jalapeno avocado dip

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

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Generally, salsa has been a staple in any occasion such as dinner parties and family reunions as it has been paired time and time again with different types of chips but usually corn chips.  Serving salsa has been so popular to serve in gatherings due to the fact that it’s easy to prepare and at the same time, it’s easy to eat and enjoy while talking to your friends, relatives and to others who are in the party.

Though salsa has been constantly served with chips and oftentimes, it’s classified as a dip.  But do you know that salsa can be included as a side dish to many different dishes?  Have you ever thought of what other food go well with salsa to spice up your parties even more?

Salsa can be likened to wine as different types of salsa can go well with different types of food.  For instance, a tropical mango-based salsa goes well with fish while avocado-based salsa is great when served with pork.  Salsa, when served with the right food, can help parties to get even better.

Here are a couple of salsa recipes that you can use as well as ideas of what food to serve them best with.

Corn and Tomato Salsa

1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 small ears) or frozen, thawed

1 large tomato, seeded, chopped

2/3 cup chopped red onion

½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

½ to 1 jalapeno chili, seeded, minced

1 avocado, pitted peeled, chopped

Fresh cilantro sprigs

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl, cover and chill before serving.

Corn and tomato salsa goes well with grilled steaks like rib eye and porterhouse as the corn in the salsa mixes well with the beef.  Its taste gives a new dimension of flavor to the beef.  On the other hand, the mango and tomato salsa where a recipe of this side dish is shown below goes well with crispy coated fried shrimp.

Tomato and Mango Salsa

1 small mango

1 large tomato, seeded and chopped

1/3 cup chopped onion

¼ cup minced fresh cilantro

1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

2 tablespoons lime juice

Carefully peel skin from mango sections attached to the seed.  Slice flesh from seed and chop it to measure 1-1/2 cups.  Combine ingredients in small bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Now that you know which salsa to serve with what dishes, you can serve them in whatever gathering you may have to make it a more lively and memorable occasion.

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A good salsa recipe can spice up a meal and add a little life to your next party. And while it’s easy to find salsa at any grocery store, it’s just not the same as a homemade salsa you make yourself. Making a salsa from scratch is actually quite easy. With the right salsa recipe and just a little preparation time, you can create a good homemade salsa that will have people coming back for more. Mexican food and salsa lover John Weisenberger has put together a delicious collection of tried and true Homemade Salsa Recipes that will get you started. Check them out at http://www.Homemade-Salsa-Recipes.com.

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avocado dreams

How does my beret look on me?

Greetings. I am Subcommander Avocado, Master Poet, wise and benevolent leader of the Avocado Nation. It was once a dream of mine as an avocado to become King of the Avocado Nation. But I realized that in order to do so I would have to learn to walk and talk. People said it was an impossible dream. But I woke up and took the steps needed to learn how to walk, talk, speak, and write. And in so doing, I proved all of the naysayers wrong and became King of the Avocado Nation. Then I made all of the avocados Communists against their will.

lmao that is a very sexy beret u look good.

For a lunch on the go, to pack for a picnic or just as a change from the typical sandwich, wraps can’t be beat. And with all of the flavored wraps now available, building the wrap of your dreams is easier than ever. Fillings as easy as peanut butter and jelly and as complicated as a club sandwich can all be made into wraps. In fact, almost any sandwich or salad you can imagine can be made more portable and a little healthier served on a tortilla instead of on bread or in a bowl. Wraps are particularly well suited to fillings that would drip out of two pieces of bread, or that tend to be soggy. The folded end keeps all of the fillings contained in your wrap instead of on your shirt or lap. This makes wraps wonderful for kids, lunches eaten in the car or really anytime that it’s just too inconvenient to eat messy food – like a first date, before a job interview or on an airplane

While a wrap is essentially a tortilla, today’s wraps have evolved far beyond the doughy flour tortillas we associate with burritos. Wraps can now be found in whole wheat, tomato basil, jalapeno, spinach, garlic herb and chipotle chili flavors in nearly every grocery stores in American, which means there is a perfect wrap for any filling you can stuff inside.

