Queso

Who doesn't love some good melted cheese? aka Queso!  At first, I was a little afraid of how to make this one, but it turned out to be soooo easy.

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 3 TBSP all purpose flour
- equal parts crumbled or shredded (chipotle chedder, queso fresco, reduced-fat creame cheese)
- seeded finely chopped jalepineo
- seeded chopped 1/2 tomato

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Tortillas

How easy is it to just buy tortillas these days?  There is such a variety out there, its so convenient to pick up a pack from your local grocery store.  But if you fancy making these at home, try this very simple recipe.  It actually doesn't take that long.

Ingredients:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbs unsalted butter (or lard)
- 1 tbs oil
- large bowl (my preference) or your dough mixer-maker
- rolling pin

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Churros con Chocolaté

INGREDIENTS:

Churro Dough:

1 cup water
6 tbsp unsalted room temp. butter
2 tsp instant espresso powder
Pinch salt
1 cup flour
2 eggs at room temp.
Pastry bag
Large start piping tip
Canola oil
Scissors

Cinnamon- Sugar Coating:
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
½ cup sugar

Chocolate Dipping Sauce:
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
½ cup heave cream
1 tbsp room temp. butter

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Mushroom Salsa

A delicious addition to your "chips & salsa" appetizer. If you are a mushroom lover then you will enjoy this thoroughly and to all you non-mushroom fans (including myself) you will be pleasantly surprised!

Ingredients

Portabello mushrooms
Jalapenos
Onions
Tomato
Coriander
Lemon
Salt and pepper







Method
1) Dice up the mushrooms very finely into tiny cubes
2) Dice up onion, tomato, jalapeno and coriander finely
3) Mix well with the mushrooms and add a splash of oil to combine all ingredients.
4) Squeeze a quarter of a lemon and mix
5) Add salt and pepper (I eyeball it)
6) Taste for salt/lemon/spice levels.
7) Serve at room temp or slightly chilled.

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