Place the rice in a bowl with enough hot water to cover. Let the rice sit overnight. Next day, remove the water. Place 1/2 cup of water, and 2 cups milk in a blender. Blend until rice is all ground up. Mix in 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 t vanilla, 1/4 t cinnamon. Do the same […]

Chop the onion well. Singe the tomatoes over an open flame and peel and chop them. Heat oil and saute the onion and clove of garlic until onion is soft and transparent but not brown. Discard garlic. Add Tomatoes, stock, bay leaf, parsley, oregano, sugar, thyme and salt to taste. Cook until slightly thickened. Add […]

Scrape off any fat from tripe. Cut tripe into 1-inch squares. Place tripe and calfs foot in a large bowl. Add vinegar and cold water to cover generously. Let stand 3 hours. Drain. Rinse tripe and calfs foot thoroughly. Place in a large pot. Add garlic and onion. Pour in water to cover ingredients plus […]

Savory Chicken is so fast and so good you will just want to stand and eat it out of the pan. (Home Spice Blend: use approximately the measurements below for spices. For the spice blend, combine cumin, cayenne pepper, thyme, garlic and onion powders, salt and flour. Increase the spice amounts if you are cooking […]

EAST L.A. GUACAMOLE 1 sm Avocado; halved & peeled 2 ts Minced onion 1 ds Garlic powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Black pepper 1 ts Lemon juice 1 sm Tomato; chopped 2 tb Chopped onion 3 Sprigs cilantro; chopped 10 Tortillas Lemon wedges Cook meat in lard 20 minutes stirring occasionally to brown evenly. […]

Make a deep horizontal slit in the steak to form a pocket and set aside. Cook the green pepper in salted water for five minutes, drain and set aside. Stuff the steak with the bacon, chiles, and green pepper. Sew pocket shut. In a heavy skillet brown the meat in the reserved bacon drippings, then […]

In a large skillet, melt butter. Brown meat, a few pieces at a time. Remove from skillet as they brown. Saute zucchini in skillet 7-10 minutes. Return meat and add corn, chilies, garlic, salt, oregano and cumin. Simmer, stirring occassionally, about 12-15 minutes or until meat is tender. Stir in cheese until melted. Garnish with […]

Combine tomatillos, apples, sweet pepper, vinegar, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, sugar, and 1 ts salt in a 4 to 6-qt kettle. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Ladle into hot, sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids. Process in boiling-water canner for 10 minutes. Makes 5 half-pints.

Pour sauce over ribs and let marinate overnight, or at least 5 hrs. The longer the better. Preheat oven to 350 F. Place ribs in single layer in baking dish. Pour the extra sauce over ribs. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hr. Meanwhile, prepare fire in grill. Over med hot coals, place […]

Mix chili powder, garlic, lime juice, 3 Tbs. olive oil and cumin in a large bowl to form a paste. Add the beef and mix till coated. Refrigerate 24 hours, stirring occasionally. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350 F. Combine marinated beef, canned tomatoes, broth and beer in a Dutch […]