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This is an easy cheese to make but it is pretty bland. It also does not melt but it makes a nice cheese to eat on top of crackers. I decided to add diced jalpenos and salt to add flavor. INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS:

I have been trying to make something like the queso sauce they serve at Taco Villa in Topeka since about 1986 when I lived near there. I have had countless fails. I was there again yesterday and decided to try one last time. I think I nailed it. Makes 4 cups INGREDIENTS: 28 oz. can…

I sketched this out because it sounded like it might work. The result was a gasless, creamy, tasty chili flavored chicken stew that was very easy to make. The hominy replaces the beans and has a firmer bite than a typical chili bean. It also adds a corn flavor to the chili that works well…

A double batch should fill a large spice container. I was close to running out of store-bought chili powder so I made the mild version of this using dried peppers I got from the Mexican Grocery. We taste tested the homemade vs the storebought and the homemade was far superior. The storebought chili powder left…

INGREDIENTS: 2 sticks of salted butter (1 cup), softened 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 3 cups raw oats/Quick cooking oats 1 1/2 cups of salted caramel chips (10 oz bag) extra salt for topping (optional-I didn’t use…

NOTES: I like this recipe better and it can be made for 20% of the cost of the store-bought sauce. Recipe makes about 1 quart. Ingredients: Ingredients (2 gallon recipe): Note: This actually makes 290 ounces or 2.25 gallons. You need to use a 12 quart stockpot for this. INSTRUCTIONS: nutrition facts: Serving size: 2 Tablespoon…

I use the term meat stock because most recipes can benefit from a generic stock that is neither chicken or beef but a combination of the two. Most store-bought chicken stock is richer than store-bough beef stock. It makes sense because chicken is inexpensive so they can afford to use more real ingredients. Beef stock…

INGREDIENTS: 6 slices bacon, diced 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 2 stalks celery, diced 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons of flour 1 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 1/2 cup chicken broth 2 teaspoons fish sauce 4 cups peeled and cubed new or waxy potatoes (1/2″ cubes). ground black pepper to…

Notes: I searched the web for a recipe to start with and created this recipe from my notes from a recording of the Juila Childs French Chef cooking show episode 2 from 1963. The episode was televised before I was born and it is still awesome tv for any foodie. You need a very beefy…

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