Veronica wrote, >I want to make a good sauce, not the fast food variety. I usually just >nuke some shredded cheddar with chopped jalps, and it works for me, but >it ain't pretty. I ltried blending jalp juice with the melting cheese, >but it still isn't sauce-like, and I am trying to avoid the tedium of >making a white sauce starter ala' Martha Stewart. Hi, Veronica - If you want to make a nice creamy cheesy sauce, there's no easy way around the white sauce routine. However: Monterey Jack cheese is much better for melting than Cheddar, so you could use that instead and do what you normally do, and possibly come up with something a bit more presentable. Alternatively, you could grate up some Jack cheese, cover your chips with a liberal dose, top with peppers of your choice, and run them under the broiler for a few minutes. And save me a bite, willya??? Alex Alexandra Soltow pamra@rockland.net <*><*><*><*><*><*> Practice safe eating -- always use condiments.