Mango Chicken

If you want to impress your friends with an easy, delicious, fresh, and PRETTY dinner, cook this:

Chicken with Mango Salsa

Salsa:
-Dice a mango in small cubes. Mango should be ripe, but not mushy.
-Cut up a red bell pepper into small pieces
-Add some chopped green onion
-Add a small bunch of cilantro
-Mix ingredients together
-Squeeze a lime over the mixture
-Do not add salt to the salsa
-Put into the fridge until chicken is ready

Chicken:
-Pound out the chicken breasts so they are flat. This also helps the chicken stay very tender.
-Put some olive oil into a pan on the stove top and warm it up.
-Sprinkle Kosher salt and pepper onto the chicken breasts
-Put chicken onto hot pan and cook about 3 minutes per side, or until you think the chicken is ready!

Spoon Salsa over chicken and enjoy!
Serve with a side of couscous....they go great together.

Substitions and additions:
-Add avocado to the salsa
-Add a glaze to the top of the chicken
-Substitute different types of bell pepper for the red
-Substitute pineapple for the mango if you can't find any ripe mangos.

Please Note: I do not include amounts of the ingredients because it depends on how many people you are cooking for. I usually only cook for two people, so in this case I used two chicken breasts, half a bell pepper, a whole mango, about 6 green onions, and a handfull of cilantro. When I cook, I hardly ever measure things out, so just play with it and experiment in your own way! You can add other spices and seasonings as you wish, but the salsa really adds a lot of flavor to the chicken!

Ahi

I tried seared Ahi Tuna for the first time tonight, and I was pleasantly surprised! I've always wanted to try it since everyone I know absolutely loves it. I signed up for a cooking class where a chef from a local restaurant demonstrated how to prepare a seared Ahi appetizer, sliced over guacamole, lettuce, and a blue tortilla chip. OH. MY. GOD. Here's what it tasted like: buttery, extra lean, filet mignon! Yes, ahi tuna tastes like filet mignon. And boy o boy do I looove filet mignon. So, please edit your note-to-self to read, 'feed Jaime filet mignon OR seared Ahi right before she dies.' Ok? Thanks.

Recipe for Happiness

1. Find something to do
2. Find someone to love
3. Find something to look forward to

(thanks, Helya)

Homemade Chocolate Candy

My grandma sends me homemade goodies every holiday. Last year she sent me the recipe along with her famous Chocolate Deluxe Candy, so this year I decided to make it myself! It turned out soo yummy, so here is the recipe for everyone to try!

1/2 pound baking chocolate
1/4 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup spanish peanuts
1 1/4 cup rice krispies

Melt the chocolate and peanut butter in a bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds. If it isn't melted, heat again for a few seconds or until melted. Be careful not to overheat since chocolate burns easily. Mix in nuts and rice krispies. Spread a thin layer of mixture on a large piece of wax paper. Put in fridge and let dry for an hour. Break into pieces and store in a sealed container. Now you have a scrumptious candy to serve during the holiday season!!


Enjoy!!!