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Penny''s Posts

Vegetable Stir Fry

by Penny October 5, 2010

One of my favorite indulgences, and there are many, is Chinese food. I love the combination of crisp vegetables and rice with some soy sauce thrown together and heated until all the tastes come together into a rich and filling dish. Having said that – I have to stay away from the local Chinese restaurants. [...]

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Colorful Bell Pepper & Heirloom Tomato Pasta

by Penny September 29, 2010

We”re not huge spaghetti eaters and when we do eat spaghetti type of dishes we tend to go for the bit unusual. My Dad turned us on to his Zesty Chicken Spaghetti that has been our go to dish when we are in the mood for pasta. But we may have found a new dish [...]

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Quick and Easy Chili Verde

by Penny September 20, 2010

This was a super easy and quick dinner meal to prepare. A little twist on a traditional chile with tomatoes, this was uses salsa verde, which is a green salsa. I do make my own salsa verde and keep some on hand, but salsa verde in a jar will work as well, (just check the [...]

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Caribbean Jerk Chicken and Peppers

by Penny September 15, 2010

This was a healthy quick and easy meal (our favorite kind) that had a touch of island flavor and a wonderful combination of spicy flavor and sweet citrusy taste without packing a lot of heat.
We also made this meal prep quicker and easier by using our Salt Free Caribbean Spice Seasoning which is hand blended [...]

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Wing Fling Saturday

by Penny August 24, 2010

Greg wanted wings on Saturday. He wanted to have at least 4-5 different kinds of wings, so we could try the spices that we use on wings. He wanted to invite people over so they could try the spices that we use on wings.
Sure. No problem.�
So pardon the photography as I tried to [...]

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Carnitas Chicken Sandwiches

by Penny August 20, 2010

Salsa Verde was by far, Greg’’s favorite salsa of the week! I roasted the tomatillos and peppers on the grill before adding them to the salsa. This was the one salsa that I put in the food processor to create a puree, instead of a mixture of diced veggies. Even with taking the time to [...]

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Let's Salsa!

by Penny August 17, 2010

Last week Greg asked me to make a salsa every day so we could add the salsa recipes to our SpicesInc website. No problem. I love salsa and veggies are so plentiful right now, I was thrilled to load up on so many good, fresh ingredients and have fun creating different salsas. I [...]

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Finding the Balance

by Penny August 15, 2010

We took a little blogging break in July. I got to go to Texas and visit family and Greg stayed behind working and growing the business. We both spent some time looking at the blog and our posts so far and reevaluated what our message is supposed to be. It seemed to us that our [...]

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Indian Chicken Wraps w/ Creamy Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

by Penny June 29, 2010

Did I mention how much I love Summer?�
I love everything about Summer, the heat, the sun, the water etc… But, I especially love the fresh fruits and veggies that you get only during the Summer months. I had the most amazing plum yesterday …. anyway, I do digress. Summer is full of wonderful [...]