Weekend Recap

Friday night was a night in with the hubby at home.  We picked up pizza, popped open a bottle of wine, watched some of our recorded shows and did things around the house.  It was a great evening!  After a long week, I was ready for a relaxing night.  Goat Cheese and Mushroom Pizza, oh my!! 

Although we ordered in dinner, we did spend some time in the kitchen to make a few things to take over to a friends house for a fish fry that we were going to on Saturday afternoon.  Jeff made his tasty homemade tartar sauce, and I made Peanut Butter Topped Brownies and Toffee Blondies. 

Saturday was a busy day of meeting friends for brunch and college football watching.  Then I went to a great friend's baby shower.  We topped off the day at the fish fry.  My husband and some of our friends go fishing on the coast regularly throughout the summer and this was a gathering to celebrate and EAT the fish they caught this summer! It was delicious!! We usually grill the fish or make fish tacos that my husband and I make for just the two of us at the house, but this fried fish was a treat.  The batter had potatoes in it to make it crunchy, which was amazing.  Mmmmm.  As you can see, our weekend revolved around food.  Doesn't it always?? :)

Tara

Herb Garden

Finally I got around to potting some herbs for an inside herb garden.  I got these cute ceramic urns from Marshalls ($5 each for the big ones and $4 for the small one). 

There was a sale at the grocery store for 3 for $12, so I picked out Basil, Parsley, and Chives.   It was hard to decide on only 3!

And here is the final result.  I didn't find the perfect place to put them yet, so I just added them to a random corner in our kitchen for now.

I'll admit I did this a couple of weeks ago, and I'm not having very good luck.  I DO NOT have a green thumb.  Any advice on how to maintain an indoor Herb Garden?  I do not know if I over watered, but there is water that is sitting in the pots, so I was told that you are supposed to make sure you have pots that drain.  Is this my problem??

Thanks for the help!!

Tara

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Where does the time go?!  Okay, so I haven't gotten around to posting any pics of the tailgate from last weekend as I promised.  I'm really behind on my pictures...I still need to put up some from Labor Day weekend.  Sigh. 

Yet, I did want to share the recipe with you for the Black Bean and Corn Salsa I love to make.  I think I've made my husband sick of it since I like to make it/eat it soo much.  But it's just so good, and well I guess I feel like it's healthier than a lot of other dips I make loaded with sour cream or cream cheese.  So, this is always a good option!  There are many variations of this recipe out there of course, but I'll share with you the way I make it.  Luckily, I do have a picture I've posted before on here, so I'll just show you this one. 

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

2 cans of black beans, drained

1 can of corn, drained

1 can of diced tomatoes, Italian seasoned tomatoes are great to use to add flavor

Cilantro, chopped and add as much or as little as you like to your own personal taste

1 red onion, diced

1-2 avocados, cubed

1 red bell pepper, diced

Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.  Serve with chips, crackers or whatever else you'd like to!  This would be great on a bed of lettuce with grilled chicken or added as a topping on fish tacos.  See there are so many things you could do with this!  Hope you enjoy.

Tara