I helped organize a luncheon that had a fiesta theme; at this luncheon we used jalapeños and hatch peppers as decoration on the tables. Once this was over we had over 25 pounds of peppers left. So I gave as many away,but Grant and I still ended up with a pound or two, so this is what I made with them. Grant loved it. It isn’t a hard recipe,but it lots of prep work so set aside at least 30 minutes for it. It is so worth the effort though!

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I like making truffles, this is one recipe that I was really looking forward to. I started seeing all of these amazing fall post on pinterest, and it was time to make these. I was in Dime Box, TX at my parent’s place so it was fun having a bigger kitchen with better lighting. I found this recipe and the instructions on how to make these truffles with molds here. I love making truffles, I have one recipe that is the normal dark chocolate truffles with hazelnut liquor, that has a nice firm ganache in it. This recipe like my  mint truffles, has a more liquid filling so requires a mold.

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Creamy Tortellini is a staple recipe in my family even when I was growing up. I have never really met anyone who didn’t like it; I have met a few people who can’t do dairy, and that might make this a problem. This is a very quick and easy dish to make that takes about 20 mins. for prep time.

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