Enchiladas Rancheros

Enchiladas Rancheros Ingredients 3 pounds chicken leg quarters ; skinned 1 pound Poblano Chile 1 pound tomatillo 1 onion ; diced 1 teaspoon salt 1 bay leaf 3 cups chicken broth 3 cloves garlic ; minced 1 or 2 cups cheddar cheese ; grated 1 or 2  cups of Swiss cheese;...

Grilled Duck "A L’Orange"

Grilled Duck "A L’Orange" They say that in Paris, duckling à l’orange was the highest test of a chef’s mettle. The duck had to be roasted just so-skin crackling crisp, meat tender and juicy-and the orange sauce had to strike a perfect balance between...

Joel’s Jambalaya

Joel’s Jambalaya Our neighbor, Joel St. John, is a chef by profession. Now and then he delights us by bringing something he’s just whipped up or by inviting us to his house to dine. This is not Joel’s recipe, but is my version of how to copy the...
Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

Hot and spicy! I fixed this for Mary Ann Murphy and she almost turned Chinese! The image to the right is a photocopy I took of a page from a book I checked out from the now defunct Highland Branch Library (Memphis and Shelby County Libraries). The book had the English...

Mediterranean Meatloaf

Mediterranean Meatloaf Ingredients   1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes 10 ounces frozen spinach ; thawed and drained1/2 cup onion ; chopped1/4 cup feta cheese ; crumbled1 1/2 pounds Ground turkey 1 cup oatmeal 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon oregano 1/2 teaspoon...