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Mango Salsa

1 large ripe mango

1 can 16 oz. diced tomatoes - well drained

1 small onion - diced very small

2 tsp fresh basil - chopped

1 tsp garlic - finely chopped

1/2 tsp jalapeno or chili

optional: salt and pepper to taste

Peel mango, remove seed and dice.

Mix with all of the listed ingredients.

Serves with tortilla chips.

Curry Roasted Cauliflower

Curry Roasted Cauliflower Recipe:

1 Cauliflower head

2 Tbsp oil (I use Canola or Olive oil)

2 tsp curry paste

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp turmeric

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less if preferred)

optional: fresh parsley

Preheat the oven to 450F.

Wash and cut the cauliflower into pieces.

In a small bowl, mix all of the ingredients except the cauliflower.

Put the cauliflower into a large bowl. Pour the curry mixture over the cauliflower and toss together until the cauliflower is coated.

Lightly spray a baking sheet. Pour the cauliflower on to the baking sheet. Put it in the oven. Toss the cauliflower every 10 minutes until done.

The total baking time is 20-30 minutes depending on how roasted you like your cauliflower.

Remove from the oven. Put it in a serving bowl or on a serving plate and top with fresh chopped parsley.

Enjoy!

attract hummingbirds to you yard

Hummingbirds are easy to attract and care for. Better yet, these birds are loyal.
Once they find a habitat that satisfies their needs, they return year after year.

The key to attracting hummingbirds to your yard is to plant lots of flowers and provide the habitat that will give them shade, shelter, food, and security.

Herbs, flowering shrubs, dwarf trees, and vines all can be used to create an ideal habitat from ground level to 10 feet or more.

Hummingbirds love water, especially if it is moving. A gentle, continuous spray from a nozzle or a sprinkler hose is perfect for a bath on the fly.

Hummingbirds do not have a keen sense of smell and rely on bright colors to find their food.

They are particularly fond of red and are often observed investigating red plant labels, thermometers, and even red clothes on a gardener.

Brightly–colored flowers that are tubular hold the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. These include perennials such as bee balms, columbines, daylilies, and lupines; biennials such as foxgloves and hollyhocks; and many annuals, including cleomes, impatiens, and petunias.

Here is a list of some of the plants that attract hummingbirds.

Common Name	Latin Name
Allium	Allium
Aster	Aster
Bee balm	Monarda
Butterfly bush	Buddleia
Catmint	Nepeta
Clove Pink	Dianthus
Cornflower	Centaurea
Daylily	Hemerocallis
False indigo	Baptisia
Fleabane	Erigeron
Floss flower	Ageratum
Globe thistle	Echinops
Goldenrod	Solidago
Helen's flower	Helenium
Hollyhock	Alcea
Honeysuckle	Lonicera
Lavender	Lavendula
Lilac	Syringa
Lupine	Lupinus
Lychnis	Lychnis
Mallow	Malva
Milkweed	Asclepias
Mint	Mentha
Pansy	Viola
Phlox	Phlox
Privet	Ligustrum
Purple coneflower	Echinacea
Purple loosestrife	Lythrum
Rock cress	Arabis
Sage	Salvia
Sea holly	Eryngium
Shasta daisy	Chrysanthemum
Snapdragon	Antirrhinum
Stonecrop	Sedum
Sweet alyssum	Lobularia
Sweet rocket	Hesperis
Tickseed	Coreopsis
Zinnia	Zinnia

easy mango chutney

mini peach raspberry pie

Mini Peach Raspberry Pie Recipe

3 cups organic peaches (frozen or fresh)
3/4 cup organic raspberries (frozen or fresh)
1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon white sugar
2 tablespoon and 3/4 teaspoon flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

2 pie crusts
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 375℉.

If using frozen fruit, drain in a strainer to remove excess liquid. Warm in a saucepan on low heat. Gently fold in the sugar, flour and cinnamon.

Roll out the pie crust and cut with a biscuit cutter, glass or bowl depending on the size of your muffin tin. Press crust into greased muffin tin. Add fruit filling from sauce pan and top with a layer of crust. Cut vents into the top of the crust. Brush the butter onto the top crust and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 25 - 35 minutes, until crust is golden.