Jalapeno Popper Wontons
Two of your two favorite appetizers, cheese-stuffed jalapeno poppers & crab rangoons, had a beautiful love-child... these easy fried wontons!
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Dill-Yogurt Potato Salad
This dill-yogurt potato salad recipe has a light, tangy Scandinavian flavor and a homemade creamy sauce, with fresh herbs and lemon.
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Roasted Tomato & Ancho Salsa Roja
This is a beginner-friendly water bath canning recipe for a roasted tomato and ancho salsa roja, adapted from a tested Ball canning recipe (with only safe modifications made). If you are canning this recipe, you can increase the amount of lime juice or tomato but do not increase the other ingredients or change ratios (any low-acid ingredients can be reduced or omitted to taste, but not the lime and tomato). If you are freezing the salsa or using it fresh, feel free to modify or adjust any ingredients to taste.
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Spiced Golden Pickled Eggs
These spiced golden pickled eggs are an easy flavor-packed snack. It's a quick refrigerator pickle recipe and so simple to make!
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Cajun Crispy Potato Wedges (Easy Oven Fries)
These easy Cajun-seasoned crispy potato wedges are classic comfort food. Budget friendly, pantry to plate in 45 minutes or less!
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Venison Burgers with Bacon, White Cheddar, & Caramelized Sweet Onion
This venison burger, with crispy bacon, melted white cheddar, & caramelized sweet onion, has bacon added in the ground meat mixture... so smoky & juicy!
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Spaghetti Sauce with Meat and Mushrooms (pressure-canning large-batch recipe)
This homemade spaghetti sauce canning recipe is flavored with meat and mushrooms, for a traditional Italian ragu that is a perfect pantry staple. It’s a versatile foundation sauce that is great served on pasta or polenta, in lasagna, stuffed shells, ziti or other baked casseroles, and more. This meaty mushroom ragu is adapted from and and based on a tested USDA spaghetti sauce canning recipe. I’ve scaled this up to a double batch that fills my pressure canner [https://amzn.to/3XSHVIM] (18-19 pints, and sometimes a bit of leftover sauce to enjoy right away). You can of course make a smaller batch if you prefer… just halve all the quantities listed.
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Southern Sharp Cheddar and Sausage Balls
The texture of these sausage balls is a little less crumbly and more chewy than the classic recipe, plus they're packing extra protein! Make-ahead instructions in the recipe notes.
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Enchilada Roja Sauce
This makes a big batch of rich, smoky-sweet authentic red enchilada sauce. You'll need a pressure canner to can this safely, but you can always freeze it in meal-size portions or wide-mouth jars, or have a giant fiesta! This recipe is based on a tested recipe from Ball, with only substitutions or changes made in the dry seasoning, varieties of peppers, and the total recipe volume that are generally considered safe.
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Enchilada Roja Sauce
This makes a big batch of rich, smoky-sweet authentic red enchilada sauce. You'll need a pressure canner to can this safely, but you can always freeze it in meal-size portions or wide-mouth jars, or have a giant fiesta! This recipe is based on a tested recipe from Ball, with only substitutions or changes made in the dry seasoning, varieties of peppers, and the total recipe volume that are generally considered safe.
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