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'Evening, folks. I'd been rather hankering for some avocado of late, and I needed to utilise the Valentine's Day tuna steaks The Husband had gotten me earlier in the year, so I concocted what just happened to be one of the best and simplest dishes I've ever made.


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I have been taking advantage of the glut of seasonal produce here at the farmers market and have been canning salsas, crushed tomatoes, and applesauce for the winter. It is cool because I can make really good food for the winter, and control exactly what goes in the stuff.

The salsas and applesauce, in particular, really make the house smell good.

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Our Labor Day dinner went smashingly. The food we brought was a big hit and I was only able to snap two photos before it was all ravenously devoured. I didn't even have time to take a photo of the sweet potato fries, but I got one of the mango salsa and one of the raspberry peach pie, which turned out REALLY well for an experiment.


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Newbie here with some summer stuff from the local farm. Here's some grilled onion with homemade salsa and guacamole:


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This was made using only 1tsp of olive oil, eggbeaters, reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese and sour cream, salsa verde, and the wrap is whole wheat garlic & herb. Needless to say this was a very healthy meal, but it certainly didn't taste that way!


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I don't usually like eggs at all, but for some reason I was craving an omelette this morning, so I mixed up my eggs and tossed in:

chopped garlic, onion, and black olives
a spoonful of hot black bean & corn salsa
and some colby jack cheese

Because I suck at making omelettes, it didn't look that pretty until the last bite, but here it is:

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Back at home, there's a local chain of grocery stores that has the most absolutely delicious chip dip ever, called "Mexicana Dip." When I lived at home I never thought about what might go into this dip (the ingredients listed a whole bunch of crazy technical things) because it was always at the store down the street whenever I wanted some, and life ( Read more... )