Here are some great wrap ideas for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Wrap one up today!

• Spinach wrap filled with Cajun spiced deli turkey, ½ avocado, honey mustard dressing and fresh spinach leaves.

• Whole wheat wrap spread with crunchy peanut butter, honey and banana slices.

• Garlic herb wrap filled with Chinese cabbage, cooked, shredded chicken, bean sprouts, chow mein noodles and miso dressing.

• Tomato basil wrap filled with goat cheese, ½ avocado, sprouts and black pepper.

• Garlic herb wrap spread with red pepper hummus, romaine lettuce leaves and feta cheese.

• Jalapeno wrap filled with black beans, steamed rice, shredded chicken, cheddar cheese and salsa

• Flour tortilla filled with scrambled egg, cheddar cheese and green chili or salsa

• Tomato basil wrap filled with cooked ground beef taco meat, lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

• Flour tortilla filled with cooked, breaded chicken fingers, Frank’s hot sauce and blue cheese dressing

• Spinach wrap filled with turkey, ham, lettuce and cheese, spread with mayo or ranch dressing.

• Chipotle-chili wrap filled with guacamole, deli turkey, bacon and tomatoes.

• Spinach wrap filled with lettuce and a mix of shredded cooked chicken, green grapes, cashews and mayo.

About the Author:

Want more tips on saving your waistline along with your budget? Check out The Deceptive Diet for great results!

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garlic avocado dip

Do you want your avocado dip with just lemon juice and onion and garlic salt?

or should I add hot spices?

No hot spices. Not with the delicousness of avocado and salt. You don’t need anything else.

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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avocado jalapeno dip

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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chicken avocado tacos

help help help please im beggin u?

So I’m on a diet and for breakfast I ate some yogurt and a granila bar

u’re eating too much. not enuf exercise.

For a lunch on the go, to pack for a picnic or just as a change from the typical sandwich, wraps can’t be beat. And with all of the flavored wraps now available, building the wrap of your dreams is easier than ever. Fillings as easy as peanut butter and jelly and as complicated as a club sandwich can all be made into wraps. In fact, almost any sandwich or salad you can imagine can be made more portable and a little healthier served on a tortilla instead of on bread or in a bowl. Wraps are particularly well suited to fillings that would drip out of two pieces of bread, or that tend to be soggy. The folded end keeps all of the fillings contained in your wrap instead of on your shirt or lap. This makes wraps wonderful for kids, lunches eaten in the car or really anytime that it’s just too inconvenient to eat messy food – like a first date, before a job interview or on an airplane

While a wrap is essentially a tortilla, today’s wraps have evolved far beyond the doughy flour tortillas we associate with burritos. Wraps can now be found in whole wheat, tomato basil, jalapeno, spinach, garlic herb and chipotle chili flavors in nearly every grocery stores in American, which means there is a perfect wrap for any filling you can stuff inside.

Here are some great wrap ideas for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Wrap one up today!

• Spinach wrap filled with Cajun spiced deli turkey, ½ avocado, honey mustard dressing and fresh spinach leaves.

• Whole wheat wrap spread with crunchy peanut butter, honey and banana slices.

• Garlic herb wrap filled with Chinese cabbage, cooked, shredded chicken, bean sprouts, chow mein noodles and miso dressing.

• Tomato basil wrap filled with goat cheese, ½ avocado, sprouts and black pepper.

• Garlic herb wrap spread with red pepper hummus, romaine lettuce leaves and feta cheese.

• Jalapeno wrap filled with black beans, steamed rice, shredded chicken, cheddar cheese and salsa

• Flour tortilla filled with scrambled egg, cheddar cheese and green chili or salsa

• Tomato basil wrap filled with cooked ground beef taco meat, lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

• Flour tortilla filled with cooked, breaded chicken fingers, Frank’s hot sauce and blue cheese dressing

• Spinach wrap filled with turkey, ham, lettuce and cheese, spread with mayo or ranch dressing.

