Queso by The Homesick Texan Lisa Fain

It’s been a while since Lisa Fain published The Homesick Texan Cookbook so I was delighted to see this new book Queso.  We are cheese loving people and this book has more than enough cheesy meal suggestions to keep us busy for a while.   There are more than 50 recipes and some appeal more than others but wow–  what a display of great photos and good advice.

For instance, I did not know Velvetta made a good Queso dip but that a block of American cheese gives a completely different texture and flavor.   The front part of this book explains about varieties of cheeses that work well and the types of chili peppers.  Very informative.  I spent more time there than I did flipping through the recipes ….at first.  The directions are so easy but I will say, she makes a prettier presentation than I did.  No matter, it was delicious.

For my representative dish we had our Queso served with white corn ships, black bean and rice, Maduras, sliced avocado, tomato and cheese quesadillas.  It was a fun meal, we dipped and picked up our quesadillas, only needing our forks for the Maduras, beans and rice.

Check out Lisa Fain’s site The Homesick Texan and definitely check out this Queso book. Fun reading, fun cooking and good food!  Check out the bookHERE at penguin Random House or at your favorite book store.

I received a copy of this cookbook from the Blogging for Books program. All opinions and comments are my own and I was not compensated.