Hello everyone again! I have to quickly share this recipe with you if your in the mood for a little Mediterranean goodness. I came up with this a few months ago and I think you should try it, its just a simple pita with grilled chicken in it. All you do is marinate a chicken breast with some olive oil (say, quarter cup), salt, pepper and maybe a tablespoon of dried oregano. Grill this up (the BBQ makes a difference) and cut it into pieces. Throw it in the warmed pita with whatever you want! I like onions, hummus and some feta cheese. Wendy likes to add grilled bell peppers as well. Give it a shot and let me know what you think!
I've always had a weakness for Mexican food and no meal would be complete without those creamy refried beans. You could give me a pot of the stuff with some fresh tortilla chips for dipping and I could pass on the rest of the meal! If your familiar with bean cookery, refried beans just require one easy step after they are cooked soft: mash and add some butter and salt. If you've never tried your hand at dry beans the whole process is very simple and can be a base for a million other dishes (homemade BBQ baked beans for instance, but that's another day). Despite making these a few times and enjoying them far more than anything out of a can I never could make them right. Something was missing that the restaurants were hiding from me. I still yearned for that savory, creamy taste that I couldn't put a finger on. After trying to add more liquid, more butter, more salt, nothing tasted quite the same. The answer? Your not going to like it.....it's bacon drippings (or lard...
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