In Spanish, the word relleno means “stuffed.” Chiles are peppers. This recipe for stuffed peppers is baked. But chiles rellenos are often fried. Honduras is in Central America. The country’s landscape goes from mountains to jungle to coast on the Caribbean Sea….
Soy sauce is made from fermented soybeans, roasted grain, water, and salt. Soy sauce was invented in China almost 2,500 years ago. Soy sauce is a poplar condiment used to flavor many Asian foods. What’s This? Fermentation is a chemical process that causes bubbles of…
• slender sourdough French bread • cream cheese • watercress • cherry tomatoes • salt to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a long, slender loaf of sourdough French bread and spread them generously with cream cheese. 2. Wash and trim a bunch of watercress, shake or pat it…
• slender sourdough French bread • butter • hard-boiled eggs • long strips of pimiento pepper • marinated mushrooms • salt and pepper (optional) to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a long, slender loaf of sourdough French bread, and butter them generously. Peel some…
• slender sourdough French bread • butter • strips of green chilis (canned are fine) • Monterey Jack cheese 1. Cut medium-thin slices from a long, slender loaf of sourdough French bread and butter them. 2. Cut some long, peeled and seeded green chilis into ¼-inch…
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • smoked cheese • large dill pickle(s) 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Slice some good smoked cheese thinly and trim the slices to fit the small pumpernickel squares. 2. Using…
• slender sourdough bread • butter • hard-boiled eggs • salt • sprigs of fresh parsley • pickled cocktail onions 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette and butter them generously. Peel several hard-boiled eggs and slice them about ¼ inch thick. Use only the…
• slender sourdough bread, or pressed pumpernickel bread • cream cheese • cucumber • salt to taste • paprika to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette, or cut slices of square pressed pumpernickel into quarters. 2. Spread each slice rather thickly with…
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • cucumber • hard-boiled eggs • stuffed cocktail olives 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Score a large, firm cucumber with a fork and slice it about ¼ inch thick. Put a…
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • tomato slices • sprigs of fresh parsley • smoked cheese slices • salt to taste 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Cut some medium-sized tomato slices in half. Put ½ a tomato…
• cream cheese • slender sourdough bread • radishes • salt to taste 1. Spread a thick layer of cream cheese on thin slices cut from a sourdough baguette. 2. Wash and trim some radishes, and slice them about ⅛ inch thick. 3. Arrange the radish slices over the cream…
• slender sourdough or French bread, or pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • small-curd cottage cheese • chopped green onions • salt and pepper to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette, or cut slices of square, pressed pumpernickel into quarters. 2….