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     A couple of months ago, I ordered peaches and pears to can.  That was before our household was hit with Covid.  I totally forgot about that order and I was taken aback when it arrived because now I needed to get some canning done at the same time as taking care of my husband who is still in the hospital recovering.  It has worked out alright because Maricopa County has very strict rules about how often and how long my visits can be.  So, coming home and doing an activity that I normally love doing gives me something else to think about rather than brooding over my dear husband's slow recovery.  
     If that wasn't enough for me, the produce wholesale place where I sometimes find really great deals had one of those really great deals this last week.  Crazy woman that I am, on my way to see my husband, I swung by the drive through cash and carry sale and asked for mangos and apples.  At the same time as they were loading my order, my SIL called, so I was a bit distracted, so I may have heard the attendant wrong as he read me my order.  Imagine my surprise when, after being with my husband and then returning home to unload my produce, I found that they gave me a large box of avocados instead of apples!  It was too late to go swap them out, the place was closed!  Don't get me wrong, I really like avocados, but I was looking forward to some Cinnamon Red Hot Apple Rings! 
     I found out that avocado pulp can be frozen for later use, but so far I have been handing out avocados to family and friends pretty quickly.
      I would be remiss if I didn't mention the beautiful, super large mangos that I also purchased!  They are so sweet and amazing!  And, now that I have some great mangos and wonderful fresh peaches at my house at the same time, I decided that today, I would use some of those avocados myself and make this amazingly delicious Peach Mango Salsa w/Avocados!  Not all Peach Mango Salsa recipes also have avocados in them.  But, the perfectly ripe avocado is so creamy and delicious when eaten in this salsa.  When you get a little of each ingredient on a chip, it is the perfect bite! 

    Not only is this salsa good with tortilla chips, one of my favorite ways to eat it is as a topping to grilled chicken.  I made that for dinner for my son and I tonight.  We ate it up really fast and I forgot to take a picture.  Trust me, it looked and tasted delicious!  Here is the recipe for this fabulous salsa! 

Peach Mango Salsa w/ Avocado

This recipe is really quick to put together and gives such a great result.  I hope you give it a try! 
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Other Salsa Recipes You Might Love:
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The Best, Easy, Fresh Salsa
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Get Your Salsa On! (Mom's Favorite)
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Shrimp Salsa

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​While scrolling through TikTok the other day, I came upon this video showing how to make creamy lemonade. It looked really delicious and I wanted to try it, but I put my own twist on it. Cherries were on sale and I had just bought a bunch I was wanting to get rid of, so I thought, why not make cherry limeade? And since I don't eat dairy, I switched out the sweetened condensed milk for sweetened condensed coconut milk.

I'm so glad I tried it! It came out delicious and it's the perfect drink for summer. Try the recipe below and be sure to read the tips I have afterwards for making it come out perfect.

If you're like me you love fresh salsa. But it can be intimidating to know how much of everything needs to go in it. You don't want it too tomatoey or too spicy (unless you like that). So I experimented and came up with this recipe. It has been a favorite everytime I share it with others. It's for sure a game changer and you will love it.

My recipe is based on the delicious fresh salsa my mom would make us growing up. And also based on watching my roommate Shirley make amazing salsas in college. She is of Mexican and Guatemalan heritage and always made the most delicious food. I don't claim that mine is authentic or anything like that, I just picked up some ideas from watching her methods.

I love salsa made from fresh ingredients and I include only one canned ingredient in this recipe: canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. It helps add a smokiness that I think is the key to its addictive flavor. It also is very easy to make because, after charring my veggies, I just chuck everything in the food processor and blend.

I hope you give this recipe a try! I'm making some today to share with some people from church and I don't expect to take any home with me.

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This blog post was originally published 7/9/2018. It is being republished on 1/25/2021 with updated photos, notes, and recipe instructions. Thanks!

     I truly admire my daughter, Maddy, for her ability to choose a vegan lifestyle and stick to it the way that she does.  We have a lot of family dinners around here and there are sometimes very few choices for her to eat, even though I try to make sure there are some vegan choices.  Also, there are a lot of temptations!

​Just yesterday we had a big dinner and there was delicious Texas Sheet Cake! Definitely not vegan and Maddy had to pass on it as she ate her rice and fruit choices.  I felt bad for her, even though she was uncomplaining.  I know that I do not have that kind of will power.  Well, while I searched for my Texas Sheet Cake recipe, I came across another old recipe that I had forgotten about.  It is this Goofy Chocolate Cake that has no eggs, no milk and can easily be sweetened in a vegan way. Since there were many people here yesterday and the Texas Cake is just about gone, I decided to make up this cake this morning as a surprise for Madalynn! She deserves a reward.