Satisfying Salsa

Pinterest has done it again.  I saw this pin which led me to Mountain Mama Cooks blog, where I found the recipe to this amazing salsa. It is amazing for two reasons; the first being because it tastes so stinkin' good, and second, it's cheap to make!  I had everything already excepts for the Rotel, and that was about a buck.  

Ingredients:  

1- 14 oz can diced tomatoes 

1- 10 oz can orginal Rotel

1/2 small onion, roughly chopped 

1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed

1/2-1 jalapeno, seeded or not (depends on how spicy you like it)  

1 teaspoon honey  

1/2 teaspoon salt  

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin  

small to medium size handful of cilantro, washed  

juice of 1 lime

Directions:

First, throw the onions and jalapeño in the food processor and pulse it a bit.  

Then throw all of the other ingredients in until everything it finely chopped and salsa is desired consistency. Taste for seasoning and adjust to taste. Serve with chips or over tacos

 Serve with chips or over tacos.  Delish. 

<3 Saleena

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Stuffed Zucchini Boats

I got this recipe from Kayotic Kitchen, and she knows what she's doing! 

Ingredients:

1 tbsp sour cream

1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp curry powder

1/2 tomato

1 tsp thyme

3 zucchinis

1/2  onion

cheese

pepper

 bacon

4-7 mushrooms, sliced

1 squash

Directions:


Preheat your oven to 400.  Slice Zucchinis in half lengthwise.

 Spoon out the inside, leaving about 1/2".

Cook your bacon in a skillet until crispy.

 Saute the mushrooms and onion in a skillet.  When the onions are almost done, add 1/4 tsp curry powder and cook everything for an additional 30 seconds. (No longer or the curry powder will turn bitter.) When they’re done, transfer them to a big bowl.

Then add 1 tsp dried thyme, 1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt, 1 heaping tbsp sour cream, a good pinch of pepper, the zucchini pulp, the tomato, the squash and crumble the bacon in as well

Lightly butter a baking dish and put the zucchini boats in.

Fill them with your veggie mixture and sprinkle with cheese. 

Put them in a preheated oven, give them about 20 minutes. Sprinkle some coarsely chopped parsley on top and you’re done.

You gotta try this, especially if you have been missing out on your veggies.  The cool thing is you can fill the zucchini boats with whatever you like!  I served this with a simple butter garlic pasta.

<3 Saleena

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