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Cheesy Black Eyed Pea Dip

Cheesy Black Eyed Pea Dip https://ift.tt/DPXTtBf Velveeta is perfect in this Cheesy Black Eyed Pea Dip, a hot and cheesy dip mixed with black eyed peas and served up Mexican-style. I don’t normally use Velveeta in anything. You probably don’t either, right? It’s kind of a guilty pleasure. We know it’s not that great for us, but it’s pretty amazing when it’s melted into a cheese sauce, isn’t it? Velveeta happens to work wonderfully in this cheesy dip recipe. It’s a nice, melted cheesy base for the rest of the flavors that are added in. This is a great dip to serve on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. Legend has it, for the best chance of luck in...

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BBQ Chicken Salad

This BBQ Chicken Salad is a party on your plate and full of wonderful flavor. It’s a fresh and colorful combination of grilled BBQ chicken, veggies, beans, avocado and crunchy tortilla chips, all tossed in a barbecue ranch dressing. This dish is a real crowd pleaser! This salad was incredible and so easy too! I’ll definitely be making it again! — Kristi Even though California Pizza Kitchen is a pizza restaurant, I always have to order their BBQ Chicken Salad when I dine there. If you love their salad as much as I do, then today is your lucky day! It’s SO good and super easy to throw together! I actually think it’s way better than the original CPK BBQ...

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An RV Renter’s Guide to Guadalupe Mountains National Park

  This Good Sam RV Rentals series highlights locations across the US we think are well worth the trip. Check out this guide for everything the RV renter needs to know about Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas Guadalupe Mountains National Park is regularly called a “hiker’s paradise,” and for good reason. More than that, it’s also a perfect place to visit on an RV road trip. Texas is known for being a huge state, so taking the state in by road means you get to see a lot. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is no different. The Guadalupe Mountain range runs for 40 miles. It also contains the tallest peak in Texas (no small feat there)...

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Bake Abby Jane Bakeshop’s Einkorn Bread at Home

Bake Abby Jane Bakeshop’s Einkorn Bread at Home Pastry chef and bakery owner Abby Love uses Barton Springs Mill grains to create her delicious menu of baked goods By Avery Matschek Recipe by Abby Love Abby Love opened Abby Jane Bakeshop in 2021 after years of work in the restaurant and baking industry. Love developed the bread and pastry menu at Dai Due Butcher Shop & Supper Club’s brick & mortar and worked as the pastry chef for three years before striking out to start her incredible bakeshop inside of the Barton Springs Mill facility in Dripping Springs. Guests can enjoy a treat as they watch the millers work through a nine-foot window from the bakery into the mill. Love...

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The myth of the Latino vote

Nicholas Mendoza for the Deseret News On a muggy Saturday afternoon in late October, just weeks before the midterms, 200 or so people gathered in a church auditorium in Weslaco, Texas, to hear from three women they hoped would soon represent them in Congress. Mayra Flores was the last of the trio to speak, and it was clear from the standing ovation she got before taking the stage that she was the main attraction. Flores greeted her audience in Spanish first, then English. “Buenos dias a todos; good afternoon, everyone,” she beamed. “It’s great to be surrounded by freedom-loving youth,” Flores told the mostly middle-aged audience attending the Texas Youth Summit at the Mid Valley Assembly of God that afternoon. “If...

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