Think you wouldn't like vegan queso? Try these recipes at home Nondairy dips are surprisingly tasty Oct. 16, 2017 Updated: Oct. 17, 2017 10:38 p.m.
1of 2 Creamy Vegan Queso Dip works well with chips and even better with crudité. Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less
2of 2 10 Minute Vegan Queso can be puréed for a creamier texture. Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less
No need to feel sorry for vegans when it comes to chile con queso. Those who do not consume animal products are not left out of the fun because there are cheese-free versions of the Tex-Mex cheese dip. Quite a lot of them, in fact.
Looking for the best queso in town? Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Alison Cook went on a queso quest and picked her favorite eight.
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Jody Schmal has worked for the Houston Chronicle since 2012. She edits restaurant and cooking features; travel stories for the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News; and the Chronicle's Luxury Life magazine, which won Best Niche Product in the Society for Features Journalism's Excellence-in-Features Awards in 2017 and 2018. She was the Chronicle's Style Editor until 2014. Before that she was an editor with Modern Luxury magazines. She is a Houston native and graduated from the London College of Fashion in England.
Greg Morago was a features editor and reporter for The Hartford Courant for 25 years before joining the Houston Chronicle as food editor in 2009. He writes about food, restaurants, spirits, travel, fashion and beauty. He is a native Arizonan and member of the Pima tribe of the Gila River Indian Community.