Near the end of my master’s degree program, I had the wonderful fortune to meet eight women from whom I would learn more than I had from most of my coursework. Our friendship began in an intensive writing workshop, where we poured our souls onto paper for eight hours a day, five days a week, for most of a summer. That exhausting and glorious workshop led into three semester-long courses on writing and teaching writing where a brilliant professor pushed us to the limits of our aptitudes and attention spans. In those two short years, several among us got married, had babies, got teaching jobs, quit teaching jobs, and ferried grown children off to college. At one point, we all got together at the professor’s house to celebrate the impending birth of a classmate’s baby boy. We each brought along a covered dish and a book for baby Noah’s brand new library. The food was amazing (of course!), so we all exchanged recipes. Cowboy Caviar was contributed by Sara R. I loved at the time, and I’ve made it often since. I thought this would be a nice time to share it with you since I’ve recently become addicted to totally smitten with enchanted by The Pioneer Woman‘s blog. The author is married to a real life cowboy, and I walked right past him when I was in Chicago. I didn’t know who he was at the time, but we made eye contact, and I was struck by his remarkably handsome clear, blue eyes. When I saw his picture on her site, I remembered that moment in the hotel lobby at BlogHer. Isn’t it strange how a random brush with a stranger will linger in your subconscious like that? Anyway, in honor of my dear girlfriends from graduate school and my new found love for The Pioneer Woman and her Marlboro Man, I give you Cowboy Caviar.
| Servings |
- 1 green onion with top
- 15 oz Black olives drained and chopped
- 2 cups black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 hard boiled eggs chopped
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Ingredients
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- Mix all ingredients except egg and green onion.
- Let bean mixture refrigerate at least one hour or overnight.
- Spread bean mixture evenly on bottom of dish. Arrange egg in a circle around edge of bean mixture. Sprinkle with green onion.
- Serve with tortilla chips or Wheat Thins.
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So glad to have this recipe! My hubby tried some at work one day and has raved about it ever since. I’ll have to surprise him and make it this week. I love The Pioneer Woman blog too!
.-= Sarah @ Mum In Bloom´s last blog ..Charity: Locks of Love =-.
So glad to have this recipe! My hubby tried some at work one day and has raved about it ever since. I’ll have to surprise him and make it this week. I love The Pioneer Woman blog too!
.-= Sarah @ Mum In Bloom´s last blog ..Charity: Locks of Love =-.
Sounds YUMMY!!! THANKS!!! Geri
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Sounds YUMMY!!! THANKS!!! Geri
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Great recipe! My husband loves for me to make hot and spicy stuff and I need to make this for him.
Great recipe! My husband loves for me to make hot and spicy stuff and I need to make this for him.
I love this stuff. Grace eats it too. Happy TMTT.
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I love this stuff. Grace eats it too. Happy TMTT.
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This sounds so good! And I’m incredibly jealous that you saw Marlboro Man. I read her blog 85% to see pictures of him and 15% because I think she’s a neat person. Love me some Marlboro Man!
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This sounds so good! And I’m incredibly jealous that you saw Marlboro Man. I read her blog 85% to see pictures of him and 15% because I think she’s a neat person. Love me some Marlboro Man!
.-= amy2boys´s last blog ..French Onion Casserole =-.
that sounds delicious
that sounds delicious
A spicy cavier – interesting. I stopped by from Jen’s homemaking Monday’s
A spicy cavier – interesting. I stopped by from Jen’s homemaking Monday’s
Wow, this looks really yummy and reasonably healthy as well.
.-= Brenda´s last blog ..Tri-tip Pasta Salad/TMTT =-.
Wow, this looks really yummy and reasonably healthy as well.
.-= Brenda´s last blog ..Tri-tip Pasta Salad/TMTT =-.