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  2. From http://blog.cookingwithtraderjoes.com/ which has some really good recipes that can totally be executed without actually having access to a trader joe’s.

     
  3. Want.

     
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  5. As grilling season draws ever nearer, I have visions of homemade marinades dancing in my head…

     
  6. Tiger Sauce!!

    10 oz can shoepeg corn (drained)

    16 oz can black-eyed peas (drained and rinsed)

    1 green pepper, 1 red pepper, 1 med-sized onion (all chopped)

    Combine 3 tbsp. tiger sauce (hot sauce section), 1/2 c sugar*, 1/2c. veg oil, 1/2 c cider vinegar and pour over veggies. Let sit over night and then strain and serve with scoops corn chips.

    *you could probably use even less and/or substitute splenda

    A few notes: don’t skimp and get regular corn chips, because your chip to salsa ratio will get ALL f-ed up.  I’m also toying with the idea of adding some red pepper flakes to the dressing to give it a little bit more of a kick.  The tiger sauce itself is called a hot sauce, but is really not hot at all. 

    Special thanks go to Steph Doyle for bringing tiger sauce into my life!

     
  7. This is a vegetarian recipe, but imma put some meats on it.

     
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  9. Its a bit unconventional, but I’d like to try this marinade on stew beef to be cooked as kabobs.  My hope is that the lime juice will tenderize the otherwise tough cut of meat.

     
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