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Gallo Pinto is the delicious national dish of  Costa Rica. I’m told Costa Ricans might eat it at any of the three meals of the day, because its main ingredients are leftover beans and leftover rice, so it can be prepared really fast. The name “gallo pinto“, translated into English, means “spotted rooster“, due to …

People often ask me for suggestions for meals that are quick, easy, delicious, and frugal, and Pasta Carbonara with Homemade Bread Crumbs is just such a recipe. When life’s circumstances are just so hectic – like during the holidays, for example – that there’s no TIME to get to the grocery store, you need a …