• Chipotle-chili wrap filled with guacamole, deli turkey, bacon and tomatoes.

• Spinach wrap filled with lettuce and a mix of shredded cooked chicken, green grapes, cashews and mayo.

About the Author:

Want more tips on saving your waistline along with your budget? Check out The Deceptive Diet for great results!

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avocado jalapeno sauce

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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History of Salsa

The word “salsa” is the Spanish word for sauce. The salsas that many of us think of are salsa frescas or salsa cruda, fresh sauces served as a condiment aside a Mexican meal. These uncooked sauces might be pureed until smooth, semi-chunky, or the uniformly chopped pico de gallo (my favorite).

The Chile – Tomato Combination

The making of of a sauce by combining chiles, tomatoes, spices and other ingredients like squash seeds and even beans has been documented back to the Aztec culture..

We have Spanish-born Bernadino de Sahagun to thank for the detailed culinary history of the Aztec culture. His extensive writings documented every food common to the culture. This is an excerpt from Sahagun’s writings about the food vendors in the large Aztec markets:

“He sells foods, sauces, hot sauces, fried [food], olla-cooked, juices, sauces of juices, shredded [food] with chile, with squash seeds, with tomatoes, with smoke chile, with hot chile, with yellow chile, with mild red chile sauce, yellow chile sauce, sauce of smoked chile, heated sauce, he sells toasted beans, cooked beans, mushroom sauce, sauce of small squash, sauce of large tomatoes, sauce of ordinary tomatoes, sauce of various kinds of sour herbs, avocado sauce. (Sahagun, translated 1950 -1982).

Ingredients Then and Now

The paragraph above refers to many of the ingredients in our modern-day salsas.

Large tomatoes – We believe this references is to a large red tomato similar to what we eat to day.

Ordinary tomatoes – most likely this reference is to the tomatillo or tomate verde.

Smoked chiles – The chipotle or smoked jalapeno was a staple in the Aztec diet.

Avocado – cultivated by the Aztecs the avocado was an important source of fat and protein and was used in a sauce similar to what we call guacamole.

Two Delicious Salsa Recipes:

2 c fresh plum tomato, diced

1 c fresh green tomato, diced

1/2 c fresh green bell pepper, diced

1/4 c fresh purple onion, chopped.

1 tbsp jalapeno pepper, finely chopped

1 tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1 clove fresh garlic, minced

1/4 tsp salt.

1/8 tsp coarsely ground pepper.

2 tbsp fresh lime juice

1 tbsp olive oil.

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Stir well. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Serve with corn or flour tortilla wedges, poultry, or fish.

Yield: 3 cups (approx 6 calories per tbsp).

Mango Salsa

2 medium ripe mangoes

1 small cucumber, peeled, diced (it says seeded, but I’ve never bothered)

1 ripe tomato

juice of 1 lime (lemon works, too!)

pinch of salt

1/2 – 1 small fresh chile pepper, minced, or Tobasco or other hot pepper

sauce to taste (I have always used Tobasco)

1 Tablespoon chopped, fresh cilantro (It says optional, but I don’t really

think so)

Peel and chop the mangoes. In a large bowl, mix together the mangoes,

cucumber, tomato, lime juice, salt, chile or tabasco, and cilantro. Let

salsa sit for 10 minutes to allow the flavors to blend before serving. Mango

salsa keeps refrigerated for 2 or 3 days.

About the Author:

Michael K. Sasaki is the founder of RecipeMatcher ( http://www.recipematcher.com ), where you can find delicious salsa recipes.

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overripe avocados

Is an overripe avocado still edible?

… or will it kill me?

Do you eat bananas? Ever have a banana that gets black/brown in spots on the actual banana and not just the peal? It’s the same deal here–Avocados get the dark spots as they age. I once made a smoothie with a really overripe avocado, and I’m still around.

