Salad Sonora

1 cup lentils
1 medium onion
2 garlic cloves
1.5 tsp chili powder
.5 tsp ground cumin
1 cup corn cernals drained
1 cup salsa
4 oz green chiles
1 cup chopped green bell peppers
1 cup sliced olives
.5 cup fresh cilantro


wash lentils. place in saucepan with onion , garlic,chili powder cumin and 2 cupswater. heat to boiling, cover, reduce to simmer for 10-12 mins or jsut unitl lentils are barely tender. drain if needed. combine withall remaining ingredients,cover andchill several hours or overnight. serve in a taco bowl on thin sliced veggies wor with tortilla chips.

Pinto bean fudge

2/3 cup canned milk
1 to 1 1/2 cups minature marshmallows
1 to 1 1/2 cups strained pinto beans
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 to 1 cup sugar
1/2 cup nuts
1 to 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips


Combine sugar and milk in kettle then boil fivem inutes stirring constantly. Add remianing ingredients and stir until marshmallows melt then pour into buttered pan. Cool and cut into squares.

ham and bean soup

3/4 lb fully cooked ham
1 medium onion

2 garlic cloves
2 16 oz cans white beans
3 cupschicken broth
2 cups water
1 cup potatoes
3/4 cup carrots
3/4 cup celery
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 tb fresh parsely



IN saucepan,saute onion, garlic and onion till tender. Add next seven ingredients. Cover andsimmer 30 minutes or so. Add peas. cookfiveminutes. add parsely and serve. Really good.

Black Bean taco filling

1 tsp olive oil
1 onion (I use half)
2 garlic cloves
1 bell pepper
2 cans black beans rinsed, drained,and mashed
2 tb cornmeal
1.5 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp chili powder
1 cup salsa

saute onion and garlic with bell pepper until tender. stir in mashed beans and cornmeal. Add seasonings and salsa. done. yum.
Top tacos with red onion, tomato,cilantro, avocado or what ever else you like.

"Bugs" side dish

1/4 cup wild rice
1/2 cup long grain rice
(instead of the two above ingredients, I use 3/4 cup of the wild rice mix from costco)
2 garlic clovesm inced
1 tbl butter
1/2 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup lentils washed
1 coursely chopped onion
4 cups liquid (chicken broth usually)


Saute onion and garlic. Add lentils. Add liquid and boil. Reduce heat. simmer 30 minutes or till water is gone.

Serve with sauted cinnamin apples and some kind of pork.

Lentils and Brown RIce Casserole

6 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups lentils uncooked
1 large onion
1 to 3 garlic cloves
1 cup brown rice
1/2 tsp.basil
1/8 tsp salt
1 small can chopped green chiles
1 or so cups of mozz.orcheddar cheese
1/2 cup cilantro
2-3 green onions


Saute onion and garlic till golden. Addallotheringredients except last three. STir into casseroledishwitha tight lid orfoil. BAke at 350 for 90 to 120 minutes. Stir twice. Add cheese, cliantro and green onions.

OR

Saute onionand garlic till golden. Adll all ingredients excpet last three. Simmer unitl lentils and rice are soft. Putin 9x13 pan,melt cheese on top in 350 oven. Add cilantroand green onions. serve withsour cream and or salsa.