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Baja Styled-Shrimp Tacos
from Ayla's Cookbook
Guacamole
From the kitchen of: Alba Guevara
Ingredients
3 ripe avocados 1/2 of a red onion (chopped) 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped) 1 teaspoon of garlic powder or fresh garlic (minced) 1 lime 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 small tomato (seeded and chopped) 2-3 tablespoons of salsa 1/2 teaspoon of hot sauce(optional) 1 Jalapeno (stems and seeds removed; chopped) (optional)
Directions
1. Slice the avocados in half, and place them in a bowl. Mash them with a fork and make them as chunky or smooth as you wish. 2. Chop and mix the onions, cilantro, garlic, salt, tomato, and salsa together in a separate bowl. 3. Add the remaining ingredients and stir them together along with the avocados.
My aunt makes one of the best guacamoles and whenever she comes from the Bronx my brother and I help her make some for my family.
Irish Soda Bread
From the kitchen of: Kathy Hogan
Ingredients
4 cups of flour 3 tbsp of sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp of salt 3/4 tsp of baking soda 6 tbsp of butter 1 1/2 cup of raisins 1 tbsp of caraway seeds 2 eggs 1 1/2 cup of butter milk
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°. 2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and butter. 3. Combine eggs and buttermilk in small bowl. 4. Add in wet ingredients to dry ingredients. 5. Mix in raisins and caraway seeds. 6. Cook for 1-1 1/2 hours.
