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I made these on a whim for our tailgating meal. I should have made more! So simple, but really good. They disappeared quickly!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-06-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Mary7388"},"reviewBody":"
This recipe looks amazing, but I have not yet made it. I have a question \u2013 could they be made ahead of time and frozen? Thanks!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-05-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"muffbear74"},"reviewBody":"
I made these for Cinco de Mayo and you should have seen them fly off the plate. So easy and so good!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-09-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldPin"},"reviewBody":"These are easy to make and a very good appetizer. I will make them again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-03-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenBike"},"reviewBody":"Made these with kids recently and was a big hit! Garnished mine with diced cilantro. 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