Mince a bit of the tomato, pepper, and cucumber for garnish, and set aside. Soak bread in a cup of the water for 5 minutes, then squeeze out excess water. Place bread in a blender or food processor with the remaining tomato, pepper, cucumber and water, garlic and vinegar; process until smooth, then add olive […]

(Tripe, Madrid Style) Tripe is especially favored in Spain and, in fact, most countries where there is still a strong Spanish influence. This isnt surprising, because it makes a number of very different, but extremely tasty dishes. It requires long cooking times (less here because it is almost always cleaned and partially precooked when you […]

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a roasting pan, combine tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, onions, garlic, and olive oil. Roast until eggplant is tender, stirring occassionally, about 30 minutes. Turn mixture into a bowl and add vinegar, salt, pepper, water, and bread. Refrigerate and let sit several hours or overnight. In a food processor or blender, […]

Place chicken, lettuce and onion in bowl. Thoroughly combine oil and vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over salad, toss gently, then arrange chicken on lettuce leaves. Garnish with orange, avocado and radish slices.

Melt shortening in large skillet. Add rice and brown. When rice is a golden brown, reduce heat and add onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic and pepper. Mix well and add 1 1/2 cups warm water or enough to just cover the rice. Add salt. Cover and let simmer until almost dry. Add remaining water, cold, […]

Cooks notes: Green olives stuffed with anchovies are available at stores that specialize in imported foods, Cost Plus. Preliminaries: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Procedure: Heat olive oil in medium skillet. Add garlic and scallops and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Add chopped olives (and anchovies if using them separately), capers, mustard, cream […]

Heat margarine in large skillet and lightly brown rice, onion, green pepper, and garlic. Add remaining ingredients along with 1-1/2 cups water, and mix well. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Use a large skillet with cover. Heat olive oil and brown beef in hot oil until red of meat disappears. Combine onion, green pepper, tomato, garlic, bay leaf, crushed oregano, and capers. Add to meat in skillet. Mix well and cook covered for about 10 minutes on moderate heat. Cut olives into thin rounds. Add […]

Combine first 3 ingredients in a 2 Qt casserole; top w/ lid. Nuke 4-5 min. Stir in shrimp & next 7 ingredients; cover and nuke 3.5 to 4.5 min. or until shrimp is done (turns pink). Stir in couscous; cover & let stand 5 minutes.

Boil the water. trim the crust off teh bread. Cut slices into 1/2 inch cubes. Heat the oil in a wide-heavy-bottemed 2 to 3 quart pot over low heat. Fry the garlic for 15 seconds, stirring constantly. Add teh bread for 3 to 5 minutes, until the cubes are lightly brown. Stir constantly. Add teh […]