However, as another answerer said, if you’ve had it for months, toss it. A few days longer than normal? Eat it and enjoy.

“What do you eat on a low fat raw vegan diet?”

Every time I answer this question,  my response changes.

That’s because the best quality fruit is that which is grown in season.  So, I tend to eat seasonally, meaning my diet changes pretty frequently.

Just last week I was finishing off my last watermelon and now I’m diggin’ on some Valencia oranges!  Grapes should be in season soon so I’ll soon be gobbling up those as well.

With that said, I know how helpful seeing a low fat raw vegan diet “in action” can be if you are new to the diet.  And even if you’re not, it can help give you some perspective on this lifestyle or even just help to reassure you that you aren’t alone!

Or maybe I’ve got it wrong.  Maybe you guys are just a bunch of Curious Kitties and Nosy Nancys who like to get all up in my biz.

It’s cool.  It means I get to talk about my favorite subject…food!

What I Eat

Here’s a rundown of what I’m currently eating:

*Breakfast/Lunch*

The one component of my diet that has been pretty consistent for the past year or so is bananas.  The first 1-2 meals of my day generally consist of 12-15 bananas, depending on the size of each fruit.

There are several reasons for this:

• bananas are filling,
• bananas are cheap,
• bananas are readily available, and
• I like bananas!

*Dinner*

My dinner meal relies upon what is in season.  As I said above, I’ve been eating (actually juicing) Valencia oranges for the past week or so.  It’s hard to give an amount, as the sweet fruit for this meal changes so often.  As far as orange juice, it’s about one mason jar full (32 ounces).

In addition to sweet fruit, I also eat non-sweet fruits and/or greens during this meal.  Since tomato season isn’t quite over here in Tennessee (despite all the cold, wet weather), I’m making sure to get my fill.  I’m guessing it comes out to about 1-2 pounds of tomatoes, give or take.

If I eat cucumbers or greens during this meal, I won’t eat as many tomatoes.  I tend to eat tomatoes at almost every dinner meal, even in the off seasons.  I love them so much!

*Meal Plan*

So here’s what it all looks like (for now):

• Breakfast: 6-7 bananas

• Lunch: 6-7 bananas

• Dinner: 32 ounces OJ, 1-2 pounds of tomatoes

All Mono?

The majority of my fruit meals are mono-meals.  I prefer to eat one fruit on its own until I am full.

This shift to mono-mealing was a gradual, unconscious one for me.  I remember eating a bowl of grapes last year and realizing, “Hey, I’ve been eating lots of mono-meals lately.”

I didn’t force it.  It just kinda happened.

That’s not to say I don’t enjoy the occasional smoothie.  I had one yesterday for lunch, in fact!

I’ve found that smoothies are great for using up barely decent fruit (like a mealy but ripe nectarine) or overripe bananas…which is what happened yesterday!

No Fats?

I do not eat very many fatty foods.  I just forget about them, really.

When I do eat fatty foods, it’s usually 1/2 of an avocado during the evening (after I’ve eaten everything else).  I probably eat about one avocado every month or so.

As far as nuts go, I haven’t had any in quite some time.  I find that it’s much easier to over eat these foods.  Plus, I would have to order them online to actually get them raw.

It’s easier for me to just leave them out of my day-to-day diet.

But if you happen to have any extra pistachios lying around the house, feel free to send ‘em my way.

What Does This Mean for You?

Hopefully learning what I eat on a semi day-to-day basis helps to give you some idea of how a low fat raw vegan diet works in the real world.

But please, don’t take this post as a program to follow.  The specific fruits, the number of meals, and the amount of food I consume are all due to personal preference and my level of physical activity, among other things.

In other words, it’s idiosyncratic!

Whether you hate oranges or love pineapple totally does not matter.  It’s the basic “formula” that counts.

And by formula I mean:

Lots of Sweet Fruit + Some Greens + Limited Fats = Dietary Success!

