Adjust oven rack to center of oven and preheat to 350^F. Wash chicken legs and blot dry. Place legs on work surface. Starting at top of leg, slip your fingers under the skin to loosen. Peel off skin carefully, using a pair of kitchenshears to snip the skin and any connecting membrane to avoid tearing […]

Combine tomatoes, garlic, green onion, basil and salt. Sprinkle 1/3 cup cheese over one half of each tortilla. Top with about 1/3 cup tomato mixture. Fold tortilla in half over top of filling. Seal edges with toothpicks. Brush both sided with oil. Barbecue over medium coals or broil under preheated broiler for 4 to 5 […]

Reduced-sodium salts, for example, “Lite Salt” may be used in quick pickle recipes, as indicated in this guide. The pickles may, however, have a slightly different taste than expected. Caution: Use of reduced-sodium salt in fermented pickle recipes is not recommended. === * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * format courtesy of

Arrange half of the potatoes in the bottom of a buttered 2 1/2-quart shallow casserole dish. Make the buttermilk-blue cheese sauce as follows: melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and shallots and saute for 1 minute. Add flour, stir, and cook for 3 minutes more. Pour in milk and buttermilk […]

If fresh spinach is unavailable in your area, experiment with thawed, frozen spinach. Preparation: Slice off root end and half stem of spinach; wash com- pletely and drain leaves. Wash chili pepper. Incidentally, double amount of dried chili if using plain fermented bean curd. Mash fer- mented bean curd with thin soy; mix with stock […]

-MARINADE – 1/2 c Olive oil 2 tb Dijon mustard 1/4 c Balsamic vinegar; or red 4 Garlic cloves; chopped 3 tb Fresh basil; chopped – or 3 ts dried 2 tb Fresh oregano; chopped – or 2 ts dried 1/4 ts Cayenne; (optional) Salt Ground pepper to taste -GARNISH – 3 tb Parsley; chopped […]

Preparation Time: 0:30 In blender, combine 1 C milk (reserve other cup), and corn, potatoes, onion, mustard, garlic, honey and cayenne pepper. Process until corn and potato are coarsely pureed. Pour into a saucepan. Add remaining 1 C milk and dry milk and bring just to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer gently 20 min, […]

Cook spinach according to package directions; drain thoroughly. Saut‚ onion in butter for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in the cooked spinach, sour cream, peppers, salt and grated cheese. Spoon mixture onto artichoke bottoms; place in shallow baking dish. Sprinkle cheese over the top. Add water to barely cover bottom of dish. Bake at […]

Combine water & bouillon cube in a small, heavy pot. Bring to a boil, stir in the rice, cover & simmer until all the water is absorbed, 35 to 40 minutes. Combine the saffron & hot water & let steep till needed. In a small, dry skillet, toast the pine nuts over moderate heat until […]