Make Queso Fundido with Squash and Zucchini

Im not sure if you caught it this week, but A Chefs Life premiered this past weekend. Being the big Vivian Howard fan I am, of course it was DVRd. I was ready! This past weeks episode was all about squash. And while most of us are already planning what we want to cook for fall, its still technically summer.

In the episode, Vivian and her mother cooked onions and squash until they were very soft and caramelized. She ended up stuffing a zucchini blossom with it and giving it a deep fry. I was dreaming about this combination, as I have way too much zucchini from a friends garden.

Coincidentally, I ended up going to my favorite Latin restaurant in LA, Corzon y Miel. On the menu they had a queso fundido with squash and chorizo. I thought it was magical.

This is sort of a mishmash of both of the ideas I was inspired by this week. The squash is cooked with the onions, in the same way they were cooked in this past episode of A Chefs Life. Its then topped with a liberal amount of Monterey Jack and mozzarella and baked in the oven the way its done when making queso fundido. I like serving it with crispy tortilla chips but the traditional way is to serve it with wedges of soft tortillas. A sprinkling of fresh cilantro and a cold drink to wash it all down are musts!

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.