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For more information on the best raw vegan diet, be sure to visit Fit On Raw and subscribe to Swayze’s newsletter Peachy Keen Ezine. By subscribing, you will also receive the free report The 4 Principles of a Healthy Raw Diet as well as the 5-week mini-course The Fool Proof Transition to Raw.

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avocado and tomato salad

I’m having an avocado and tomato salad. What are you having for lunch today?

Two little round flat breads made by a Turkish bakery,Cut open,put cream butter on both sides.One them is covered with very thin slices of Feurika:a garlic sausage, that also has very hot peppers in it..The other one covered with many thin slices of smoked ham,covered with a very hot sauce from Suriname.A cup of southAfrican tea and a pair.

3 Day Detox Diet

Is a 3 day detox diet for you? If you are like me and perhaps over do it with junk food. Drink too much caffeine and perhaps over indulge with alcohol, why  not try a 3 day detox diet. Yes this will be a great challenge to your system but it is something you can do and it may change your life.

You are not going to have to starve yourself and if you follow the plan properly you will not even be hungry. You will though crave for things such as coffee and your favourite junk food but remember this is only for 3 days.

Let’s first look at what you can drink. Well forget tea, coffee and alcohol and also any type of soda as you are going to be restricted to water and fruit juices. If you have a juicer you will be amazed of some of the great tasting juice drinks you can make. When most newbie’s try their first detox they are amazed at the different types of good tasting drinks they can quickly make with a decent juicer.

Now for food you can eat for this 3 day detox diet you are not going to be restricted to fruit. You are also allowed to eat potatoes and fresh fish. Remember though you have to keep any from any other foods.

To make things easier for you I will list 3 detox diet recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Breakfast

Porridge
Porridge must be made with water and not milk. Add toppings with foods such as bananas, yoghurt and raisins.

Muesli
Must not contain any added sugar

Natural Yoghurt
Any pot of natural yoghurt.

Lunch

Jacket Potato
Using tuna for the topping (canned in water) not in oil. Side dish of salad.

Avocado and Prawn salad
Must be fresh avocado. Serve with prawns, salad and lemon juice.

Grilled Fresh Fish
Any fresh fish grilled. Serve with Jacket Potato or salad

Dinner

Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry

Stir fry a selection of vegetables such as spring onions, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and bean sprouts in a little olive oil. Serve with brown rice.

Baked Salmon Fillet

Salmon fillet served with a jacket potato and steamed / boiled vegetables.

Tuna and prawns with noodles

Gently fry a selection of vegetables such as onions, mushrooms, peppers, courgette and leek in a little olive oil. When lightly browned, add a handful of prawns. Cook for a few minutes, and then add canned tomatoes, tomato puree, black pepper and tuna canned in water. Bring to the boil and simmer until the sauce thickens. Serve with rice noodles.

Drinks

Drink only water of fresh juices.

So there you have it you have everything you need to start your first healthy 3 day detox diet so what are you waiting for?

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avocado tomatillo

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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Alvin Starkman  M.A., LL.B.

Internationally acclaimed Oaxacan chef Pilar Cabrera (NY Times, Bon Appetit) has expanded the roster at her well-known downtown Oaxaca cooking school, Casa de los Sabores (House of Flavors).  Effective June, 2009, indigenous Zapotec chef Reyna Mendoza joins Pilar’s team, offering a new dimension to the already stellar selection of options available to intrigued foodies, those with a keen interest in Mexican cuisine, as well as chefs from around the globe seeking to add to their existing menus.

A native of Teotitlán del Valle, Reyna brings her knowledge, skill and experience to Casa de los Sabores.  She specializes in the preparation of Zapotec dishes.

Reyna has worked with the likes of chefs Rick Bayless and Ricardo Muñoz.  Accordingly, her pedigree is beyond reproach, combining technical aspects of the culinary sciences, with lifelong experience in the modest kitchens of her mother and her family’s other matriarchs of gastronome. And today, members of the Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast Association (http://www.oaxacabedandbreakfast.org) had an opportunity to learn for themselves.

