Heat oil, add onion and simmer for a couple of minutes. Add chili and simm a couple of more minutes. Add garlic and tomatoes, simmer 10 more minutes. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Now blend if you used natural chilies. Blend anyways LA RA HOT

Rinse beans; add 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 1 hour. Do not drain. After 1 hour cover, simmer 30 minutes. In Dutch oven, cook bacon til crisp. Drain, reserve drippings. Crumble bacon; set aside. Coat beef with flour. Brown beef in hot drippings, […]

This is a dish whose flavors improve with time, so make it when you have your grill going anyway. Grill the eggplant when the coals are dying, assemble the recipe, and it will be ready for a meal the next day. WIPE EGGPLANTS AND SLICE lengthwise or diagonally into pieces a little less than 1/2-inch […]

Lightly fry bacon in a heavy 3-qt. saucepan. Add onion; cook until transparent. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook over medium heat for 45 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring once or twice. Remove bay leaf before serving.

In a skillet, saute onion and green pepper in oil for about 2 minutes. Add rice and stir until coated with oil. Add tomatoes, turmeric, cumin, salt, garlic powder and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Add cilantro if desired. Yield: 6 servings. […]

-PEANUT-COCONUT MILK DRESSING – 1 1/2 c Coconut milk 1 tb Red curry paste, see recipe 2 c Unsalted chunky peanut — butter 1/2 c White vinegar 1 1/2 tb Soy sauce SALAD: Arrange the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, carrot & cucumber in a salad bowl & lightly toss. Add the bean curd & sprouts. Top […]

-DRESSING – 1 ts Dry Mustard 1/2 ts Sugar 3 tb Red Wine Vinegar 1/3 c Sunflower Or Corn Oil Salt And Freshly Ground -Black Pepper; To Taste * Beet should be washed and dried. If you are using a fresh beet, preheat the oven to 375 Degrees F. Wrap the beet in aluminum foil […]

Brown Italian sausage, 1-2 diced onions, 1 clove diced garlic. Add spaghetti sauce, water, 1-2 bouillon cube (depending on size jar spaghetti sauce), sliced zucchini, sliced cabbage. Cook til cabbage is soft. Taste, and add more water is tomato flavor is too strong. Serve with freshly grated parmesan or romano cheese.

Wash cranberries. Combine with sugar, orange slices, pecan halves, orange juice and spices in a 2 quart casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 375 for 30 minutes. Stir yams into cranberry mixture; bake until hot through, about 15 minutes. 05/29

Combine all ingredients in non-reactive pan. Bring to boil over med-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to med-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, for 45 mins, or until thickened. Prepare jars, lids and boiling water bath. Fill jars with hot mixture, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rims with clean towel and attach lids securely. Place […]