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[Krackels]

Yep, you best be prepared for your 1 o'clock meeting.

[So Flo]

Yeah, I guess earning a living makes it possible for me to be able to go out to lunch periodically.

I hate budget time...we propose a bunch of renovations and such that require us to do a lot of homework and we know that we will only end up being approved to do about a third of them!

[dave_in_delaware]

salsa = a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers

so, technically, you're not missing anything. All the other stuff is to flavor it to your liking.

Here is a basic recipe to try, or modify it to become YOUR perfect salsa recipe......

Basic Mexican salsa:
2 large, red ripe tomatoes, peeled and seeded
1 garlic clove peeled
1 Anaheim green chili, seeded and cut into thirds
3 green onions, cleaned and cut into 1 inch pieces
4 oz canned chopped green chilies
1 to 3 whole jalapeños, deveined and seeded (Optional to taste)
1/4 cup fresh Cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup ice water

Char the tomatoes over a gas grill or under the flame of a hot broiler for a few seconds, turning them until the peel blisters. Slip off the peel, and the flesh will still be firm. Remove the green stem core and cut the tomatoes in half vertically. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds.

In the food processor, turn the motor on chop first and drop in the garlic, cilantro, green onions and jalapeños into the bowl of the food processor to chop for just a few seconds.

Turn off the motor and scrap down the sides of the bowl using a rubber spatula.

Add all the remaining ingredients from the tomato salsa recipe, tomatoes, Anaheim chili, the chopped green chilies, olive oil and lime juice .

Process with brief pulses to reach the desired texture, somewhere between a chow-chow relish and a textured puree.

You want to see bits of all the vegetables through out the salsa.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Pour into a serving bowl and allow to season for approximately one hour.

Just before serving mix in the 1/4 cup of ice water to cool the salsa.

Serve with tortilla chips, enhance your favorite chicken recipes, fish, barbecue beef, or with beans wrapped in a tortilla.



Good luck!!!

[rev-arb]

Pizza sounds so good - however we do not have a good pizza place where I live. There is a pizza hut and I can not stand it. There also is a take and bake place - not bad but not great. Even in the area towns there are no great places. It really sucks, where I we lived before we had a fantastic place and I miss their great Pizza. We often make our own and It always is great but sometimes a person does not want to go to all the trouble.

[rev-arb]

CR@P
I just got a call from my wife and the freezer is not working. I hope that I do not need to buy a new one. Most of the meat is still cold but some has been thawed - there goe's a winter's supply of meat.

[Krackels]

Is it bad that I actually know what a chow-chow relish is?

I don't think they have chow-chow everywhere. I think it's a German/Pennsylvania Dutch recipe.

[dave_in_delaware]

Originally Posted by Krackels

Is it bad that I actually know what a chow-chow relish is? ... I don't think they have chow-chow everywhere. I think it's a German/Pennsylvania Dutch recipe.

Yes!! You should be ashamed of yourself!!!

Merriam-Webster: chowchow = a relish of chopped mixed pickles in mustard sauce

Wikipedia: chow-chow = a combination of different vegetables: cabbage, carrots, beans, asparagus, cauliflower, and peas which are pickled in a jar and served cold. The name is based on the French word "chou" for cabbage. Chow-chow is regionally associated with Pennsylvania and the southern United States, though the recipes vary greatly. Pennsylvania chow-chow, best known under the Wos-Wit brand, is generally much sweeter than the southern varieties.


Personally, I've never had it, nor am I in a hurry to try it.....

[dave_in_delaware]

Originally Posted by rev-arb

... the freezer is not working. I hope that I do not need to buy a new one. Most of the meat is still cold but some has been thawed - there goe's a winter's supply of meat.

Oh, no! That really stinks. I hope it's nothing that can't be fixed in a hurry. Did she get some of it into coolers to help prolong the coldness?

Maybe you'll have to invite some of your friends/family over for a big cook-out this weekend.

[rev-arb]

I am going home at lunch to check it out - most stuff was cold and not defrosted too bad. Think it is a bad outlet and not the freezer. Had her plug it into an extention cord somewhere else and the freezer ran again. (better go catch it!)

Should be ok.

[Krackels]

Totp!