Carne Molida con Papa

Ingredients

• Tomato (1)
• Dried California Chiles (3)
• Lean Ground Beef [7% fat] (1 lbs.)
• Potatoes (3)
• Salt
• Garlic
• Cumin
• Black Pepper
• Olive Oil

Instructions

1. Put 3 California chiles and 1 tomato to boil
2. Pre-heat pan on medium flame; coat in olive oil
3. Tear beef into little pieces and put in pan
4. Turn heat up to medium-high
5. Peel potatoes
6. Season beef with [aprox.] 1/2 teaspoon of salt
7. Mash beef with masher
8. Put flame to lowest level
9. Cover pan
10. Cut potato to small pieces; put in pan then cover pan again; do this with all potatoes
11. Stir & cover
12. Put the boiled chiles and tomato into blender; add 1 clove of garlic; add 1/2 teaspoon of cumin; add 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper; add a splash of the water used to boil
13. Blend
14. Continually stir beef & potatoes
15. When potatoes begin to soften a little, add the blended chile
16. Rinse blender with a splash of water and add to meat
17. Stir
18. Let sit on lowest level flame until potatoes are completely soft
19. Done.

Chilé

Ingredients

• Tomatoes
• Chiles
• Salt
• Garlic

Instructions

1. Put 4 avocado-sized tomatoes to boil
2. Add 15-20 chiles to boil with the tomatoes as well
3. Cook until tomatoes are soft
4. Put all chiles, one tomato, and one clove of garlic into blender with small splash of water from the boiling pot
5. Blend for about 10 seconds
6. Add remaining tomatoes for a second [5 second] blend
7. Put in serving tray
8. Use a little water to rinse blender; put water in the tray
9. Add about half a teaspoon of salt to tray
10. Mix

*Add more or less of the corresponding ingredients to fine tune to your taste.

Seasoned Chicken Breast

Ingredients

• Chicken Breast
• Olive Oil
• Garlic Salt [Lawry's]
• Mrs. Dash Original Blend salt-free
• Lemon Pepper with garlic & onion blend [McCormick California Style]
• Oregano

Instructions

1. Preheat pot [medium-high]
2. Rinse chicken
3. Put on plate
4. dress lightly in olive oil
5. Season with Garlic Salt/Mrs. Dash/Lemon Pepper/Oregano
6. Flip and repeat steps 4 & 5 on other side
7. Put on flame
8. Flip about 2-3 minutes in
9. Put lid on with slight crack
10. Continually flip for about 10-15 minutes until done
11. Cover that shit in chile and eat!

Mom's Famous White Rice

Ingredients

• Rice
• Butter
• Onion
• Water
• Sour Cream
• Chick Flavor Bouillon (powder) [Knorr]

Instructions

1. Preheat pot [medium-low]
2. Put 1 cup of rice
3. Add 2-3 dice-sized cubes of butter
4. Add 1 orange-wedge sized wedge of onion
5. Let that heat for about 5 minutes while stirring [so that the rice hardens]
6. Add 2 cups of water
7. Add 1 tablespoon of Chicken Flavoring
8. Add 1 tablespoon of Sour Cream
9. Gently stir until it boils
10. Put lid on with slight crack for about 7-10 minutes
11. Fully close lid & change flame to lowest setting (for best result, put on top of pan to reduce heat)
12. Let sit for 20-30 minutes (You know what it's supposed to look like)