SCRUMPTIOUS Saturdays - cauliflower salad or kale or warm spinach salad

Although this is a repeat, to make this queso, I used a combination of Pace Picante Sauce, and Von's Organic Chipotle Sauce, which--it's horrible to think about--contains some organic cane sugar juice. Why, I couldn't tell you--as chipotle sauce isn't meant to be even a tiny bit sweet. The good news is that cane juice is ingredient number "10" on a 14-ingredient list. Anyways, the chipotle salsa gives the queso extra kick.

Equipment: small ceramic ramekin, microwave, fork

Ingredients: 1/2 cup salsa, 2/3 cup refried beans, 1/2 diced cheese, such as Monterey Jack. Veggies or tortilla chips for dipping in the queso.

Notes: combine ingredients in ramekin, cover with a plate or other ceramic item. Heat on medium (I choose "4") for 4-5 minutes. Remove, stir, continue heating until cheese is melted and all ingredients can be combined. A great addition can be adding diced green onion to the already-heated mixture.

NERC* Product of the Week!....Pace Picante Sauce

I've decided to launch a "Product of the Week" feature to highlight retail food products that do NOT contain sugar, artificial flavorings, or chemicals.

Our first product of the week is one you can find on many mainstream grocer's shelves--not just the Whole Foods of the world. "The Original Picante Sauce," from Pace, is salsa that comes in a variety of sizes and strengths. And it doesn't come with sugar, artificial flavorings or chemicals. I prefer medium 'heat' myself. Que rico! 

BTW, Pace is a division of Campbell Foods; apparently big packaged-food companies can turn out products that are...Factually, Food.

*Not Eating Refined Carbs