Recipes

Beef Fajita Marinade I

Ingredients 1/3 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 cup tequila 1 teaspoon crushed dried oregano leaves (preferably Mexican oregano) 2 large cloves garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions Combine all ingredients and mix well.

Beef Fajita Marinade II

Ingredients 12 ounces beer (not lite beer) 1 cup canola oil 1 small white onion, sliced 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 4 large garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 3 dried chiles de arbol, seeds & stems removed, crushed 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions Combine all ingredients and mix well.

Beef Fajita Marinade III

Ingredients 1 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup tequila 1/3 cup canola oil 1/3 cup fresh lime juice 4 large garlic cloves, crushed 3 tablespoons brown sugar 3 fresh jalapeños, stems and seeds removed, minced 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 to 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves (preferably Mexican oregano) 1 teaspoon lemon pepper 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper salt to taste Directions Combine all ingredients and mix well.

Beet Chutney

Ingredients 1.5 kg or 3 lb 5oz raw beets, trimmed, peeled and diced 3 onions, chopped 3 apples, peeled and grated zest and juice of 3 oranges 2 tbsp white or yellow mustard seed 1 tbsp coriander seed 1 tbsp ground cloves 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 700ml / 1 1/4 pts red wine vinegar 700g / 1lb 9oz golden granulated sugar Directions In a preserving pan or your largest saucepan, mix together all the ingredients well.

Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients 12 ounces cranberries 1 cup white sugar 1 cup orange juice Directions In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice.

Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing

Ingredients 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch mix TRADITIONAL not BUTTERMILK 1 cup mayonnaise I prefer Best Foods 1 cup buttermilk 2 tomatillos remove husk, diced 1/2 bunch cilantro fresh 1 clove garlic 1 lime juiced 1 jalapeno we like it SPICY so we kept the seeds in it, if you like it mild, just remove the seeds Instructions Add all the ingredients in to a blender.

Mayonaise

Ingredients 1 egg yolk 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 2 pinches sugar 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 cup oil, safflower or corn Directions In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients.