Cover chiles with hot water and let stand for 15 minutes until soft. Place chiles and remaining ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth using water that the chiles soaked in to thin it. The sauce should have the consistency of thick paste. Cover with a thin film of olive oil to preserve a […]

Brown sausage slowly, rendering as much grease as possible. Submerge sausage in boiling water for 10-15 seconds to allow more grease to float away. Saute mushrooms, onions, red pepper, artichoke hearts, olives, garlic in olive oil until crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil and sausage. Reduce heat and simmer until it is […]

Saute the chilis and onions in oil until soft. Add the tomatoes, cactus and cilantro and simmer until moisture is absorbed. Add the eggs to the mixture and sprinkle cheese on top. Cover and cook over low heat until eggs are set. Heat Index = 5

Fry the scrapple lightly in slices, in butter, and then mix the scrapple, the drippings, the slightly beaten egg, onion, paprika, parsley, and bread crumbs into a thick paste. Remove the ends and stems of the peppers and stuff them with the mixture. Lay them on their sides in a baking pan containing a little […]

Mix the tomato juice and the tomato paste. Set 1/3 of the mixture aside. Mix the remaining tomato mixture with all the other ingredients except the peppers. Fill the peppers equally with the mixture. Place in the slow cooker. Pour the reserved tomato mixture over the peppers. Cover and Cook on LOW for 8 to […]

Preheat oven 450F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Prick potatoes and bake in middle of oven for 1-1/1/2 hrs, or until very soft. Cool potatoes until they can be handled and scoop flesh into a bowl. With an electric mixer, beat potatoes with chili paste, butter, salt and pepper to taste just until smooth […]

Cut the chiles in 4 slices, (if you want you can keep some without cutting). Cut the carrots in round slices and cut the onions in slices. Fry the onion, peppers and carrots in the vegetable oil for just a few minutes to make the vegetables soft, then add the vinegar and spices and boil […]

Simmer the Annatto and cumin seeds in the oil for 5 minutes. Strain the oil and discard the seeds. Place all the ingredients for the marinade in a blender and puree until smooth. Marinate the meat in the mixture overnight, refigerated. Thread meat onto skewers and grill over charcoal or under the over broiler until […]

Cut lenthwise,all eggplants in half. Cut each half lenth-wise into thirds. Cut cross ways to make inch size pieces.(Actually they will be small triangles.) Add 1/4 cu. olive oil to saute pan. Add Eggplant and Peppers,,sautee med.heat 4-5 min. Do not overcook. Eggplt should be firm. Add Garlic and stir. cook 1 minute. Remove from […]

Combine all ingredients except chicken to make a smooth sauce. Thin with orange juice if needed. Separate skin from chicken breast being careful not to cut the skin. Place some of the sauce between breast skin and breast. Cover chicken with the remainder of the sauce and marinate 3-4 hours in the refigerator. Bake chicken […]