June 26, 2019
Pictured above: Mexican matchsticks feature thin-sliced jicama and a cilantro salsa. By Bill Milligan For the Call While I was on the bum in Mexico I became familiar with jicama. Street vendors and the Mexican equivalent of drive-thru restaurants would sell them julienned and sprinkled with hot pepper. I used to get rides with locals who
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Chicken rolled around cream cheese sits atop a red pepper sauce. When I was growing up my family was so Irish that my grandfather even spoke with a Northern Irish brogue. Consequently, I learned about Ireland, Irish customs and Irish recipes from the tales he would tell in the evening. I remember him trying
[ Read More ]Once again, readers of Call Newspapers have outdone themselves, proving they are some of the best cooks in the nation. The evidence is in the delicious submissions for the newspaper’s annual Home for the Holidays Recipe Contest. The Call received too many entries for the recipe contest to count, and we thank everyone who took
[ Read More ]Sugar Spiced Holiday Ham 1 bone-in, pre-cooked ham 1 cup pinapple juice mixed with 1 cup water 2 cups white sugar ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 to 4 tablespoons water Score outside of ham with diamond cross-cuts.
[ Read More ]Gumbo-licious 1 pound of favorite sausage, sliced 1 pound boneless, skinless cubed chicken breast 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 red pepper, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 3 celery ribs, chopped 1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1 teaspoon dried thyme ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon garlic powder 3 cans chicken broth 2⁄3 cup uncooked brown rice
[ Read More ]SAP Salad 8 cups baby spinach leaves ½ cup pumpkin seeds 2-3 avocados (peeled, cored and sliced) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lime, zested and juiced ½ teaspoon salt Put the first three ingredients in a salad bowl. Mix the olive oil, lime and salt and whisk together. Pour over salad. Toss, being careful not
[ Read More ]Next Day Dinner ¼ cup chopped onion 1 cup mushroom pieces ¼ cup butter 2½ cups cooked noodles 2 cups cubed turkey Salt and pepper to taste 1 can cream of mushroom soup ½ cup chopped celery 2 cups leftover gravy 1 cup bread crumbs (dry out leftover rolls) Saute onions and mushrooms in butter.
[ Read More ]Grandma Ruthie’s Dressing 1 20-ounce loaf white bread, torn into pieces in big bowl ½ cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 pound R.B. Rice’s medium pork sausage ½ to 1 cup turkey stock (boil the giblets from the turkey, add one bouillon cube) or use boxed/canned Rosemary, thyme, poultry seasoning – pinch of
[ Read More ]Cranberry Margarita 1 shot lime juice 2 shots tequila 1 shot orange liqueur 2 shots cranberry juice Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker full of ice; strain into glass. You can also line the rim of the glass with lime juice and salt, if you wish. Garnish with a thin slice of lime and six
[ Read More ]Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake 1 package yellow cake mix 1 egg 8 tablespoons melted butter Filling: 1 package softened cream cheese 1 can pumpkin 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 8 tablespoons butter, melted 3½ cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon ginge ¼ teaspoon cloves Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cake mix,
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