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Receta Traditional Refried Beans: Review of Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food
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Perfect traditional refried beans–just like you would get in a Mexican restaurant!. Affiliate links were used in this post. A copy of Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food: 120 Authentic Recipes to Make at Home
was sent to me by the publishers for purposes of an honest review. No other compensation was provided, and all opinions are my own.
Finally! You would not believe how hard of a time I have had sitting down and getting this post to you! First, on Wednesday, when I hoped to post it, we lost power for pretty much the entire chunk of my writing hours–i.e., late at night. Then Thursday I was at Costco all day, and when I returned home I discovered Finnegan had found one of my Costco-sized (1.75 lbs) jars of I Love Peanut Butter”s…
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