Ensalada de Nopales by Lizeth Gomez

-Tomatoes

-Onions

-Jalapeños

-Cooked nopales

-Cilantro

-Avocado

-Queso Fresco

-Salt

-Pepper

-Olive oil

-Chop the veggies into small squares/slices and mix in a big bowl. Crumble the cheese into the mix and add olive oil. Finally add salt and pepper to taste.

I don't really use measurements so you should taste the mix and add the cheese, oil, salt and pepper according to your taste.

For a vegan alternative do not add cheese and substitute the olive oil for lemon.

Spicy Salsa by Lizeth Gomez

Having a mexican background i am used to eating spicy foods and/or adding spicy salsa to practically everything i eat. Everyone in my family has a bottle of hot sauce in their pantry or a jar of fresh salsa in the fridge; this is my family's recipe for the contents of that jar:

-Chiles de árbol

-Garlic

-Olive oil

-Salt

-In a large pan you toast the dried chiles in enough oil to cover them: think of it as almost deep frying them. Once they cool blend the chiles and the garlic together, making sure they have enough oil. I add garlic to taste and i love the taste of garlic so i add about 1 garlic clove for every 5/10 chiles. If the mixture gets too thick add more oil. Finally add salt to taste.