I've been having a craving for some Whatcom County strawberries. I guess these California ones will have to do. I got this recipe a long time ago from one of those Pampered Chef Season's Best recipe books. It is so yummy and fresh tasting. You serve the salsa with Cinnamon Chips. Lane could just eat a bunch of cinnamon chips.
Apple Berry Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
Cinnamon Chips
4 flour tortillas
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Salsa
2 medium Granny Smith apples (diced)
1 cup strawberries, diced
1 kiwi, peeled and diced
1 small orange
2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp apple jelly
Preheat oven to 400 F. For cinnamon chips, lightly brush tortillas with water. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over tortillas. Using pizza cutter, cut each tortilla into 8 wedges. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet (use a baking stone if you have one). Bake 8-10 minutes.
For salsa, mix together apples, strawberries, and kiwi. Zest and juice the orange. Add orange zest, juice, brown sugar, and jelly to fruit mixture. Mix gently.
On another note....I am having a little bit of a hard time "blooming where I am planted" literally! I am so frustrated with trying to grow things here! I have had pretty good luck with impatiens, but other than that, Ugggghhhh! I have been trying to plant some seeds outside. I know the snails love to eat things around here, so I try to keep up on the snail bait. I had some good starts going too, only to find them mowed down by snails the last two mornings! So... between unsupervised 4 years olds peeing on my flowers (no joke), children (hooligans) driving through them with their power wheels and the snails, growing much of anything around here is an uphill battle. It is times like these that I REALLY want my own yard again. I am not a city girl. I am a country girl at heart. Sometimes I ask myself, "do I belong here?" I guess I do, because God has brought our family here. I am sure there is a reason, but sometimes I struggle with trying to find it... and I just want to get out of our little ghetto, move to the country and play pioneer woman for awhile.
2 comments:
You are a country girl at heart!! Home grown! You need a garden where you can use your home grown tomatoes for spag sauce, zucchini for amazing cakes and breads etc. BUT you are there for now, for a REASON. And just think, when you finally have your own space to grow produce and flowers again, you will appreciate it soooo much!! This recipe looks fantastic!
I love it! My sisters and I used to play little house on the prairie, so I feel you! Even here in the middle of our beautiful rural town, it feels claustrophobic! I will pray that you find rest in your spot and that the next time you are replanted, it's much more accommodating to the pioneer woman in you. Finally, Lisa made this on Sunday for Owen's baptism brunch. It was amazing!
Post a Comment