Mango Salsa

2 mangos, diced

1 small red pepper, diced

2 green onions, chopped

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

1 jalapeño, minced

juice of 1 lime

juice of 1/2 lemon

salt to taste

This salsa is best if made several hours ahead (or overnight).

I leave out the cilantro until just before serving.

Serve with pork, chicken, fish, or just plain chips. This one is sweet and spicy.

Tip: If you don't have fresh, ripe mangos, frozen mango cubes work great. Just thaw and dice.

Guacamole Deviled Eggs

6 hard boiled eggs

3 avocados

3 tsp hot sauce

2 tsp lime juice

paprika and salt to taste

a few sprigs cilantro for garnish

Combine egg yolks, avocado and hot sauce in a small bowl. Stir until smooth.

Season to taste. Garnish with paprika and cilantro.

This makes a LOT of filling. I was able to fill 10 egg whites with this filling made from 6 yolks.

Deviled Eggs

DEVILED EGGS

12 hard boiled eggs
1/2 cup light mayonaise
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
3 Tbsp chopped dill pickle
Paprika for garnish

Baked Jalapeno Poppers

After thinking about hot poppers for two weeks, I finally decided to try out THIS recipe for low fat poppers, courtesy of Hungry Girl.

I am a big fan of using what I have on hand, rather than running to the grocery store for a missing ingredient and spending $30 on things I didn't know I needed! So, I changed it up a bit. AND I doubled the recipe to 4 servings:

10 jalapenos
1/2 cup fat free cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded fat free cheddar (I used jack cheese I had on hand)
1 cup Fiber One cereal (run through blender until consistency of bread crumbs)
salt, pepper, garlic salt to taste
1/2 cup eggbeaters (I used regular egg because I didn't have eggbeaters on hand)

I highly recommend wearing gloves, because I always seem to put my fingers in my eyes after cutting jalapenos.

Slice jalapenos lengthwise, removing seeds and membranes.


Combine cheeses in a small bowl and mix together with a fork. Optional: add salt, pepper, garlic salt to taste. (I added my seasonings to the cereal)

Stuff each jalapeno half with cheese mixture.

Blend cereal in blender until crumbled to a bread crumb texture.

How cool is this packaging? 2 separate bags to prevent it from going stale. Brilliant! All cereal should be packed this way.

Dip poppers into egg, then cereal mixture.

Place on cookie sheet (tin foil = I don't have to wash a cookie sheet).

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. They just came out of the oven. All I can say is "YUM!"

Now doesn't this baked, low fat goodness look more yummy than this gigantic fryer?

This is the world's largest jalapeno popper, in case you were wondering!

7 Layer Dip

If you don't like Cilantro (or black olives for that matter), STEP AWAY from the 7 Layer Dip.

I make it and I only make it one way.

There's a FOREST of cilantro in there.

So, please, if you are not a cilantro lover, don't bother dishing it up and wasting it. Just step away. This little baby is for Meg's Trifecta celebration tomorrow night (baby shower / birthday / girls' night) reason to party.


I've found that people fall into one of two groups: Cilantro Lovers or Cilantro Haters.

Don't be a hater.

7 Layer Dip:
Refried beans
Sour cream
Salsa
Green Onions
Cilantro
Olives
Shredded Cheese