Pickled nopalitos
Recipe of the Week
Pickled nopalitos
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 lbs. de-spined, sliced fresh nopalitos
mustard seed
dill seed (if dill flavoring is desired)
garlic cloves, halved
dry red...
Pumpkin preserves
Recipe of the Week
Pumpkin preserves
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 lbs. pumpkin
2 lemons
sugar
1/2 tsp. each, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg
pinch salt
Method
Mash the pumpkin and lemon meat in...
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Courtesy of
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Ingredients
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12 one-inch pieces green onion
2 tablespoons sherry
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Caribbean Catfish
Recipe of the Week
Caribbean Catfish
Courtesy of
Steve Garbon
Ingredients
4 Catfish fillets
2 cups Water
1/2 cup fresh Bread Crumbs
1/4 cup toasted Almonds, chopped
1/4 cup Green Pepper, chopped
4 Tbsp. fresh Lime Juice
4...
