Black Bean Dip - Dave Prows

Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add black bean flour and water. Blend with cream cheese and add cooked shredded chicken. Put into a casserole dish and top with shredded cheese. Bake until cheese is melted.

Fresh Salsa - Louise Day

8 - 10 tomatoes
1 medium onion
3 bell peppers
2 jalapenos
1 tsp lemon juice
celery salt

mix and enjoy!

Easy meal ideas: top chicken with this and bake or eat with chips for a yummy fresh from the garden side.

Fruit Dip - Stacey Kjar

1 block of cream cheese
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp + a little vanilla

mix together and let sit overnight

Baked Potato Salad - Lori Jackson

clean and boil red potatoes (do not peel), cool
cut in half and then slice them like for au gratin potatoes

Dressing:
2 parts sour cream
1 part mayonnaise
1 part milk
"just dump and pour" until it is the consistency of pancake batter
wisk in dill weed, garlic salt, season salt, pepper, and bacon bits to taste.

Let the dressing sit so that the flavors will "mingle"

Tip: using red potatoes keeps the potatoes from absorbing the dressing and breaking apart - red potatoes hold together better than brown and are less "mealy"

Fresh Salsa - Angelica Chi

1 tomato
2 chili peppers (serrano or jalapeno - serrano are hotted)
1 clove garlic
onion - about the size of 2 cloves of garlic

Boil all together in water to blanch the tomato. Peel the skin from the tomato and blend in a blender. Add salt to taste. For other flavors add cilantro or lime.

Fresh Tomatillo Salsa - Helen Thomas

6 tomatillos (cut in half and roast in frying pan)
1/1 jalapeno (with seeds, roast with tomatillos)
1/2 med onion
cilantro
1 clove garlic
salt to taste

put all into a blender and puree. makes delicious fresh salsa.

Salsa - Helen Thomas

2 qt fresh tomatoes (peeled and smashed)
1 c onion dried
2 c green peppers diced
1 c hot peppers diced
2 cloves garlic
2 tsp salt
1/3 c vinegar
1/4 tsp cumin
1/8 c sugar
1 c tomato paste

Add all the ingredients to a large pot and bring to a boil for 20 min to thicken. Process for 20 min.

Food Processor Salsa (mild) - Lisa Mercer

Chop in a food processor:
5 qt tomatoes
2 jalapenos
10-12 Anaheim peppers
2 c celery (3-4 stalks)
2 onions
6 cloves garlic

hand chop:
2 green bell peppers
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 yellow bell pepper

Add:
1/2 c vinegar
1 Tbsp black pepper
1/4 c salt
1 tsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp cumin
2 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 - 2 Tbsp cornstarch (more cornstarch = less watery)

Bring to a boil and cook for 20 min, then steam or water bath process for 20 min.
Note: to reduce scorching add sugar and cornstarch after the salsa has cooked and before processing, mix in well.

Salsa - Rexalee Jolley

6 quarts cut up tomatoes (scald and peel) you can chop in a food processor
6 green bell peppers
6 yellow hot peppers
6 Anaheim peppers
6 jalapeno peppers
6 medium onions

Do not touch skin or eyes while handling peppers, best to wear rubber gloves. Put all the peppers and onion in a food processor with a little tomato to grind up. Add to tomatoes.

Add:
1 3/4 c white vinegar
3 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp sugar

Put all in a kettle and cook down. Put in bottles and process for 10 min.