or 1 10-ounce package frozen spinach

1 tablespoon shortening

3 tablespoons chopped onion

¼ teaspoon crushed red chile

Salt to taste

Wash spinach well, chop and steam about 10 minutes or until tender. Saute the onion in shortening, mix in drained spinach, chile and salt, and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Serves 2 to 3.

CHALUPAS EL PARAGUA

In Española’s El Paragua, Luis and Frances Atencio make chalupas this way.

1 corn tortilla

Vegetable oil