I just spent the last ~10 days in Sydney and thereabouts. More to come...
Daube of Beef w/ White Wine & Mustard
AKA "What we had for lunch"
In an on-going experiment about what to do with chipotle peppers and sweet potato, I used a bunch of leftovers from an enchilada casserole to put together this tasty goodness.
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Chipotle Sweet Potato Quesadill
Ingredients
2 Whole wheat tortillas (these are the whole wheat-corn ones from TJ's) …
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