1517 con aceitunas datiles Recipes

spaghetti (or linguini), chicken breasts (more or less ), sazon goya con culantro y achiote, ketchup, margarine, hispanic sour cream (such as la perfecta or sula)

rice, water, olive oil, tomato paste, sofrito sauce, green pigeon peas, undrained, sazon goya con culantro y achiote (to taste), oregano, cilantro, salt (to taste)

zucchini, washed and peeled and sliced (about 1/4 inch chucks), water, roma tomatoes , chunked, sweet onion, chopped, garlic powder (more if you like garlic!!), chicken bouillon granules (caldo con sabor de pollo, chicken flavored bouillon, i use knorr), mexican cheese (fiesta cheese)

potatoes , same size and shape, foil wrapped and 3/4 cooked, ground beef, chili powder (or less depending how spicy you want it 1 dash of chili sauce (if you like it hot), salt, chili con carne with beans (i prefer nalleys), cheddar cheese, grated

chicken strips, salsa con queso , cheetos, buttermilk, egg, cornstarch, salt, pepper

guacamole con tostadas, recipe from chef jeff martinez , el chile cafe y cantina, austin, ripe haas avocados, fresh tomato, chopped red onion, chopped cilantro, lime for spritzing

spanish olives, drained , reserving liquid, and lightly crushed, olive oil (preferably spanish), garlic cloves, lightly crushed and peeled, thyme

garlic cloves, thinly sliced, white vinegar or 2 tbsp lemon juice, black olives, cured (the wrinkled ones), fresh parsley, minced, dried red chili pepper flakes, coriander seeds, crushed, cumin seeds, crushed, olive oil

pitted black olives, canned and undrained, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, paprika

spanish olives, drained and slightly crushed, ground cumin, dried oregano, crushed dried rosemary, dried thyme, bay leaves, fennel seed, garlic cloves, lightly crushed and peeled, vinegar, anchovy fillets (optional)

light kidney beans, drained and rinsed (can use low-sodium ), salsa (mild or medium), chili powder, cumin, salt , to taste (optional), shredded cheddar cheese (can use lows-fat ), sour cream (can use fat-free), chives or 2 tbsp green onions

sour cream, extra virgin olive oil, milk, ground cinnamon, lemon juice or 1 tsp lime juice, fresh cilantro, fresh parsley, rice wine vinegar (i used roasted garlic flavored), salt, black pepper

plain flour, yellow cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk, cooking oil

mixed cracked green olives, garlic cloves, crushed with a garlic press, grated tangerine zest, fresh tangerine juice, lemon slices, cut in half and seeded, sherry wine vinegar, preferably aged, extra virgin olive oil, bay leaves, dried chili , such as arbol, crumbled (to taste), ground cumin

mayonnaise, sour cream, seafood cocktail sauce or 4 oz chili sauce, diced fresh ginger (more or less to taste, can have a kick to it with more), sugar or 1 -2 tbsp corn syrup, drop tabasco sauce or 1 -2 tsp datil hot pepper sauce (to desired heat level)

chorizo sausage (about 2 oz), pitted dried dates, bacon , cut into quarters crosswise, oil, for frying, flour , for dusting, egg, lightly beaten with 1 tsp water

tostitos mild salsa con queso, whole milk, spam (small can), onion, bell pepper, tomato, sazon con azafran seasoning, beef summer sausage, oil

sweet whole kernel corn (to taste), cream-style corn (to taste), scoop vanilla ice cream, crushed ice, milk (to taste)