Pilar invited colleagues from the association to attend her cooking school, so that owners and managers of small hotels and bed & breakfast guest houses in Oaxaca, would be able to experience for themselves what Reyna can add to the vacation of any visitor to the city and its central valleys.  And for four hours, we grilled, chopped and filled, and finally indulged in the fruits of our labor, at this hands-on demonstration.

While we prepared a complete comida, we focused on the preparation of three distinctly different types of Zapotec-style tamales.  The complete menu consisted of:

1)      Tamales of mole amarillo with chicken, wrapped in large corn stalk leaf;

2)      Tamales of mole negro with chicken, in banana leaf;

3)      Tamales of mole negro with quesillo, in banana leaf;

4)      Tamales of black bean, flavored with avocado leaf, wrapped in corn husk;

5)      Salsa of tomatillo and dried Oaxacan chile

6)      Salad of organic lettuce, locally grown tomato, avocado and scallion, with cilantro and chile poblano dressing;

7)      Mango sherbet served with pecan cookie.

And of course, upon completing the preparation of the foregoing dishes, and throughout the comida, there were rounds of the requisite “salud,” while imbibing … Corona beer and village mezcal.  

More than  providing an opportunity for us to learn about Reyna and her ability to teach, and to experience for ourselves the exquisite flavor and ingredient combinations of Zapotec cuisine, it was one of those rare opportunities for members of the Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast Association to tell stories, laugh, and enjoy a day away from the office. 

Classes for both traditional Oaxacan recipes with Pilar, and Zapotec cooking with Reyna, can be booked by contacting Pilar through her website, http://www.casadelossabores.com.

About the Author:

Alvin Starkman received his Masters in Social Anthropology in 1978. After teaching for a few years he attended Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, thereafter embarking upon a career as a litigator until 2004. Alvin now resides in Oaxaca, where he writes, leads small group tours to the villages, markets, ruins and other sites, is a consultant to film production companies, and operates Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast. ( http://www.oaxacadream.com ) .

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eat avocado raw

What do you do when your mother is drunk and causing chaos?

My mum is drunk right now and making a mess of the kitchen and herself. She isn’t agressive but everything is falling apart. She’s tripping and falling flat on her buttocks. She’s putting her food in the oven at 550 degrees Fahrenheit and burning the hell out of it. There is raw shredded cabbage all over the floor. She is throwing random objects into the sink. ALL over her shirt is food. She’s putting orange peels in the bread bag. She is eating avocado with soy sauce and getting it everywhere…help me; I don’t know what to do.

Just keep an eye on her she will tire soon and fall asleep. leave the mess there for her to clean in the morning and so she can see how stupid she was.

“What do you eat on a low fat raw vegan diet?”

Every time I answer this question,  my response changes.

That’s because the best quality fruit is that which is grown in season.  So, I tend to eat seasonally, meaning my diet changes pretty frequently.

Just last week I was finishing off my last watermelon and now I’m diggin’ on some Valencia oranges!  Grapes should be in season soon so I’ll soon be gobbling up those as well.

With that said, I know how helpful seeing a low fat raw vegan diet “in action” can be if you are new to the diet.  And even if you’re not, it can help give you some perspective on this lifestyle or even just help to reassure you that you aren’t alone!

Or maybe I’ve got it wrong.  Maybe you guys are just a bunch of Curious Kitties and Nosy Nancys who like to get all up in my biz.

It’s cool.  It means I get to talk about my favorite subject…food!

What I Eat

Here’s a rundown of what I’m currently eating:

*Breakfast/Lunch*

The one component of my diet that has been pretty consistent for the past year or so is bananas.  The first 1-2 meals of my day generally consist of 12-15 bananas, depending on the size of each fruit.

There are several reasons for this:

• bananas are filling,
• bananas are cheap,
• bananas are readily available, and
• I like bananas!

