Mango Pineapple Salsa

So I have been reading a great book Anti Cancer. It has some great tips on how you can take care of your body better. I love those kind of books.  One of the things he recommends is eating 25 servings of fruits and vegetables a week. He also said it is a good idea to include variety in your servings. So this salsa is a great way to include a lot of variety into your servings for the week. The extra bonus is it tastes great too. It got a thumbs up from my family.

Ingredients

2 C diced  fresh pineapple
2 C diced mangoes (I thawed frozen)
1/4 C red pepper diced
1/2  C chopped red onion
2 T minced jalapeño
1/4 C chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp salt
3 T chia * Optional (nice thickener)

Directions serves 4-6

1. Place all the ingredients except chia in a medium bowl and toss the mixture.
2. Toss the chia on top and then toss the mixture again. The chia adds nutritional benefits also it works as a nice thickener. It is Delish!

Mango Salsa

Happy Graduation Kirsten!

Mango Salsa

It has been a busy and happy couple weeks. One of my daughters graduated from College. :) She is off to Peru for an internship. I don't like the goodbye part, but I am happy for her. My youngest son won region in tennis. :) I had a wonderful relaxing get away with my husband. We enjoyed soaking in the sun, and the warm water. :) My youngest daughter came home for a school break. She has been a wonderful help around the house. She has planted flowers outside. :) Life is very nice. I love my family.

I made this salsa the other day and really enjoyed it.  I loved the added mango. It is hard to go wrong when you use mangos. Yum! It was gobbled up by my family. My daughter took a picture of this. When I get it from her I will post the picture. 

 Ingredients:
4 Diced tomatoes 
2 mango diced
1/4 minced red onion
1 jalapeno pepper minced
3 garlic cloves minced
1/2 C chopped cilantro
juice from 3 limes
salt to taste

Directions: 
1. Combine all the ingredients except the salt.
2. Then stir in the salt a little bit at a time until the desired taste is reached. Serve

Shitake Mushroom and other Vegetables Omelet

This was a nice breakfast for our holiday today. It was loaded with a lot of great vegetables. I was excited that my son enjoyed eating it. He sometimes is not a fan of lots of vegetables. The Parmesan cheese was a nice touch. The dried mushrooms worked great I have never used them before. :)

Ingredients: 2 servings
1 whole egg
3 egg whites
salt and pepper
2 T oil
1/4 Green pepper diced in pieces
1/2 C dried shitake mushrooms
1/2 C purple onions chopped
1 small jalapeno diced in pieces
2 Roma tomatoes chopped in small pieces
2 cloves of garlic minced
2 T oil (I used grape seed oil)
fresh Parmesan cheese grated

Directions:
1. Beat egg and egg whites together for a couple minutes. Heat frying pan on medium heat.

2. Pour in half the mixture. Swirl around in the pan. Heat and then lift up edge and let uncooked egg slide under. Let cook a couple minutes.

3. In the meant time. Heat another pan and pour in the oil. Throw all the vegetables into the oil and cook until tender about 5 min.

4. Scoop a couple spoonfuls of cooked vegetables on one side of the omelet. Fold the other half on over the top of the vegetables. Grate some cheese on top.

5. Repeat the process with the remaining egg. Serve warm. Top with salsa or ketchup.

Tomato Relish on Wraps with Hummus and Chicken

These colors are so fun to look at it is kind of mesmerizing. It is fun to be able to grow all these wonderful vegetables. It was nice to eat them raw, so it the colors didn't fade much. Eating vegetables can be fun when you find the right combination. This relish would taste great with chips or just eating plain by the spoonfuls. Yum
I chopped them all up on the cutting board.

Then tossed them all together.
Then added lime juice, salt and pepper
Then we put it on wraps that had a little bit of hummus spread on them. Put on a few pieces of chicken and dinner is ready.

Ingredients: feeds 6 or more
2 green peppers chopped small pieces
1/2 jalapeno deseeded and diced in small pieces
6-7 Roma tomatoes diced in small pieces
1/3 C diced red onion
3 to 4 ripe avocados copped in small pieces
2 1/2 T fresh lime juice
2 tsp sea salt with iodine
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/8 to 1/4 tsp chili powder* optional
hummus * optional
6 whole grain wraps or tortillas (I made homemade)
1 to 1 1/2 C cooked diced chicken * optional (I put some taco seasonings on it.)

Directions:

1. Cut up all the vegetables. Toss into a bowl. Toss in the lime juice, salt pepper and chili powder.

2. Spread a thin layer of hummus on the wrap. Spoon on some of the tomato relish and put on a few pieces of chicken.

Enjoy! It was a very tasty meal. :)