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Basil and Oregano Roast Chicken with Southwestern Rice

By Jerry ⋅ June 28, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

I’m a day late to my own party! This recipe was created for the Frugal Fridays Blog Event, hosted and created by yours truly and was supposed to be posted last night, but several things conspired against me. First there…

Beef and Butternut Squash Chili with Beans (a.k.a Jerry’s Texoma Chili)

By Jerry ⋅ February 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

As much as I appreciate Texas Red Chili, it’s not what I crave when I’m in the mood for a bowl of chili. The chili I crave is a variation of the chili my father used to make when I…

Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)

By Jerry ⋅ February 7, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments

When I heard that my friend Susan, The Well Seasoned Cook was hosting a roundup of legume recipes because she’d seen that it was National Bean Day that morning on “Your Morning Cuppa“, I was not only honored and flattered,…

Red Beans and Rice

By Jerry ⋅ September 6, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Sometimes it’s the simplest things that taste the best, and that is definitely the case here. My wife ~~demanded~~ hinted that she wanted more rice in her diet to help with her fitness program, and while her Puerto Rican rice is…

Southern Style Beans & Bacon

By Jerry ⋅ January 31, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

If you say beans in the southwest, it’s taken for granted that you mean pinto beans. In Tex-Mex cooking they serve ‘em up refrito, or refried, you get ‘em in the stores with or without jalapeños, or kick ‘em up…