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Grapefruit, Lime and Maraschino Martini

The winter solstice this past year was December 21; when the sun reaches the most southerly declination. It marks the day of the year with the least hours of daylight; the official start of winter. Though we can certainly anticipate more winter weather in Colorado, for me the winter solstice also signals the beginning of [...]

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Red Pepper, Poblano, Jalapeno, Honey and Lime Sauce

I was reminded when I was making this red and green pepper sauce for pork last week what a leap of faith it was the first time I made it. I admit it…I have a huge, big, very bad aversion to green bell peppers. Just cringed even typing that sentence (I’m not kidding!). Although I [...]

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Grilled Corn Salsa with Poblano Chiles, Cilantro and Honey

For some reason I’ve never been inclined towards corn salsa before. I guess I’ve always liked a tomatillo or tomato based variety and it just either sounded bland or I wasn’t crazy about using red peppers that I always saw in them (though that has gotten better). But that has all changed. Was it the [...]

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The Best Guacamole

I was talking to my daughter the other day about the first time I was offered guacamole and how I snubbed my nose at it. My mother had just traveled from St. Louis to Austin with our neighbor, Dr. Pat, who was from there. They had a great time and my completely midwestern mother even [...]

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The BEST Fresh Margarita

The first touch of warm weather and I start to think of Margaritas. I love wine, but this cocktail is a summer mainstay; and expected by friends when they do a patio visit! You really can shortcut the recipe by using limeade and lemonade as indicated, but do the longer version if possible; it’s really [...]

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Key Lime Pie

Ingredients 1/2 cup fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons grated lime zest 2 eggs, separted 1 – 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk, not eveaporated Graham Cracker Crust Recipe 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 4 Tablespoons butter, melted 2 Tablespoons sugar Mix ingredients together in a medium bowl How To Make a Key Lime Pie [...]

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