~Mango Salsa~

 Sweet & Hot, 2 things I love most. I love trying many differnt peppers and mixing and matching flavors.

Today we had Mango Salsa with a serious kick.

The HOTTER, the better!

Here is my recipe.

3 Mango's chopped (chop to your desired size) I chop mine roughly into many sizes.

5 Scallions sliced up

1/3 cup white onion diced

Cilantro to your liking. (I like alot. I use 3/4 of a cup)

1 Serrano Pepper (chopped finely)

1 Jalepeno Pepper (roughly chopped)

1 Passilla Pepper (roughly chopped)

When using peppers you can cut out the ribs and seeds, thats where most of the heat is!

I just chop and go. We like a little fire! You may also want to use gloves when cutting peppers.

4 cloves of Garlic (chopped finely)

1 lime squezzed (watch out for the seeds)

I mix it all up in a large bowl and serve!

I chill it in the fridge for about an hour.

Taste great on grilled Salmon, Chicken & Shrimp

Also taste great with tortilla chips! I also make Flour tortilla chips and sprinkle them with Cinnamon Sugar. Taste great with the sweet & spicy mango salsa.

Happy Eating!!!

As the Garden Grows, Expands & Gets a little work here and there..

This time of year Gardeners are super busy getting seeds started & getting the dirt ready for planting.

I have been attempting to get things done . Garden beds need to be cleaned out and dug up, seedlings need to be thinned. Raised beds are a work in progress! I have been working on my compost pile and getting all the rabbit poo ready to make the first batch of tea for the plants I grew indoors. In about a month, most of those veggies I have been growing indoors will be in the ground.

This week we are having lots of rain, which is good! This will make the soil more workable in the next few weeks and will hopefully fill the rain barrels full of water for future use. Here are a few pictures of whats happening in my Garden Spot!

I have also had the Hubby and a friend dig out an old shrub to make room for a Pomagranite Tree!

A little more clean up of this area is still needed, but this is where my tree will grow!

Here is the garlic bed I started!

It's off to a great start!

Here's the Red Onion Bed!

Here's how its looking today!

The Radishes are doing well! I have 3 differnt kinds growing!

White Icicle, Cherry Belle and English Breakfast (I think thats what the last one is called)

The Wheel Burrow Lettuce bed is doing great! I have multiple greens growing plus some scallions!

I have Black Seeded Simpson, Arugula, Italian Greens & a Gourmet Blend. The best part of growing lettuce this way, NO SNAILS!

In this bed I have Brocolli, Spitfire Nasturtiums and some Lettuce of some sort thats sprouting from last year! I have also added some eggshells in hopes that the snails leave my lettuce and brocolli alone!

The Peas are starting to work there way up the trellis. More Pea pictures to come as soon as they grow in a special design I have come up with! I think you will enjoy seeing the way I grew these Peas! But its not where I want it yet. So you will have to wait a bit longer.

My Spitfire Nasturtiums are doing great. I have them growing in a few places. Im going to train these to grow up my tiki tourches to hide the poles! Hope it will make it look more natural.

Here are my Turnips. I still need to thin them out. They are off to a great start too!

Swiss Chard is still going strong! I love the red! I cant wait to add some chard with my flower beds.

Here's a view of a small section of the garden. There is some Fennyl, Spinach, Celery, Chard & Onion.

Here is 2 of my kids helping me out. 2 out of 4 like to garden, not bad! They are big helpers! My son always has big ideas and my lil girl loves to just pick everything, lol.

Here is a new bed we started. This will hold our Baby Pak Choi (Green Fortune) It will tolerate some of the summer heat! Im hoping to add other Herbs around it for shade.

Well, thats all I have going on so far! I have been growing alot of seeds indoors. Soon all that will be joining the garden.

Whats growing in your garden?

Happy Gardening!!!

~Bruschetta~

Bruschetta (Italian pronunciation: [brusˈketta] is a food the origin of which dates to at least the 15th century from central Italy. It consists of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Variations may include toppings of spicy red pepper, tomato, vegetables, beans, cured meat, and/or cheese; the most popular American recipe involves basil, fresh mozzarella, and tomato. Bruschetta is usually served as a snack or appetizer. In Italy, Bruschetta is often prepared using a brustolina grill. In Tuscany, bruschetta is called fettunta, meaning "oiled slice"

Definition according to Wikipedia!

Bruschetta is one of my family's favorite things to eat! We make it alot! With the over abundance of Tomatoes lately, we eat it 2-3 times a week. Usually for lunch. Heres my recipe!

4-5 good size tomatoes (I used Beefsteak) Diced up into small chunks

Half a small Red Onion Diced

3-4 cloves of Garlic Diced

Kosher Salt and BlackPepper to taste

2 tbl spoons olive oil

10-12 Fresh Basil Leaves Ruoghly Chopped

Mix it up and let it sit for about 30 min and let the flavors combine

The Bread

Use the kind you like.

My favorite to use is Chibatta.

We use all differnt breads! Usually whatever we have on hand

I roast about 6-8 Garlic cloves ( until they are soft, about 20-30 min)

Remove the paper and then i spread them on the bread and sprinkle some Parmesian Cheese on each piece.

Put in the oven and Broil it, till cheese is melted and bread looks crunchy.

Then I add the Bruschetta to each piece of bread and add more Parmesian cheese.

I put it on a plate and we pig out till none is left!

Another thing we make is Bruschetta chicken sandwiches! They are so yummy. Will grill chicken breasts and melt Mozzerella and add Bruschetta. They are divine!

Happy Eating!