Impress guests with homemade salsa at your next soirée

FALLBROOK – Gatherings of family and friends are better with food, and few foods are more universally beloved than salsa.

Whether they're hosting a gathering for the big game or a celebration of Hispanic culture and cuisine, hosts who want to go the extra mile can forgo store-bought salsa for the following homemade recipe for Warm Black Bean Salsa courtesy of Judith Finlayson's "The Health Slow Cooker: 135 Gluten-Free Recipes for Health and Wellness" (Robert Rose).

Warm Black Bean Salsa

Makes about 3 cups - 2 cups cooked black beans, drained, rinsed and mashed (see tip 1 below) - 1 cup diced t...