Mexican Salsa

Its always hard to find a yummy, simple, easy Mexican Salsa.  Mexican food isn't always the easiest to replicate.  Being a big food lover, I watch the food network.  Well one time Emeril made easy Mexican recipes one of them being, Mexican Salsa!  In the past I've found the food network recipes aren't the easiest, some tend to be way more complicated than they seemed on TV.    But Mexican Salsa is a "timeless" appetizer.  We've all been to Mexican restaurant and devoured the salsa and chip.  Here's my own version to Mexican Salsa!

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 cups of chopped ripe tomatoes
• 1/3 cup of diced sweet onion
• 1 tsp of garlic
• 1/2 cup of fresh lime juice (3-5 limes)
• 2 Tbsp of chopped jalapeno pepper covered in adobo sauce
• 1/4 cup of cilantro leaves
• 1/2 tsp of salt

Directions:

1. Combine tomatoes, onions, garlic, lime juice, chopped peppers with adobo seasoning and cilantro in a medium bowl.
2. Season with salt
3. Mix in with hands
4. Refrigerate until cold

Great colors, it smells so fresh and delicious!

I did use fresh Jalapenos and then covered them in about 1 Tbsp of adobo seasoning.  This recipe originally called for chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.  It comes in a 4.5 oz can and can be found in the TeX-Mex aisle of your local grocery store.  I've tried it with the chipotle peppers, Tumba and I, found the chipotle peppers to be a bit overbearing and took away from the salsa.  The both of us LOVE spicy food but we believe the chipotle peppers are not a good fit with this salsa and ruins the dish.


This is also a great side dish or appetizer for the fried chimichangas! Hope you enjoy this recipe please don't forget to post comments and tell us how great your Mexican Salsa tastes!

Tyson Frozen Honey BBQ Chicken Wings (done in the oven) ... edible?

99% of everything I make is fresh.  However, I realize sometimes people don't have the time or ingredients to do that, so we turn to the freezer.  I'm sure Gordon Ramsey would be cringing right now.  It doesn't mean it has to taste terrible just because it's not fresh (not matter what tigress (this blogs female author) says).  Bring on the wings!

So basically you have three options when it comes to getting these suckers ready to eat:

1. The Oven (20 min cook time)
2. Microwave 
3. Grill

Now as much as I love to grill, I figured I will try the first batch in the oven, because lets face it the microwave isn't the best option to cook anything UNLESS you are playing "World of Warcraft" 18 hrs straight and need a hot pocket for sustenance.  I digress...

Instructions are simple:

• Pre heat oven to 400
• Place (10) wings on cooking tray and insert into oven
• Cook time is 20 minutes (turning wings over after 10 minutes)
• Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes.

My 3yr old son saw this pic and said yucky daddy, lol

They may not be as good as your local wing joint, however in a pinch they make a decent appetizer.  Next time I will try them out on the grill (I have a feeling that's the best way to cook'em).

Next blog entry: Perfectly grilled FRESH NY Strip Steak!