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Refried Beans ~ a low fat healthy version

Refried Beans ~ a low fat healthy version

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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Frijoles refritos(refried beans), are beans that are fried with oil/fat, mashed and then refried again. That's the meaning of refrito- twice fried. Refried beans in Mexico are traditionally cooked or fried in lard. I know it's sounds gross and fatty, but…

Empanadas de carne

Empanadas de carne

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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Empanadas are believed to have originated in Spain or Portugal. The word empanada comes from the word "empanar" which means to coat with bread or pastry. So, an empanada is a bread or pastry that surrounds some kind of delicious filling. Empanadas were br…

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Tomato Salsa #95

posted August 12, 2010 in La Fuji Mama

When Josie (Daydreamer Desserts) came over to help me try out knives last week, she brought a treasure with her. We had talked about making some kind of salsa with all of the ingredients that we would be chopping up, so that they w (read full article)

Bolillos - Mexican Rolls

posted August 11, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

The other day while I was looking for the Mole Recipes that are listed below,I came across this recipe for Bolillos, Mexican rolls. One of the recipes, has bolillos (the double "ll" is pronounced like a "y") mentioned. I had no idea what they were, (read full article)

Red Onion tartlets with home-made Goats Cheese

posted July 31, 2010 in Cyder with Eloise

I first made these for a Halloween party about 6 years ago, in the dark room they looked like baked field mushrooms, so many people got a surprise when they tucked in, they were a huge success though and I have had requests for them ever since. For t (read full article)

michel roux’s cornish pasties

posted July 22, 2010 in gourmet traveller

I’m well aware that I’ve been opening every other post with some comment on the British weather, but seriously how schizophrenic has it been? After a blazing start to the week the sunny spells are now sporadically interrupted by sudden d (read full article)

Ingredient Wiki: Battuto

posted July 16, 2010 in I SICILIAN

Battuto describes a method for chopping and a mix of vegetables used in preparation of many Italian dishes. Battuto describe the knife striking the base ingredients against the cutting board. It is the first stage of the preparation in flavoring dis (read full article)

La genovese

posted July 14, 2010 in Memorie di Angelina

Besides ragù alla napoletana, la genovese is probably the most iconic of all Neapolitan pasta sauces, and yet it is little known outside Italy or, for that matter, little seen outside Naples itself. And, for reasons I cannot quite figure out, it di (read full article)

Faggots with gravy

posted July 06, 2010 in FoodForFriendsYeah

Preparing one of our lambs for the freezer on Friday someone mentioned faggots as a way of using up some of the offal. The recipes I read were so varied that I took the basic idea and used the ingredients available; so this is not a classic rec (read full article)

Empanadas

posted June 28, 2010 in mangiandobene

Empanadas are believed to have originated in Spain or Portugal. The word empanada comes from the word "empanar" which means to coat with bread or pastry. So, an empanada is a bread or pastry that surrounds some kind of delicious fil (read full article)

Time for tamales

posted June 27, 2010 in Our Life in Meals

Tamales are traditionally made around the holidays Christmas and New Year’s, but when my freezer’s supply runs out, which is usually around March, I start craving them, hoping my dad might get the inkling to make more. No tamale I’ve eaten (read full article)

Beer Beef

posted June 23, 2010 in Cooking Colombia

Ingredients:  675 grams of beef3 tablespoons of flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons of lard 2 large white onion thinly sliced 1 clove of of garlic, crushed 1 1 / 2 cups beer 1 cup of beef broth 2 large carrots, peel (read full article)

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