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I've made this same recipe using chopped olives in place of the Mexican ingredients. They are always a hit except for my younger son who doesn't care for olives. I'm so glad to run across this recipe version because that same son loves Mexican! Can't wait to make these. Thanks!! I'm rating excellent based on my olive recipe because I know these will be just as great.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-02-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanPuzzle"},"reviewBody":"These are an absolute favorite. I've made these on three occasions and all three times people went nuts for them. 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