-OPTIONAL TOPPINGS – 1 Chopped lettuce 1 Chopped tomato 1 Sour cream 1 Guacamole Saute the onion in the shortening until transparent. Add the chicken, green chili salsa or taco sauce and salt to taste. Heat to boiling. Prepare shells according to package directions. Put two tablespoons of the chicken mixture and one tablespoon of […]

Saute onions in half the butter until a light-golden color. Add garlic, and cook until soft, but not brown. Add tomatoes, celery, parsley, and salt & pepper. Simmer 1/2 hr. Pass sauce thru strainer, or puree in blender, then return it to pot. Cook until thick. Prepare rice as direced. Brown remaining butter and pour […]

Cut chicken into bite-size chunks. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Brown chicken with no fat added, turning to brown evenly. Remove chicken and set aside. Combine onion, celery and water in skillet; cook and stir for two minutes. Add tomato juice, bell pepper, chili pepper, garlic, basil, soy sauce, and spices; simmer uncovered […]

Cut chicken pieces into 2-inch squares and place in large bowl. Stir in egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tbsp oil and mix well. Stir cornstarch and flour together. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat. Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375 degrees. Add chicken pieces, small batch at time, and fry 3 […]

Sautee chopped onions and mushrooms until tender. Steam chopped spinach until wilted (or use thawed frozen spinach). Combine ricotta, mozzarella, 3/4 cup of the Parmesan, eggs, parsley, spices. Add spinach and 3/4 of sautee to mixture. Fill uncooked manicotti shells; place filled shells in a single layer in a greased 13×9 baking pan. Add remaining […]

Heat oil in saucepan or skillet.Add onion;cook until soft.Crumble in the beef.Stir and fry until meat loses red color.Sprinkle with salt and pepper.Pour in tomato sauce and water;bring to boil.Break spaghetti;sprinkle in a little at a time,stirring into sauce and keeping it separated.Cover tightly.Simmer 20 to 30 minutes.Stir toward end of cooking time.Serve with cheese.Makes […]

SAUCE 1/2 c Stock 2 ts Thin soy sauce 1 ts Sugar 1 ts Chili oil Noodles: Rinse shrimp noodles. Boil noodles in water until cooked but still firm. These thin noodles only take about 3 minutes to reach this stage. Drain, reserving boiling water, & rinse with cold water until noodles are cooled & […]

FOR THE SOFRITO 1/4 c Spanish olive oil 1 sm Onion, finely chopped 1/2 sm Green bell pepper, -seeded and finely chopped 2 c Peeled, seeded, and chopped -fresh, ripe tomatoes, -or drained and chopped -canned whole tomatoes 1/2 c Chopped, drained pimiento -stuffed green olives 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Dried oregano 1/2 c […]

Directions: Prepare about 2 tsp. of the hot pepper by chopping it up. Remember: the “heat” is in the seeds and membranes inside, so if you want to keep it relatively mild remove all of that. Using an electric mixer, blend all the ingredients. Smear the mess evenly on a flour tortilla and roll it […]

THICK 1 tb Cold water 1 ts Cornstarch Heres a way to make the cornstarch paste called for in many of our recipes. Our recipes call for cornstarch paste as the thickening agent without specifying the exact proportions of cornstarch and water. This recipe is offered as an approximate guide until you find what works […]