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Corn cake stuffed with beans and cheese, fresh salsa, and a tart coleslaw.  Yum! Not that pretty to photograph - delicious anyway.  Randomly finding two pupasas recipes caught my notice.  So I cooked some up.       Recipe from Food and Wine Magazine, May 2023   Total time:    45 minutes.     Serves 4 to 6   An El Salvadorian street-food staple, these pupusas are stuffed with creamy refried beans and melty cheese.    Hot water increases the absorption of the masa, ensuring soft and tender pupusas.    Chopped spinach can be swapped for the refried beans.    2 ¾ cup instant masa harina, such as Maseca, (about 11 ¾ oz) 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt 2 ¾ cups boiling water, divided 1 lb low-moisture mozzarella, shredded (about 4 cups) 2/3 cup canned black or red refried beans ½ cup cold water 2 TBL oil, plus more for skillet Curtido and Salsa de Tomate Fresh cilantro leaves for garnish   1.  ...

White beans and pork sausage with pistachio lemon crumble  From Food & Wine Magazine  Active 30 minutes.  Total 1 hour 5 minutes. Serves 4 1 large lemon 1/2 cup plus 1 TBL evoo, divided 1 medium red onion, cut through core into 8 wedges 1 small fennel bulb, cut into 4 wedges 4 (4 oz bratwursts, pricked all over using tip of a small knife 3 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced (about 1 TBL) 1 medium Chile de arbor, broken into small pieces 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 (15.5 oz) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed  1 cup chicken broth 1 tsp kosher salt, divided 1/2 cup finely chopped Sicilian pistachios 1/2 cup finely chopped mixed tender herbs (such as flat-leaf parsley, chives and mint) Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Using a vegetable peeler, remove wide (3 -x 1/2 inch) strips of peel from half of lemon; set aside 3 TBL juice in a small bowl.  Reserve any extra juice for another use. Heat 3 TBL oil in a deep, large ovenproof skillet over medium-high h...

  We made friends with another transplanted Coos County family, George and Emily Wilder and their two girls.  We attended the same church and often had Sunday dinner afterward.  Christy and Linda, brother-less until their tweens, loved the boisterous company of my brothers, their very boy-ness intriguing.  Michael excelled at organizing obstacle courses and us.  He’d race off in the lead setting the course while the pack followed.  We’d dash around the back field, scale the rock wall to vault onto the tire swing for a fast spin, drop off into cushiony ivy beds, onward to the next challenge.     The two sets of parents took dance lessons together, round and square dance, (Mom sewed square dance dresses for her with matching shirts for Dad.)  They held dance parties at our house, pushing furniture against the walls and sprinkling powder on the floors for a better dance surface. The adults whirled away in abandon do...

Piquant aromas scented our Sitkum  kitchen when Mom made mincemeat; elk neck meat, onions, apples all run through a food mill, Michael and I trading places turning its handle.  Come winter she’d bake exceptional mincemeat pie so good even the bottom crust was flaky.      This is from her recipe, labeled "Wilson Mince Meat," likely from the Charles Wilson family who lived in Sitkum same time as us.  Note the unusual measuring method. Wilson Mince Meat 5 bowls apples, cored 3 bowls ground meat (elk if you can get it) 2 bowls white/yellow onions 1 bowl apple cider 1 bowl vinegar  2 bowls raisins 4 bowls sugar Spices 2 TBL nutmeg 2 TBL cinnamon 2 TBL cloves 1 TBL salt 2 TBL Allspice 1 1/2 pounds butter Run apples, meat and onions through food mill separately, (so you can achieve a similar size and grind,) add to large cooking pot set at medium heat.   Add the next four ingredients to the pot.  Add the spices to the pot.   Cook slowly, stirri...

 My friend Scott of The Dalles, brought me two bushels of apricots last summer.  The apricot orchards grow in semi-arid climate of The Dalles. The  fruit fresh off the trees have intense flavor.  I made fruit leather, a lot of fruit leather, and will remember to make twice as much as Clementine inhales the stuff. I made apricot jam - see the following link for Alice Water's recipe, which is my all-time favorite.   Apricot Jam Recipe And I made four jars apricot syrup.  I thought about baking a cake then soaking apricot syrup into the layers - imagining a decadently moist crumb as the result.  But one family member has gluten intolerance, so I've been aiming for gluten-free desserts.   For Easter I baked a hazelnut Dacquoise, Mary Berry's recipe, a gluten-free nut meringue.  Then inspiration struck!  Apricot curd made from syrup for the filling.  I tinkered around with a traditional curd recipe and came up with the followin...

  Corn Chip Pie Recipe from The Gluten-Free Cookbook, Cristian Broglia This is a homemade version of a rodeo food truck favorite:  Frito Pie. Just without any gluten! Prep time:  15 minutes Cook the:  40 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 TBL cooking oil, plus more for the baking dish 9 oz (250 g) lean ground beef 1/2 cup onion - diced 1 3/4 (300 g) canned ranch-style beans or pinto beans - drained 1 3/4 cup (14 fl oz) enchilada sauce 9 oz (250 g) grated cheddar cheese 1 lb (450 g) corn chips.  Frito Original recipe works for me. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 10-inch round baking dish with oil. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.  Add 4 TBL oil to pan.  Add the beef and onions.  Cook until meat is browned, about 10 minutes.  Transfer to the prepared baking dish.  Spread into an even layer. Top the met with layers:   1. Beans,  2. enchilada sauce,  3. cheddar cheese,  4. corn chips Bake 30 minutes in oven. G...

 This recipe is from cafedelites.com  - I made this recipe for Easter dinner - not a piece left over! Garlic Butter Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Parmesan Cheese Garlic Butter Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Parmesan Cheese are crispy and buttery on the outside, while soft and sweet on the inside, making way for one of the best ways to eat a sweet potato!   Servings: 12  pieces   Calories: 67 kcal   Author: https://cafedelites.com/ Ingredients Sweet Potatoes: ·         4 medium sweet potatoes (or 3 large sweet potatoes)* ·         A light spray of olive oil ·         3 tablespoons melted butter ·         4 cloves garlic , crushed ·         1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley ·         Kosher Salt an...