Serves 4 Trim crusts from bread, dice. Cook bread cubes and garlic in butter and oil over medium-high heat until cubes are golden. Remove and keep warm. Combine stock, bay leaf and lemon juice in same pan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Break eggs, one at a time into a saucer and slip […]

Combine all ingredients and chill, covered, in refrigerator at least one hour.

Cook pork over medium high heat in a 4 or 5 qt. pan until fat begins to melt. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft (about 5 min.). Sort beans and discard debris; rinse well. Add beans and epazote to pan and pour in broth and water. Raise heat to […]

pepper to taste Chop chili pepper, onion, garlic, peeled tomato and blend. Cut avocado into halves, remove seed and skin, mash with chili mixture. Blend in lemon or lime juice, salt, pepper, seasoned salt and dry mustard. Serve with crackers, corn chips, potato chips or tortillas. Makes 1 1/2 cups dip.

Dust fillets on both sides with flour, then dip in eggs, then into tortilla strips. Press firmly so tortilla strips crust fillets. Pour olive oil into large skillet and place over medium heat. Saute fillets for 40 seconds on each side. Remove to a baking dish. Bake fillets in preheated 350 degree oven 7-10 minutes […]

In bowl, combine flour, cumin, paprika, and salt. Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towells. Dredge in the flour to coat well. Reserve the extra flour. In lge. Dutch oven, heat lil. Brown chicken on both sides, abt 5 min. per side. Drain off any excess oil. Add the sauce, cover, and simmer […]

SAUCE 1 tb Butter or margarine 1 Red bell pepper; julienned 1 Green bell pepper; julienned 1 Medium onion; sliced 2 Cloves garlic; minced 2 Jalapeno peppers; seeded, -chopped 6 Large roma tomatoes; peeled, -chopped, seeded 1/4 c Black olives; sliced 1 tb Capers; drained 1 Bay leaf 1/2 c Dry white wine or water […]

Cook tortellini as directed on package; drain. Heat margarine in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook bell pepper, shallots and garlic in margarine about 3 minutes. Stir in flour and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove […]

-TOPPING – 1/4 c Sugar 1 tb Cinnamon Cream fat and sugar until quite creamy. Add egg and beat until very fluffy. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in wine and anise seed. Roll dough to 1/4″ thick and cut in plain squares or fancy shapes. Combine topping ingredients […]

This particular salsa is meant to be eaten fresh as it does not freeze well & looses its eye appeal by the second day. (use just enough to moisten the tomatoes and yield the desired texture) Mix together all ingredients and set aside at room temperature for about 30 minutes before using.