Combine lentils, bay leaves, celery, ginger and stock in large pan, simmer, uncovered, about 30 mins or until lentils are just soft. Heat oil in the pan, add onion and garlic, cook, stirring, until onion is soft. Add tomatoes, cook, stirring, until tomatoes are pulpy. Add the spinach, stir over heat until spinach is wilted. […]
Appetizers
Whole-garlic Appetizer
Heat oil in skillet. Peel outer covering from garlic heads and take a 1/2 inch slice from top of each head, exposing meat of cloves, but leaving heads intact. Sauted garlic, onions, and peppercorns in oil for 3 minutes. Add celery, carrots, rosemary, thyme, oregano, marjoram, coriander and basil. Saute 5 minutes, stirring. Add vinegar, […]
Oriental Dip
Combine everything and mix well. Cover and chill. Stir before serving. Any 2-cup combination of sour cream, mayonnaise, or drained yogurt may be used. Makes about 2 1/2 cups. per 1/4 cup serving: 54 Kcal 1.0g fat (0g sat fat) 16% CFF 355mg Na (1.2g PRO/1.0g FAT/10.5g CHO) Wylers Bouillon (modified by R. Winters )
Chaddys Hot Pepper Appetizer
Drain chili peppers; cut into bite size pieces, about 3 to each pepper. Cut cheese into pieces about the thickness of your finger and the length of the pepper pieces; stuff a piece of cheese into each pepper piece. Roll stuffed peppers in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs which have been mixed with Italian […]
Crisp-fried Pasta Nibbles
*Note: Another seasoned salt may be used instead of garlic salt. Cook pasta in boiling salted water until almost tender. Drain and pat dry on paper towels. Heat oil in deep saute pan or heavy skillet to 375F. Add pasta, a few pieces at a time, to hot oil and fry until lightly browned and […]
Crostini Di Lenticchie
In a large sauce pan heat oil and saute chopped veggies until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Add lentils and broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add basil, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Simmer until lentils are very soft, about 50 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and puree in a food processor […]
Torrejas De Maiz Tierno (fresh Corn Fritters)
-HEAT SCALE = MILD – Gently but thoroughly combine the corn and its liquid with the flour, sugar, salt and hot sauce. Blend in the egg and cheese. Stir the batter well. Heat the oil to 265F and drop in the batter by teaspoonfuls. Fry until golden brown on all sides. Drain on paper towels […]
Skewered Mozzarella With Canadian Bacon
Note: Youll need four skewers approximately 10-12 in. long. Also the french bread should be the long and narrow kind cut into 1/2 inch slices. The raw tomato is also cut into 1/2 inch slices. The cans of tomato sauce are 8 oz. Youll need 28 pieces of cheese to equal the number of slices […]
Mexican Dip
–SECOND LAYER– 2 Large avocados (mashed) 8 oz Taco sauce –THIRD LAYER– 1 pt Sour cream 1 pk Taco mix -TOP- 1 c Chedder cheese (shred) Chopped tomatoes Green chiles Black olives Green onions
Mexican Beef Dip
Brown ground beef and drain off fat. Mix beef with taco seasoning. Combine all ingredients into a casserole dish. Bake at 350~ for 30 minutes. Serve with nacho chips.