Wash spinach in plenty of water and cut in sm. pcs.; place in bowl. Salt lightly; stir to spread salt evenly. Take spinach, a handful at a time, and squeeze out the excess water; place it in another bowl. Saute the onion in half the butter until it is a light, golden color; add the […]

Fry the bacon and onion in a 10-inch skillet, over medium heat, for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and the onions are tender. Remove the bacon and onion and drain on paper towels. Sift the flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder and salt into a bowl, and set aside. In another bowl, […]

* Bean Sprouts should be rinsed and drained. ** Water Chestnuts should be rinsed, drained and sliced. *** Hamburger buns should be split and toasted. Cook and stir the meat and onion in a large skillet until the onion is tender. Drain off the excess fat. Mix the water, cornstarch, soy sauce, molasses and ginger […]

Put rice in medium bowl with water to cover. Drain and repeat procedure 5 times. Return rice to the bowl and gently fill the bowl with cold running water. Keep the water running gently into the bowl until the liquid runs clear. Drain, return rice to the bowl with water to cover, and let stand […]

Bring water to boil in a large soup pot. Add whole chicken, turkey wing, garlic, onion, carrot, parsnip, celery, and bay leaf. Simmer about 3 hours, skimming fat from the top from time to time. Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper about 2 hours into the cooking. Fish out the bay leaf and […]

Place in jar. Keep at room temp or more for 3 weeks. Serve with bland or lamb meat dishes.

SPREAD EACH PIECE OF BREAD with thin coating of pureed chiles, or more if you like your sandwich really hot. Cover bottom slice with layer of cheese, tomato and onion slices and as much cilantro as you like. Top with second slice of bread and butter it. Place sandwich, butter-side down, in cast-iron skillet. Spread […]

-FILLING – 1 1/2 c Ricotta cheese, part skim 3 tb Chopped fresh chives * 3/4 ts Black Pepper 2 tb Grated Lemon Peel 1/2 c Very finely chopped Almonds -LEMON VINAIGRETTE – 1/4 c Lemon juice 2 tb Olive oil 1 ts Dijon Mustard 2 tb Chopped fresh parsley 1 tb Basil Clove garlic, […]

Pick over the rice an put in a bowl. Wash in several changes of water. Drain. Pour fresh water over the rice and let it soak for 1/2 hour. Drain in sieve for 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium flame. When hot, put in the onion. Stir and fry […]

Topping: 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar, 2 T toasted slivered almonds (1/4 cup almonds, 1 T butter or margarine, place on pie plate and cook on high 1 1/2 to 3 mins, stirring every 30 seconds) Mix sour cream and chilli, set aside. Mix parsley into the rice. ditto Layer 1 cup of rice, 1/2 the […]