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    Chiles Rellenos

    Chiles Rellenos

    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

    Soy Sauce

    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...
    Tomatoes stuffed with hearts of palm

    Tomatoes stuffed with hearts of palm

    Serves 6 to 10 as a salad • 2½ cups hearts of palm, cut in ¼-inch slices • ¼ cup fruity olive oil • 3 Tbs. white wine vinegar • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley • salt to taste • 10 medium-sized tomatoes 1. Drain and rinse the hearts of...
    Lima beans in tomato and garlic sauce

    Lima beans in tomato and garlic sauce

    Serves 8 to 10 • 1 lb. large dried lima beans • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 5 to 6 cloves garlic, crushed or minced • ½ to 1 tsp. rosemary, crushed • 2 cups thick tomato purée • 3 peeled tomatoes, coarsely chopped • ⅓ cup dry red wine • 1 tsp. salt • ¼ cup lemon juice • 1 tsp....
    Fresh mozzarella salad

    Fresh mozzarella salad

    Serves 6 This antipasto salad is made from fresh, new mozzarella cheese, which is very white, much lighter in texture than mature mozzarella, and is stored in water. It is available at well-stocked Italian delicatessens. • 1 lb. fresh mozzarella cheese • 3 small...