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Taco Meat
This is a wonderful base recipe to make anything from tacos to burritos to taco salad to nachos. It’s flavorful, and you can control the level of spice and seasoning to suit your own tastes.
Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas
I don’t know why I’ve always been intimidated to make flour tortillas; I make corn tortillas all the time. This was my first attempt at flour tortillas, and they were perfect. They felt right, they handled right, and they tasted wonderful.
Whole Wheat Vanilla Wafers
I found this recipe on Heavenly Homemaker’s site; the only thing I do differently is to use vanilla beans instead of vanilla extract. Gregg has always loved a snack of vanilla wafers and peanut butter, and I love that I found such a healthy recipe. I use them when I make Banana Pudding and Mascarpone Cheesecake with Almond Crust.
Mascarpone Cheesecake with Vanilla Almond Crust
I derived this cheesecake from one I saw on a food show one time. This recipe is so moist and so melt-in-your-mouth that at a dinner party Gregg and I hosted with four other couples, when dessert was served and everyone took a bite, there was a collective silence, then a moan of appreciation. Those friends still talk about that dinner party.
Hot Potato Salad
My mom always made this dish to go with barbecued chicken; it is the perfect flavor accompaniment for the tangy smokiness of the sauce. It’s called “hot potato” salad because you make it warm and serve it warm, as a hot side dish as opposed to a cold salad.
Dark Chocolate Filling
This filling is a perfect accompaniment to any cake you’ll frost with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Yesterday, I was really craving something sweet, so the boys and I had Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothies for a snack, and it more than satisfied that craving. Thick smoothies like this are perfect as a meal substitution or potent snack, they’re a great way to up your protein during Lent, and my kids love them.
Macaroni and Cheese with Turkey Ham
This is the perfect comfort food casserole, and a big favorite at pot lucks and church dinners. It is also a quick fix: the cheese sauce can easily be made while the pasta is cooking, and the timing almost always works perfectly for me. If you leave the turkey ham out of the recipe, it’s the perfect casserole main dish for a Lent evening.
Hearty 16-Bean Soup
When we bought the wheat berries for my grain mill, we added a 6-gallon bucket of 16-bean soup mix, which made an already cheap meal that much cheaper. The lack of any meat or dairy in this dish (including the bread bowl) makes it the perfect meal for Lent or a Daniel Fast.