Core and dice apples in 1/4 inch pieces. Toss immediately with lime juice. Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill 2 hours before serving. Good with pork, chicken, turkey and fish. Makes 3 cups.

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and stir into a paste (roux). Add chicken stock, cream and champagne. Whisk all the ingredients together. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat.

In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, place the mango slices and process to puree (makes 2 cups puree). (I would also strain it.) Then add ginger root and garlic. Process until coarsely chopped. Dissolve mustard in soy sauce. Add this mixture along with the remaining ingredients to the work bowl. Process 2 […]

Melt butter and add onion and whole garlic cloves. Saute until onion is golden. Add tomatoes with liquid and simmer over low heat 1 1/2 hours, or until sauce is thick. Add bouillon cubes, season to taste with salt and heat until cubes dissolve. Add chiles and/or bacon, if using, and simmer 30 minutes longer. […]

Toast chiles lightly, turning constantly so not to burn them. When cool, remove veins and seeds. Cut chiles into small pieces and chop onion and garlic finely. Mix chiles, onion, and garlic with oil, vinegar and salt. Let stand for approx 2 hrs. To serve sprinkle with cheese. (NOTE: This is sometimes called Salsa de […]

Mix ingredients in bowl or jar until well blended. Reserve 1/4 cup for basting. Pour marinade over meat, poultry or seafood; cover & refrigerate.

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix until smooth. Makes about 1/4 cup.

In a small saucepan combine milk, onion, carrot, nutmeg and pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover, remove from heat and allow to steep for ten minutes. Pour the warm milk through a strainer, pressing down on the vegetables to obtain all the juices. Let cool. Combine dry milk, cornstarch or arrowroot and flour. Add […]

Melt butter in the roasting pan over med heat. Add vegetables; cook 3-5 minutes until onion is translucent, stirring 2-3 times, remove from heat. Spoon vegetables & pan juices into a strainer set over a saucepan. Press through. Discard vegetables. Skim off fat; simmer juices until meat is ready to serve. For a thicker gravy; […]

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. When hot, put in cumin seeds. After a few seconds, add the onion. Stir & fry for 7 minutes. Turn heat to low & add the spices in the order set out above. Mix well & add the garlic & ginger. Fry, stirring for 3 minutes. Add […]