Amy
Nikita Funny story: A couple of weekends ago, Matt and I were sitting the hot sun watching our son's soccer team lose during a tournament match. The older couple next to us begins to break out a GIGANTIC bowl of homemade salsa and a Sam's-Club-size bag of tortilla chips. That's when the epiphany occurred: We've been soccer parents going to matches every weekend for 9 years and never once thought to make it a watch party with snacks! Today, that all changed. Here is my GIGANTIC bowl of homemade salsa sitting on the sidelines of another soccer match, and all the other parents were j.e.a.l.o.u.s! It smelled so sweet and fresh. The recipe took 5 minutes to puree in the food processor. Depending on the spice of your jalapenos, you may need 2-3 in the recipe. Buy three - just in case. It's not like you can nibble on it in the store to try it out. LOL! Georgia .Who cares if tomatoes are not in season. Hot house tomatoes are just as yummy. For my tomato recipe I chopped up some chicken, green beans, cherry tomatoes and onion. Spread everything on a roasting pan, drizzled in some olive oil, course salt, cracked pepper and rosemary. I baked for about 30 minutes Roasted tomatoes are mmm mmm good! Jen My best creations are usually the ones without a recipe and using random stuff I already have. After coming back from our little spring break getaway, I had a few beefsteak tomatoes that were a bit too ripe to use in a salad or on a sandwich. I also had some mini sweet peppers that needed to be used. I decided to make…rice. First I boiled a large pot of water in preparation for the rice (2 bags of boil-in-a-bag type), but before adding the rice, I dropped the tomatoes in the water for a minute so they’d be easy to peel. Efficient. While the rice was cooking, I peeled and pureed the tomatoes. In a separate pot over medium-high heat, I cooked the tomato puree along with some minced garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. I chopped up the mini sweet peppers and threw them in toward the end. Once the rice was done, I mixed everything together, and added a bit of dried parsley also. Everyone in a my family really enjoyed it. It tasted great on its own, and excellent in a burrito with black beans and shredded jack cheese. And it’s great reheated too – pretty sure I can thank the tomatoes for that. 😊 If tomatoes are this yummy in the off season, just imagine how good they will be in season.
Until next week, Amy, Nikita, Georgia and Jen
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