Oatmeal Bread- For a Bread Machine

Oatmeal Bread

2 Pound Loaf

1 1/3 cups Quick Oats
3/4 cup Milk
1/2 cup Water
2 tablespoons Oil
3 1/3 cups Flour
1/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 1/4 teaspoon yeast

Add in this order.
Set on dough setting on machine.
Proof in the oven, or however you proof, for 30 minutes.
Bake at 350 F for 30-35 minutes or until done.

avocado relish

2 ripe California avocados
1 small vine-ripened tomato
2/3 cup finely chopped white onion (about 1/2 onion)
1 to 2 fresh serrano chilies
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander sprigs
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely crushed black peppercorns

tortilla soup

1/2 white onion
1 pound plum tomatoes
6 peeled garlic cloves
2 [dried] guajillo chilies* (about 1 ounce)
2 [dried] ancho chilies* (about 1 ounce)
8 cups chicken stock*
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1 teaspoon coarse salt

ten 5- to 6-inch white corn tortillas
about 2 cups peanut or vegetable oil for deep-frying


8 fresh coriander sprigs
Garnish: lime wedges

Dressing

1 c. buttermilk
1 c. mayonnaise
1 pkg Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (the dry packet)
2 tomatillos*
1 clove garlic, minced
1/3 bunch cilantro
1/2 tsp lime juice
1 small jalapeno pepper

Mix all ingredients in a blender.

Rice

1/2 bunch cilantro
1 can green chilies
1/2 onion
3 c. water (or more if needed)
4 tsp chicken bouillon
4 tsp garlic, minced
3/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp butter
3 c. rice (uncooked)
-Blend cilantro, green chilies & onion together in food processor/blender.
-Boil water; add all ingredients.
-Simmer covered 20-30 minutes or until rice is cooked…just watch near the end and add more water if it’s starting to look dry.

Pico de Gallo

(this is a really fresh salsa)
4 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded & finely chopped
1 small white onion, finely chopped
1/2 c. cilantro leaves, chopped (or more to taste!)
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded & finely chopped
1 Tbsp lime juice
salt
Combine all ingredients; cover & refrigerate for at least an hour.

Cafe Rio Pork

1 pork shoulder (no bone preferably)
2 liter bottle of Coke (Is there something else that can be used?)
bottle of barbecue sauce

Put pork, barbecue sauce, & coke in a crockpot on low overnight.
About an hour before serving, shred the pork & return to crockpot

Cafe Rio chicken tortilla soup

Puree in blender or food processor
-2 seeded, soaked ancho chilies (Poblano peppers)
-1 onion
-2 tomatoes Roma
-2 cloves garlic
Just rough chop all these ingredients then put in blender or processor and puree until smooth

In soup pot cover bottom of pot with olive oil or other kind of oil. Heat over med-high. Add puree to oil and fry for a minute or two.
Then add
-6 cups chicken broth
-4 torn corn tortillas. Tear them into about quarter size pieces.
-1/2 cup cilantro
-some shredded cooked chicken, or throw in about 6 frozen chicken cutlets and let them cook in the soup, less work!

Simmer until thick, about 1 1/2 hours. Less if you use cooked chicken. Add salt to taste, about 1 TBSP.

Serve with lime wedges, chopped avocados, cilantro, tortilla strips, and Mexican cheese (queso fresco). I squeezed 1/4 lime into each bowl of soup and it was perfect.