Salsa Fresco

Here's an easy, delicious, and healthy homemade salsa recipe that can be made straight from the garden:

1 lb. Tomatoes, chopped (medium size, firm, ripe)

2 Serrano Chilies, or 1 Jalapeno Chili, minced

2 Tbsp. White Onion, chopped fine

1 Green Pepper, chopped fine

2 Garlic Cloves, minced

1/4 c. Cilantro. chopped

1 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tbsp. Lime Juice

Salt and Pepper to taste.

Combine all ingredients in medium size bowl. Refrigerate one hour before serving.

I hope you enjoy this recipe!

This our two sons and our daughter with all of our nieces and nephews! I love them all so much!

homemade topsy turvy

My mother in law and sister in law bought the topsy turvy, (upside planter for vegetable and fruits)but did not have much success so far. They both planted tomatoes plants they had bought partially grown from the store and both of their plants died very quickly. I am hoping to have better luck especially since I am growing mine from seedlings. More time I have put into it the more disappointed I will be if it doesn't work out. So I started thinking "Why can't I create my own homemade upside down planted?" So I am on the look out for old 5 gallon buckets that I can find on the side of the road. I will just wash them out and see how it goes. My motto is "One's man's trash in another man's treasure". I drive my husband nuts because I am always dragging something home that we can use.

Container Gardening

I have recently started trying to grow tomatoes and bell peppers in containers. I wanted to try just starting out with these two to see how it goes before I kill too many different things. I have several houseplants that are doing really well. So I thought "What the hay, I should try growing somethings my family could eat." Not only will they taste better than the supermarket, but it will save me money. I will post some pics of the progess. I really enjoy the feeling of growing things organically for my family.