1. Combine sour cream, blue cheese, onion and salt in a small mixing bowl; cover and refrigerate. 2. When ready to serve, garnish with chopped parsley if desired.

Cook bacon until lightly browned but not crunchy and set aside. Add beaten eggs to bacon drippings and scramble. Remove and chop very fine. Add cooked rice and fry for approximately 5 minutes stirring constantly then add remaining ingredients; mix well and continue cooking for 10 minutes longer. Serve piping hot. NOTE: Use your favorite […]

HEAT A WOK OR LARGE DEEP PAN until it is hot, then add the oil. When the oil begins to smoke lightly, deep-fry the cashew nuts for 2 minutes or until they begin to turn lightly brown. While the cashew nuts are browning, start another frying pan heating. Remove the nuts from the oil with […]

Stuffing: To prepare stuffing, dice bacon and onion. Cook bacon in a frypan until partially cooked; add onion and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and chop mushrooms, add to frypan and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove mixture from heat, let cool and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add herbs, ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, […]

GARNISHES Dairy Sour Cream * See Sowest 2 for recipe ** See Sowest 3 for recipe *** Tortillas should be 6 to 7-inches in diameter and be cut into **** Chiles should be seeded and finely chopped. Prepare Basic Red Sauce and Southwest Guacamole; set aside. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet until hot. Cook tortilla […]

Arrange chiles on baking pan sheet and place in a 200 F oven for 5 minutes or until the chiles smell like they are toasted. Remove the stems and seeds. Saute the onions and garlic in the oil until soft. Place all ingredients in a blender with a cup of the water and puree to […]

Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds. Set aside. Place 1 fillo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush witl melted butter. Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter again. Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 c of butter. Cook and stir bread crumbs with […]

* or 2 cups cooked chicken or shrimp. Heat ghee in skillet and add spices. Add onion and apple and saute until limp. Add soup, salt and pepper to taste and heat over low heat until smooth. Add eggplant (or chicken or shrimp). Place rice in 1 1/2 cups water, cover and steam until tender. […]

SNAP OFF THE WOODY ENDS of the asparagus and discard them or save them to make soup. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the asparagus spears. Lay them flat in a large skillet, pour in the boiling salted water, set the pan over moderate heat, cover it, and cook the asparagus for about 5 minutes, just […]

In the open flame of a gas burner or under a pre-heated broiler, roast the long green chiles, turning them, until they are lightly but evenly charred. Steam the chiles in a paper bag, or in a bowl, covered with a plate, until cool. Rub away the burned peel. Stem and seed the chiles and […]