My Foray Into Food Storage

A regular gal learning about Food Storage, Home Cooking, Canning, Gardening, and more!

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Chipotle Inspired Corn Salsa

Making some corn salsa to go along with my Cafe Rio Inspired Beef for dinner tonight!

 

 

Laurel Laurie Staten Nguyen Newhall, CA

My Foray Into Food Storage

This is my last post in my Cafe Rio/Chipotle recipe series.  Once I’d mastered Cafe Rio Beef (recipe here), Cafe Rio Black Beans (recipe here), and Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice (recipe here), I realized that I needed something else to really put these “Burrito Bowls” over the top.  I needed a corn salsa.  I tried a few different versions, and this is what I came up with.  It doesn’t taste like Chipotle’s Corn Salsa, but it was inspired by it.  I hope you love it as much as I do.

And it's ready to serve. Tomato Corn Salsa

Tomato Corn Salsa

1 16-oz bag of frozen corn (or 1 lb of corn cut from corn on the cob)

1 7-oz can chopped roasted green chiles

Lime juice, to taste (I use about 2 tablespoons)

1 15-oz can petite diced tomatoes, undrained

1/3 jalapeno, diced

1/2 red onion…

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There Are Good Days In The Garden, And There Are Bad Days. Today Is A Good Day!

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Today is a good day in my garden.  I had a small harvest, and most of my plants are doing well.  Before I show you today’s “haul,” I want to update you on my spaghetti squash.  As you know, I have had many problems with my spaghetti squash plants.  I guess I was planting them in the wrong spot, because 2 of my four plants are thriving.  Take a look.

 

I planted this plant in the spot I was using for my previous (failing) plants, this time from seed, and it's okay, but it's not thriving.

I planted this plant in the spot I was using for my previous (failing) plants, this time from seed, and it’s okay, but it’s not thriving.

 

This one is doing a little better, and it may bear fruit, but it's not as huge as these plants can be.

This one is doing a little better, and it may bear fruit, but it’s not as huge as these plants can be.

 

These two plants, which are admittedly hard to see with my orange tree there, are growing like mad!

These two plants, which are admittedly hard to see with my orange tree there, are growing like mad!

 

See? I have at least one spaghetti squash on it's way.

See? I have at least one spaghetti squash on it’s way.  I found a couple more this morning, which I hope will grow.

 

My summer squash plant is also thriving!

My summer squash plant is also thriving!

 

 

 

My pepper plants from last year are doing even better than last year!

My pepper plants from last year are doing even better than last year!

 

Since I didn't plant many radishes, I decided to let some of them go to seed, so I will have seeds for next year.

Since I didn’t plant many radishes, I decided to let some of them go to seed, so I will have seeds for next year.

 

My tomatoes are coming along. I don't think you can see all of them, but this plant has 5 good tomatoes growing on it.

My tomatoes are coming along. I don’t think you can see all of them, but this plant has 5 good tomatoes growing on it.

And my Roma tomato plant has started fruiting. Quite exciting!

And my Roma tomato plant has started fruiting. Quite exciting!

 

I picked these today: 1 summer squash, 2 red peppers, several yellow cherry tomatoes, and 2 onions (1 red and 1 white). Dinner will be a delicious affair!

I picked these today: 1 summer squash, 2 red peppers, several yellow cherry tomatoes, and 2 onions (1 red and 1 white). Dinner will be a delicious affair!

 

So perseverance does pay off!  I think I may actually have spaghetti squash this year!  YEAH!