by Admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Breakfast
Serves 5 • 6 oz. lightly salted, shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas) • ⅔ cup vegetable broth • 3½ Tbs. lemon juice • 2 cloves garlic, minced • ½ cup plus 2 Tbs. chopped California green chilis • ¼ tsp. salt, and more to taste • ½ tsp. fresh-ground black pepper, and more...
by Admin | Nov 17, 2024 | Breakfast
Serves 5 • 1½ lbs. trimmed spinach • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 1 Tbs. butter • ½ large onion, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, minced • salt to taste • ¾ lb. Swiss cheese. • 10 fresh corn tortillas • vegetable oil • sauce • 1 Tbs. butter • 1 Tbs. flour • 1 cup milk, heated • 1 cup...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2024 | Bread
Making your own fresh tortillas needn’t be very difficult or time-consuming, and the rewards in flavor are great. Tortillas do suffer with keeping, and if you’ve never had them freshly made, hot off the griddle, look forward to a real treat. However, it’s only fair to...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2024 | Side Dishes
Makes almost 3 quarts • ½ gallon dry red wine • ⅓ cup sugar • ⅓ cup brandy • 3 large oranges • 2 large lemons • ¼ cup Triple Sec • ice cubes • 1 to 1½ cups club soda, to taste 1. Pour the wine into a punch bowl and stir in the sugar and the brandy. Cut 2 of the...
by Admin | Oct 13, 2024 | Lunch
Serves 8 Cocido is a peasant dish, variations of which have developed in all the different Spanish provinces. This is my simple version of the Cocido Madrileno that the ever-smiling Delfina used to prepare for us on cold, wet winter days in Segovia. The broths from...
