It's been a while since my last post. April 23rd we attended the Holland Family Reunion in Dothan. We had a great time. I think everyone who came had a good time and ate until they were stuffed! I will post about that later. Today I am going to share a salsa recipe with you and post some pictures I have taken in the past few weeks.
Wade and I were so happy to have our good friends Tom and Annie come for a visit the 14th of April. They live in Ketchikhan, Alaska. We all went to the farm to visit brother Steve who is married to Tom's niece, my sweet sister-in-law Donya. Wow that's complicated.....Here's some pictures we made that day.
We had a great time with Tom and Annie. We walked down to the docks and had a great time at the Boathouse drinking a Corona and eating some fried crab claws. Then we rode over to Fort Walton Beach and went to eat some fried chicken at Mary's Kitchen. Tom wanted some southern fried chicken and okra. It was delicious of course. Mary's Kitchen is located in Fort Walton Square on Eglin Parkway. If you are in town and want a good home cooked meal that's the place to go.
The first of May my niece Amber came for a visit with her boys and I took these precious pictures.....
This is the way I made it.
2 #2 cans diced tomatoes
4 large cloves of garlic minced
2 jalapeno pepper minced with seeds removed
1 purple onion chopped small
1/2 of 1 red pepper chopped fine
1 teaspoon cumin
3 bunches cilantro
Salt and Pepper to taste
I chopped all of the ingredients and then I placed the canned tomatoes in the blender and pureed them. I pureed one can at a time and then poured the puree into a large bowl and added the cilantro, onions, cumin and garlic, and jalapeno. Salt and Pepper to taste. Then I covered the bowl tightly with lid and placed it in the refrigerator for several hours. This made alot of salsa.
I took a quart out and then in the remaining salsa I added frozen corn, that I cooked in beef broth and drained. I also drained black beans and added those. This was really good too. I made yellow rice and served it with the salsa, corn and beans it was delicious.
This little frog only has one eye now but he is still hanging in there with a big WELCOME for you. :)
Wade and I were so happy to have our good friends Tom and Annie come for a visit the 14th of April. They live in Ketchikhan, Alaska. We all went to the farm to visit brother Steve who is married to Tom's niece, my sweet sister-in-law Donya. Wow that's complicated.....Here's some pictures we made that day.
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| Colton holding baby chick |
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| Colton and Uncle Tom |
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| Tom with one of Steve's Roosters named "Red" |
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| Colton gathering eggs |
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| Rooster and hen |
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| Rooster with hens |
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| Brother Steve and his rooster |
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| Cock a doodle do!!! Every spring we have a flock of Ibis that come to visit for a few days. The ducks let them roam the fields without too much argument. :)     |
The first of May my niece Amber came for a visit with her boys and I took these precious pictures.....
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| Hudson Smith |
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| Hudson looks like his Dad Justin but sometimes like in this picture I think he looks like my grandfather Hubert Holland. |
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| Hudson and Holland in the bed with Uncle Wade watching Toy Story.....Wade said "Hey this is a good movie!" |
The last picture was taken last week. I cut the cilantro in my garden and made salsa.This is the way I made it.
2 #2 cans diced tomatoes
4 large cloves of garlic minced
2 jalapeno pepper minced with seeds removed
1 purple onion chopped small
1/2 of 1 red pepper chopped fine
1 teaspoon cumin
3 bunches cilantro
Salt and Pepper to taste
I chopped all of the ingredients and then I placed the canned tomatoes in the blender and pureed them. I pureed one can at a time and then poured the puree into a large bowl and added the cilantro, onions, cumin and garlic, and jalapeno. Salt and Pepper to taste. Then I covered the bowl tightly with lid and placed it in the refrigerator for several hours. This made alot of salsa.
I took a quart out and then in the remaining salsa I added frozen corn, that I cooked in beef broth and drained. I also drained black beans and added those. This was really good too. I made yellow rice and served it with the salsa, corn and beans it was delicious.
This little frog only has one eye now but he is still hanging in there with a big WELCOME for you. :)
