d's delights- cooking and crafts

Bi-coastal Salsa Chop up these ingredients and put in a big bowl: 3 cloves garlic 3 green onions 1 small or ½ large red onion 1 small or 1 large Vidalia or sweet onion (1/2 jalepeno) 3-5 Tomatoes 1 green bell pepper 1 red bell pepper 1 orange bell pepper 1 yellow bell pepper (purple bell peppers are nice too, if available) ½ bunch chopped cilantro Mix together: 1-2 tbs red wine vinegar ¼ C lime juice (juice of 1 large  lime or two small ones) Grated lime peel Pepper ¼ tbs ground cumin 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp olive oil (or other salad oil of your choice) I adapted this recipe from two different salsa recipes.   One was from an LA Weigh Loss cook book, and another was from the South Beach cookbook… so, I named this “Bi-Coastal Salsa”! There is no cooking involved here, but the cutting can be tedious if it’s not your favorite thing to do. I like the peppers and onions to be chopped quite fine.   Putting them through a processor is a...

Grilled Honey Lime Chicken Chicken Breasts ___ Juice of 1 Lime 2 Tbs Honey 1 Tsp-ish cumin Handful of chopped Cilantro 2 Tbs Olive Oil ___ Montreal Seasoning Mix juice, honey, cumin, cilantro and oil to make marinade.  Marinate chicken at least 10 minutes. Add seasoning on marinated chicken and grill. Great with Mexican Chunk Salad.

Mexican Chunk Vegetable Salad 2 Tomatoes 1/3- 1/2 cucumber 1/2 red onion 1 medium bell pepper (I used a red one) 2 ribs celery 2 tbs olive oil 2 limes (juiced) salt and pepper to taste Chop up vegetables, combine with juice and olive oil. Great with Grilled Honey Lime Chicken