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With a full day of excellent college football games on today, I opted to snack for dinner instead of cook a full meal. To that end, I made a refried bean dip with chorizo, jalapenos, lime and cheese. This recipe is a great one for a party or a potluck. Also, this recipe can be tweaked in numerous ways – using different types of refried beans and jalapenos, adding nacho jalapeno rings (heck, making nachos with this mix would be awesome!) or even adding a spicy taco or hot sauce to pop the flavor! Give it a try… it is simple, but extremely tasty! Chorizo and Refried Bean Dip Ingredients: 6 oz chorizo 16 oz can refried beans 4 oz can fire roasted jalapenos zest from 1…
Tonight’s dinner is a big hit with family and friends, but sometimes I just want to enjoy this meal by myself. It does take a bit more planning and preparation than most of my recipes, but the results are worth the effort. Basically, rouladen is a German dish of thin beef steak slathered with stone ground mustard and wrapped around bacon, onions, carrot, and pickle, then seared and braised until tender. The braising liquid is the base for a flavorful gravy – perfect over spaetzle or potatoes as an accompaniment. Don’t be afraid of this recipe as your effort will be well rewarded. Save Print Beef Rouladen Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 2 hours 20 mins Total time: 2 hours…