*Dinner*

My dinner meal relies upon what is in season.  As I said above, I’ve been eating (actually juicing) Valencia oranges for the past week or so.  It’s hard to give an amount, as the sweet fruit for this meal changes so often.  As far as orange juice, it’s about one mason jar full (32 ounces).

In addition to sweet fruit, I also eat non-sweet fruits and/or greens during this meal.  Since tomato season isn’t quite over here in Tennessee (despite all the cold, wet weather), I’m making sure to get my fill.  I’m guessing it comes out to about 1-2 pounds of tomatoes, give or take.

If I eat cucumbers or greens during this meal, I won’t eat as many tomatoes.  I tend to eat tomatoes at almost every dinner meal, even in the off seasons.  I love them so much!

*Meal Plan*

So here’s what it all looks like (for now):

• Breakfast: 6-7 bananas

• Lunch: 6-7 bananas

• Dinner: 32 ounces OJ, 1-2 pounds of tomatoes

All Mono?

The majority of my fruit meals are mono-meals.  I prefer to eat one fruit on its own until I am full.

This shift to mono-mealing was a gradual, unconscious one for me.  I remember eating a bowl of grapes last year and realizing, “Hey, I’ve been eating lots of mono-meals lately.”

I didn’t force it.  It just kinda happened.

That’s not to say I don’t enjoy the occasional smoothie.  I had one yesterday for lunch, in fact!

I’ve found that smoothies are great for using up barely decent fruit (like a mealy but ripe nectarine) or overripe bananas…which is what happened yesterday!

No Fats?

I do not eat very many fatty foods.  I just forget about them, really.

When I do eat fatty foods, it’s usually 1/2 of an avocado during the evening (after I’ve eaten everything else).  I probably eat about one avocado every month or so.

As far as nuts go, I haven’t had any in quite some time.  I find that it’s much easier to over eat these foods.  Plus, I would have to order them online to actually get them raw.

It’s easier for me to just leave them out of my day-to-day diet.

But if you happen to have any extra pistachios lying around the house, feel free to send ‘em my way.

What Does This Mean for You?

Hopefully learning what I eat on a semi day-to-day basis helps to give you some idea of how a low fat raw vegan diet works in the real world.

But please, don’t take this post as a program to follow.  The specific fruits, the number of meals, and the amount of food I consume are all due to personal preference and my level of physical activity, among other things.

In other words, it’s idiosyncratic!

Whether you hate oranges or love pineapple totally does not matter.  It’s the basic “formula” that counts.

And by formula I mean:

Lots of Sweet Fruit + Some Greens + Limited Fats = Dietary Success!

About the Author:

For more information on the best raw vegan diet, be sure to visit Fit On Raw and subscribe to Swayze’s newsletter Peachy Keen Ezine. By subscribing, you will also receive the free report The 4 Principles of a Healthy Raw Diet as well as the 5-week mini-course The Fool Proof Transition to Raw.

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spicy avocado dip recipe

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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benefits avocado fruit

Any raw/ aspiring raw foodists out there?

I’ve been into raw food since May, and I’m really wanting to take the plunge and really make it part of my lifestyle. I’ve read numerous books about the benefits, and I have a bunch of cook books, too.

Have you tried raw cheese? My boyfriend’s brother was on a raw diet for a few months and had this huge package of raw cheese to make with his salad. It tasted amazing. I must warn you though, it’s very expensive; at least that particular brand was.

Also, try finding raw cow’s/goat’s/sheep’s milk. Some people find it off putting, but it’s just as good for you, if not better than pasteurized milk. I love fruit and vegetable shakes, so you should keep those as a one meal a day substitute.

Many options are open for someone to open to correct their lifestyle to live a better life. Some habits of burden this may be very painless and inexpensive while others may be more costly.

For example, that an anyone has the selection of walking for thirty report each day, or that someone can pay a large sum of money in membership fees to bond a shape bang. That person may opt to eat better, or even go out and foothold a machine that encourages recovered eating.

