Delicio Recipe List

Serve this classic Mexican hot sauce with corn chips or tostados. It is also delicious with cooked fish. Garnish with avocados and jicama. 1 (15oz.) can stewed tomatoes 1/2 of a 4-oz. can mild jalapenos 2 fresh green chile or serrano peppers 1/4 of a sweet white onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice 1 teaspoon sugar 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and give a whirl until blended. Serves 8  COOKS NOTE: Mix this sauce with sour cream to create a dip that has a smoother, cooler, and milder taste. "Cooking is not simply in the tongue, in the palate. It is in the whole body flowing out of the groin and chest through arms and hands."~Edward Espe Brown

It's strawberry time! This is one of the very best salsas ever....the flavors just burst forth in your mouth not only from the ripe berries but from all the other fresh ingredients. Use it to accompany toasted pita triangles, grilled fish, shrimp or chicken. 1/2 of a medium red onion, thinly sliced 1 jalapeno, sliced and minced 1/2 each of a red, yellow and green bell pepper-juilienned 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, shredded 1/2 pint fresh strawberries, sliced 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper Combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 4 hours. Before serving, remove from refrigerator 15 minutes so it loses some of its chill. COOKS NOTE: You may also substitute blackberries or blueberries.