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Chocolate Mint Cookies

Perfect little snack for the holidays! Really so yummy and if you like Girl Scout thin mints, you will like these! If you don’t mind the extra cal/carb you could coat in chocolate, too. Even better when frozen just like thin mints.

Beef and Cabbage Stew

Chuck everything into the slow cooker in the morning and have a tasty cabbage and beef shank stew ready to devour at dinner time.

Chorizo Seasoned Pork

Chorizo, the chile and garlic flavored sausage, goes great in a egg scramble with peppers and onions.

Beef Stroganoff

My Dad's stroganoff, especially good with egg noodles.

Crock Pot Osso Buco

The meat is tender and there is a wonderful lip smacking quality about the sauce.

Quincy Jones Thriller Ribs

These are Oprah's favorite ribs. No stiky sweet sauce here! The ribs are marinated in a dry rub of spices and garlic and jalapeno peppers for 2 days (hence the 2 day Prep time) and slow roasted in a low oven for 8 hours.

Taco Seasoning Mix

Make your own taco seasoining mix. Seasons 1 pound ground beef.

Healthy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Makes enough to thickly cover one layer, or fill and frost a halved stacked layer

Healthy Flourless Chocolate Cake

Makes a single 9” layer cake, which can be halved and stacked for the taller cake you see here!

Basque Lamb Stew

Pulled from a back issue of Saveur magazine.