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Chicken Pesto Lasagna Roll-Ups

September 12, 2012

Ahhhhh…. I woke up this morning, walked outside onto the patio and was delighted to experience some cooler temperatures.  I went inside, grabbed a sweatshirt and my tennis shoes, and took the dog for a nice brisk walk.  Fall is all around us and I love it! I haven’t done a whole lot of cooking [...]

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Chicken Empanadas

August 1, 2012

Chicken week continues!  Today is “what to do with leftover chicken” day.  Yesterday I talked about roasting a chicken and chances are you will have some chicken leftover.  If not, maybe you have some chicken breasts in the fridge that you need to cook up soon.  Either way, leftover chicken is actually a blessing in [...]

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Lemon & Garlic Roasted Chicken & Vegetables

July 31, 2012

It’s Chicken Week here on Sweet Tea & Taters! I get asked all the time, “what should I do with chicken?”  This week I will give you some of my most favorite, quick and easy chicken recipes!  Let’s start with a basic roasted chicken.  You might be thinking, “why would I roast a WHOLE chicken?! [...]

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Macaroni Salad

July 23, 2012

Happy Monday!  Don’t you just love summer time?  Long hours of daylight to play outside, swim, eat snow cones, having cookouts with friends and enjoy the warm weather!  This past weekend we were invited to a party and I was asked to bring a salad.  Since it’s summer I decided to throw together a macaroni [...]

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Panera Mac & Cheese

May 18, 2012
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I wonder how many thousands of recipes there are for macaroni and cheese?  I also wonder if I will ever find one that I do NOT like?! Probably not.  Mac & cheese is one of those universal foods that everyone on the planet loves.  I’m always trying out new recipes and a couple of weeks [...]

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Ham & Cheese Pretzel Bites with Peach Mustard Dipping Sauce

May 15, 2012
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Hey Y’all!  Sorry I have been gone for a few days.  I’ve been extremely busy these days.  I woke up this morning and thought, “Oh my word.  I literally forgot about my blog!” So, I’m back online and I have a doozy of a recipe to share with you all today!  Ham and cheese pretzel [...]

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7-Up Pound Cake

April 3, 2012
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Are you getting together with family for Easter lunch this year?  Let me guess, you are in charge of dessert?  Here is a perfect Easter dessert solution.  It’s a southern classic with a new, freshened up spring taste. Lemons, limes and 7-Up make this cake quite refreshing and moist.  Any good southern girl must know [...]

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Chicken Salad

March 27, 2012
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Anyone out there in the mood for a little chicken salad today? Y’all might not know this but Dallas is the home of Neiman Marcus department stores.  Yeah, I know you all thought that Texas is full of a bunch of rootin’ tootin’ cowboys and cowgirls that just wear a bunch of denim, 10-gallon hats, [...]

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Chicken Enchiladas

March 5, 2012
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Being from Texas, I have had my fair share of enchiladas.  I love them all.  Beef with queso sauce, chicken with sour cream sauce, pork with green chile sauce, I could go on but my mouth is already watering so I better stop. I have several really great chicken enchilada recipes but this week I [...]

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Fritos Chili Pie

February 20, 2012
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I am about to run out the door to cater a reception tonight and I have been cooking up a a storm since this morning so this post is short and sweet. This weekend I made up a big batch of Fritos Chili Pie.  Oh man was it good!  Thank you Ree Drummond for the [...]

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