October 22, 2013

Kitten’s Salsa

We are coming into the holiday season. That means family gatherings and food, food, food! I told you I would share some recipes with you. I’m going to try and keep them healthy because that’s what I’m about these days. Trying to make that 35 year trek!

I am blessed to have many longtime friends. Those are friends that I have had for over 50 years. The kind of friends you can’t lie to because they know everything about you, and vice versa. Friends you know will be there, if you need them. The recipe I want to share with you today comes from one of those friends. This “young lady”, if I hadn’t known her for over 50 year, I would really think she was Betty Crocker’s sister for real.  Talk about cooking and loving it, that’s Kathy, known to some as, “The Kitten.” No matter what time you call her she’s cooking. Everything she cooks is homemade. If she’s having pizza, it’s homemade pizza, and if the menu says salsa, it’s homemade salsa.

This salsa is full of favor with its fresh vegetables and seasonings. It will be beautiful on your table because the colors are rich, vibrant, autumn colors. (I love autumn colors!) I can guarantee you that this recipe will make you a master chef in your circle of family and friends.

Kitten’s Salsa

Ingredients

Red pepper

Yellow pepper

Green pepper

Orange pepper

Scallions

A package of taco seasoning (mild or hot)

Black olives (chopped)

Shoe peg corn

Black beans

Garlic

Jalapeno peppers (add habanero peppers, if you really want to blow your stack)

A package of Italian seasoning

Olive oil (This is the last step.  Stir the olive oil and Italian seasoning together and pour into your salsa.)  

Warnings:

1)      Do not prepare this recipe on a day when knees, back, and fingers are aching. All vegetables must be diced very small. It will be worth it though!

2)      This recipe will make a very large bowl of salsa. Only you know how much you really need. I suggest you prepare it for company.

3)      If you’re with me on that 35 year trek, remember small portions of everything. The salsa is marvelous, so this is going to take some self-control. The salsa is probably not the villain. It’s going to be those tortilla chips. Be careful; don’t eat two bags of chips! LOL