cowboy beans frijoles charros instant pot

Cowboy Beans Frijoles Charros Instant Pot

When I lived in the Southwest, I used to miss “Baked Beans.” It seemed that anytime I ate out and ordered beans as a side, they were either Cowboy Beans Frijoles Charros or some kind of Barbecued Baked Beans. Now that I’m in the Midwest, I miss those Cowboy Beans. Go figure, huh? Not anymore, though!

cowboy beans frijoles charros instant pot

Frijoles Charros or Cowboy Beans

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Cowboy Caviar Salad

Cowboy Caviar Salad

I just recently learned the history of Cowboy Caviar – along with the original recipe. The earliest recipes were basically pickled black-eyed peas with a bit of onion and garlic! While we’ve come a long way since then with all kinds of additions, bottled salad dressing just isn’t one I approve of! But then you probably already knew that if you’re a regular reader! Simple dressings like this are so easy and inexpensive to make at home and there are no worries about strange additives.

Cowboy Caviar Salad

Cowboy Caviar Salad

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Oven Roasted Chickpeas Crispy Crunchy

Crispy Oven Roasted Chickpeas

When Oven Roasted Chickpeas appeared on my radar last year, I fell immediately in love with the idea. I tried them but I just couldn’t hang. They’d be crispy out of the oven – for a few minutes, and a few minutes only.  Well, these are not those chickpeas!

Oven Roasted Chickpeas Crispy

Oven Roasted Chickpeas – Just do a spritz with a little olive oil and toss with a spice mix.

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