. Add salt and pepper to taste. Server immediately.

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Shrimp Tostadas with Avocado Salsa

3/27/2022

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Try this quick and easy entree for a fun Southwest meal idea. A splash of lime in the black beans balances the rich avocado salsa and blackened shrimp.

1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and chopped, divided
1 tablespoon water
3 teaspoons lime juice, divided
2 teaspoons blackened seasoning, divided
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 small navel orange, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, optional
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
6 tostada shells
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
Sour Cream, optional

Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons chopped avocado, water, 1 teaspoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon blackened seasoning and cumin. Set aside 1/4 cup beans; add remaining beans to avocado mixture and mash with a fork. Stir in reserved whole beans. Set aside.

For salsa, in a small bowl, combine orange, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and the remaining avocado and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Place tostada shells on ungreased baking sheets; spread with bean mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until bean mixture is heated through and cheese is melted, 4-6 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and remaining 1 teaspoon blackened seasoning. Cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, 4-6 minutes. Arrange over tostada shells; serve with salsa. If desired, top with sour cream.

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Rhonda's Apple Butter

3/26/2022

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Try this homemade apple butter recipe. Made with apples and cinnamon. This apple butter has never been so tasty. Serve on toast or drizzled over dessert.

This freezes well.

4 lbs apples
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Peel, core and slice apples.

Place in slow cooker and cover. Cook on High 2 - 3 hours.

Reduce to low and cook 8 hours.

Apples should be a rich brown and be cooked down by half

Stir in spices

Cook on High 2 - 3 hours with lid off.

Stir until smooth

Pour into freezer containers and freeze or into sterilized jars and seal.

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Breakfast Apples

3/26/2022

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That is one of the things I love most about food – it has an amazing ability to bring people together and bring calm to the storm, if only for a moment.

I chose this recipe to share with you because it’s the perfect time of year for so many reasons.

On the tail end of apple harvest season, many people are looking for great apple recipes to capture their flavor during the peak of freshness. This recipe is also great for fall because it does a great job of warming you right up on a cold morning

4 medium apples
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tab. melted coconut oil or butter
2 cups dry granola cereal (your favorite)

Place apples in slow cooker.

Combine remaining ingredients. sprinkle mixture over apples.

Cook on low 6-8 hours.

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