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Classic Mojito
A classic cocktail from Cuba (pronounce mow-hee-tow), whose history dates back to the 1500s when Sir Francis Drake landed in Havana Cuba, to sack the city of its gold. The story goes that Sir Drake’s crew were suffering from dysentery and scurvy. The Local South American Indians were known to have remedies for many diseases, so a small party went ashore and came back with ingredients for a medicine. They used aguardiente de caña (rum), mint leaves (yerba Buena), the juices from sugar cane (Guarapo), and limes to put together a tonic, which turned out to be effective. A cocktail named “El Draque” using similar ingredients was known to be…
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Mango Salsa
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Fresh Fruit Frozen Margaritas
Margaritas are fantastic to enjoy with Mexican food, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, or to have by the pool just relaxing. This fresh fruit recipe is frosty and delicious, blend a batch and enjoy! Ingredients 1 orange peeled, cut in half and seeds removed 1 lime peeled, cut in half and seeds removed 1 lemon peeled, cut in half and seeds removed 2 ounces agave syrup 12 ounces Tequila 6 ounces Triple Sec 6 cups of ice cubes 1/4 cup water Instructions Place all ingredients in a blender and blend well about 45 seconds. Pour into a salted-rimmed margarita glasses and garnish with a lime wedge. Enjoy! Recipe note To…
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Pot Roast by Design
Ingredients 2lb lean boneless chuck roast 1lb of carrots cut into 3 inch pieces ( I use baby carrots no need for cutting) 2 green bell peppers, cut into 8 wedges 1 large red onion, cut into 8 wedges 1/4cup ketchup 1tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1 10 ounce can of tomatoes with green chiles Instructions slice roast into 6 pieces in your pot pour olive oil, then layer in the carrots, onions, bell peppers, meat, salt, oregano, ketchup, and can of tomatoes with chiles. cook : in Instant Pot on high pressure for 1 hour or in slow cooker for 8 hours.…
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1-2-3 Enchiladas Verde
Enchiladas made from scratch would take about 2-3 hours. The following recipe is my shortcut to getting it done and on the dinner table in about 30 minutes. This is a great recipe to use up leftover chicken. You can also make this dish with pulled pork instead of chicken. I usually make it with a rotisserie chicken. serves 3-6 Ingredients 4 cups of cooked shredded chicken 8oz cream cheese 1 cup of fresh pico salsa (you can find it in the produce section of your supermarket) 6 corn tortillas 1 16oz jar of salsa verde (you can find it in the international aisle of the supermarket ) 1 cup of shredded Mexican cheese (or any…
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Simple Pulled Barbeque Chicken
This is a simple and tasty meal for those busy days when you want something quick to serve for dinner. The fastest way to make the chicken is in a pressure cooker or the Instant Pot, but you can also make the chicken in a slow cooker in which case it will take about 2 hours. You can also make this recipe with Pork just substitute the chicken with a pork loin and cut it into 4 pieces so that it will cook faster and be easier to shred.