An intact fruit juicer is this kind of machine. If you think about trade this artifact, it’s important to know what an intact fruit juicer actually is, and the shape profit you can receive from it.

An unbroken fruit juicer is a kitchen machine that provides many strength benefits to the health-conscious individual who is demanding to eat the fitting foods. Specifically this creation will accommodate the total fruit and diminish that fruit to a potable juice.

It is important to reminisce that there are some fruits which can’t be juiced in their entire form. Avocados, mangoes, plums, peaches and other fruits all reduction into this sort. These fruits limit large pits which will spoil the blade in a total fruit juicer.

Also, make indeed not to juice the entire carroty in an unbroken fruit juicer. Make trusty to eliminate the unwrap from an orange before you juice it, as the shell will make the juice very bitter.

When using a totality fruit juicer, the foremost gain is that the fruit wishes no preparation. To make juice, fruit can just be put full into the juicer, with no cutting or other preparation.

By using an entire fruit juicer, it is potential to like the advantages of the nutrients found in the entirety fruit as disparate to those found in only the juice. This makes the entire fruit juicer a vital appliance to any kitchen since it allows the consumer to take in many more nutrients that are only found in the external skins of the fruits. The skin is so important because it is the part of the fruit that has had the most dictate associate with the sun.

Specifically, through the ingestion of the skin by using a totality fruit juicer the health-conscious individual will be able to take benefit of the several tinted pigments where the explicit fruit absorb the sunlight. In this pigmentation is found the menace fighting rudiments known as carotenoids and flavonoids.

In addition, using a whole fruit juicer the individual will be able to take advantage of the fruit pulp. This fruit pulped is beneficial as it will impart grain for the individual.

About the Author:

Find tips about beef nutrition and nuts nutrition at the Food Nutrition Facts website.

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roasted tomatillo avocado salsa

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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tomatillo avocado recipes

From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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From mild to extra spicy hot, we love our salsa and I’m not referring to the sexy Latin dance, but to the popular dip that’s added to everything from nachos to eggs and just about anything in between. People love salsa so much, it is now considered to be more popular than the beloved ketchup even! With this much salsa being consumed, it’s a good thing that the sauce is a healthy and good for you food containing very few calories, no fat and plenty of vitamin C and other nutritious components.

The combining of chilies, tomatoes and spices is thought to have originated with the Incas who apparently loved to add salsa as a condiment to their dishes. Now days, there’s no limit to the types and varieties of salsa to be sampled. Although the most popular, salsa is not just for chips. In fact, how about having a nice fruit salsa for breakfast? Yes, fruit salsa is a delicious treat. Another great salsa alternative is with an avocado or guacamole salsa. Salsa recipes can be roasted or made with uncooked ingredients depending on your tastes and the recipe. There are tons of salsa recipes and the many ways of adding them to food is limited only to the imagination.

Do you think you’d like to try your hand at making your own fresh salsa? Not only is making salsa fun, but the results, if done correctly (and it’s hard to mess these up folks) are delicious. Serve your own fresh salsa with homemade nachos or on a yummy omelet at either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fruit salsas make great pot luck or brunch additions and go well with both chips, crackers or breads. Obviously, salsa is a versatile treat that can add spice and flavor to just about any plain meal.

Here is my favorite traditional salsa recipe that we make at home; I know you’ll love it too.

Harry’s Easy Salsa at Home

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

Just a little cilantro – Unless you like cilantro a lot, then add more

Pinch of fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

Juice from a whole lime

1 tomatillo, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper with the seeds out – Unless you like it hotter, then leave the seeds in.

Salt and pepper as you like it

Mix all the ingredients in your food processor and process until finely chopped. Makes about 2 cups of yummy fresh salsa.

About the Author:

Find more quick and easy family-friendly recipes at ‘Quick and Easy Family Recipes’ http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes.com

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