On My Way To Heaven

The recipe for this weekend, Mexican salsa made in a Molcajete, from my kitchen to yours!

The most probable thing is that you don't own a Molcajete,
but don't worry, you can use a food processor, or a blender.

From the Mercado:

6 round tomatoes

4 green tomatillos

3 serrano chiles

1 medium onion cut in fourths.

3 garlic cloves

1 bunch of fresh cilantro

salt to taste

The Secret:

The secret to this salsa is this:

Roast all the ingredients until their skin is a bit burned.

Yes, you read well, roast all the ingredients over the stove top, (and if you have a gas stove it’s even better) roast them directly on the fire! (Use tongs to turn them over)

Then put all the blackened ingredients in the molcajete or food processor. I am assuming you will use a food processor, so pulse few times being careful not to make it all liquid; we want to have some little chunks here and there.

Enjoy!

Next time you see a molcajete, don’t hestitate, buy one!

Another salsa recipe, worth “seeing” is the one Gennine posted here.

This is the salad I served with the goat cheese and rosemary tart, they paired perfectly!

Salad:

3 small lettuces (baby and organic are my favorite)

1 can (11 oz) of mandarin orange segments, drained.

1/4 c. unsweetened dried shredded coconut.

1/4 c. dried cranberries.

Mix all the ingredients and use an orange honey dressing.

Dressing:

6 oz orange juice concentrate thawed (6 tbsp)

3/4 tsp salt and pepper

2 1/2 oz raspberry vinegar

3 oz olive oil

Shake well and pour over the salad.

Enjoy!

Pretty printable Recipe cards here or here.

You may also like to read this article by Nancy Wilson about making things around our home pretty.

Timelines with little ones? Yes, Megan will share with us how she does it, this coming Friday, May 28.

This recipe is one of those which are super easy but your family will certainly love; I got inspired in a little restaurant who was introducing  this new tart, and I thought it would make a great light lunch. So I made up my own recipe and it turned out so good that I want to share it with you.

What You Need:

(For two tarts the size of baking sheets)

1 1/2 Kg (3.3 lb) puff pastry

2 large firm, red, beautiful tomatoes thinly sliced. (or 20 tomatoes cherry cut in half lengthwise) – I made one tart with the little ones and another with the big, round ones.-

2 large packages of goat cheese. (crumble the cheese, your little helpers will certainly enjoy helping you with this)

500 grams (1 lb) manchego cheese, or gouda shredded.

2 twigs of fresh rosemary.

Garlic olive oil.

Hands On:

As always, start by preheating the oven at 250º C (483º F).

Now you need to flour a table and stretch the pastry until it is thin, extend it over two baking sheets.

Drizzle the pastry with the garlic olive oil, add half of the goat and manchego cheese; finally arrange the tomato slices (or tomato halves) and rosemary on top of the cheeses.

Drizzle with a little bit more of olive oil, and bake for 40 mins.

Serve with a fresh mandarine, cranberry and coconut  salad. (recipe coming tomorrow)

This coming Friday, Megan, a Contented Sparrow, will be sharing with us about a great topic, “Using Timelines with Our Little Ones”

What a beautiful Saturday is this; we are enjoying four of my children’s friends visiting from another country.

I enjoyed making eggs for 12 people! A full table is a blessing that my husband and I  really love.

So…here is my recipe for this eggs…and yes, the recipe is mine!!

Italian Scrambled Eggs

For 6 people:

What you need:

12 eggs

4 small chopped tomatoes

1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (the real thing, please!)

1 tsp basil

salt

garlic pepper

1/2 tsp oregano flakes

olive oil

Steps to Follow:

UNO:

In a bowl batter the eggs, with salt and garlic pepper…

DOS:

In a pan heat some olive oil, and sauté the tomatoes with the oregano and basil.

TRES:

Add the eggs, and when you see them half cooked, add the cheese.

CUATRO:

Enjoy with some good coffee, and tosted bagels with cream cheese.

Of course, when you serve so many beautiful people...
you forget to take a picture..!!

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I recommend you to read this post,  Building Christian Character and Manners in Our Covenant Children @ Reformed Women.

And if you are in a mood of re-fashioning a skirt with a beautiful ruffle, a Contented Sparrow posted a how-to do it tutorial.