cheese

Savory Chili Cheese Churros

These savory chili cheese churros are like the most delicious cheese straw with subtle spice and an undeniable chewy center.

Spicy Honey Goat Cheese Toasts

Soft goat cheese on crisp toasted bread, drizzled with spicy arbol chile honey, a few ripe pear slices, and a sprinkling of toasted almond slices.

Spicy Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

A spicy black bean soup rich with thick Crema Salvadoreña and topped with Cotija cornbread croutons. Made in the slow cooker it is perfect for weeknight meals.

One-Pot Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Your dinner problem is solved. One-pot chicken and rice with cheese, baby spinach, tomatoes, Mexican crema, navy beans, and white wine.

Homemade Jalapeño Cheesy Crackers

These jalapeño cheese crackers are crisp little bite-sized crackers with spicy jalapeño and aged Cheddar cheese. Perfect for snacking with an icy margarita.

Mexican Goat Cheese Dip

A whipped goat cheese dip recipe with a homemade, spicy cascabel chile-garlic oil, toasted pine nuts, and fresh orange zest. One of my most popular dips!

Manchego Chipotle Cheese Ball

This manchego chipotle cheese ball is perfect for parties; coated with pumpkin and poppy seeds, and chives its a real crowd pleaser. Gluten-free!

Sour Cherry Apple Pie with Cheddar Cheese Crust

It dawned on me that this week marks the 5th anniversary of ¡Hola! Jalapeño. That’s 5 years worth of stories, over 400 recipes, thousands of photos, lots and lots of jalapeño peppers, and sooooo many lists (I make a lot of lists). I started this blog right after we returned from my dear friend Beth’s wedding (which reminds me—Happy Anniversary Guys!!) We had just moved to our quiet rural North Dakota village from big noisy San Francisco and I honestly had no idea what to do with myself. I was plenty busy taking care of little one-year-old Louisa and navigating my new role as Stay-at-Home Mom but I missed cooking professionally and desperately needed a creative outlet. So I sat

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