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Appetizer, Bread, Side Dish, Snack

Better than Red Lobster Garlic Herb Biscuits

My eight year-old was manipulated by Daisy Cottage Cheese commercials. I did warn her she wouldn’t like cottage cheese, but she insisted. I figured I could spend the $3 on cottage cheese because if she did like it, it is a healthy protein-based food. Alas. She did not like it. So I started looking for […]

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Appetizer, Dinner, Salad, Side Dish

New Year’s Black Eyed Peas

Tradition says you should avoid eating certain foods on New Year’s Day, while eating certain foods will bring wealth and luck in the new year, such as ham and black eyed peas. Avoid eating chicken because you don’t want to be pecking in the dirt in the new year! Enjoy this simple black eyed pea […]

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Dessert

Air-Fried Ice Cream

Someone recently reminded me of the heavenly treat from my childhood from ChiChi’s and Casa Lupita. Delicious layers of caramel, ice cream, and crunch. Yum. The traditional dessert is deep-fried, so I decided to see if my air-fryer could replicate the texture. It worked! So I turned my kitchen into Casa Christina and my kids […]

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