RECIPE: Tortilla Chips & Steak Appetizer For Cinco De Mayo

Crunchy and beefy! Photo courtesy National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.   This isn’t exactly an authentic Mexican recipe, but it’s close enough for Cino de Mayo. Presented by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“Beef, it’s what’s for dinner”), it’s a stylish, fresh way to serve guacamole or salsa with tortilla chips. Just…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Artisan Chips For Cinco De Mayo

A line of chips made from the best-available ingredients. Photo courtesy Cabo Chips.   If you’re having tortilla chips on Cinco de Mayo, celebrate with a better chip. We received a sample of Cabo Chips, and the toughest part has been restraining ourselves so there are still chips left on May 5th. Cabo Chips were…
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GIFT: Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free Cheesecake

Delicious cheesecake, sugar-free and gluten-free. Photo courtesy Cinderella Cheesecake.   For a cheesecake-loving mother who has given up sugar, here’s a find: sugarless cheesecake from Cinderella Cheesecake Company. It’s sweetened with maltitol, the finest-quality sugar substitute, and has a gluten-free cinnamon cracker crust. The classic-style cheesecake recipe also includes cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, natural…
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RECIPE: Grilled Mango Bowls With Ice Cream

For Cinco de Mayo, these mango bowls are great as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or lemon sorbet. The recipe is from Urban Accents, which makes it with its Rio grande chili blend, an award winning chili seasoning that balances a smoky mesquite flavor with chili pepper, onion, garlic and bell…
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RECIPE: Torta Española, Spanish Omelet

A torta española. The omelet can be customized in endless ways. Photo courtesy PaperChef.   Our review of Diestel Ranch turkey chorizo inspired us to whip up a torta española for breakfast. One of the most popular uses for crumbled chorizo is in a torta española, or Spanish omelet. Made with eggs, potatoes and onions,…
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