Strawberry Mango Salsa

3/4 cup strawberries, finely diced 

3/4 cup mango, finely diced

1 jalapeño, seeded and minced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

2 teaspoons of honey, or more to taste

Juice of 1 lime

In large bowl, combine all ingredients and  serve. 

I ate my salsa with some delicious pita chips. This recipe is so yummy and so refreshing. 

Seasoned Pretzels

I recently went to a party where someone brought these pretzels and, let me just tell you, they were amazing. I couldn't get enough!! 

2 lbs Pretzels

1/2 cup Cheddar cheese powder

3/4 cup sour cream powder

1/4 cup Oil

1/2 cup Sugar

In a large Tupperware bowl with a tight fitting lid, I added the oil first, put the lid on and shook it up well before adding the powders to give the pretzels a good coating for the powder to stick to. Once all ingredients are added, replace the lid and give a really good shake. You'll want to continue to shake the container every once in a while so that the coating stays on all the pretzels. Trust me though, these won't last long enough to worry too much about it.

I found my cheddar cheese powder in the popcorn aisle at the grocery store. I wasn't able to find the sour cream powder, but used Ranch powder and it was still amazing.  The flavor possibilities are endless. Just a warning, these are so addicting! Thank you, again for the recipe Kim!!!!!  :)

Crockpot Salsa Chicken

My coworker told me about this recipe and it is absolutely amazing (and ridiculously simple)!

Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts (the number depends on how many people you're serving)

Salsa

That's it!!!!!

Add the chicken to your crockpot and dump your salsa over top. (I like to use my own salsa recipe) but jarred salsa works just as great.

Add enough salsa to cover all of your chicken. Pop the lid on and set on low for about 8 hours.

Once the chicken is done it will be falling apart. I like to shred my chicken and wrap it in a soft warm tortilla shell with lots of shredded cheddar cheese. This is where you can get creative with any toppings you want. Either way, it's going to be amazing.

Strawberry & Cucumber Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing

Two large cucumbers, peeled and cut into circles, removing only part of the skins

1 package of fresh strawberries, sliced into circles

4 tablespoons of honey

4 tablespoons of Balsamic vinegar

After slicing cucumbers and strawberries, line a large bowl alternating between strawberry and cucumber. This just makes it look pretty. :)

In small bowl combine the honey and balsamic vinegar and then pour over the cucumbers and strawberries. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour.

*I'm a huge vinegar lover, so I tend to double the recipe. 

Roasted Potatoes and Carrots

Small red potatoes

Baby carrots

Minced garlic (I buy the jarred kind)

Olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Clean and cut your small potatoes into quarters (I leave the skins on) and cut your baby carrots in half and toss into a bowl. Add just enough olive oil to coat your veggies and add in 1 to 2 minced garlic cloves. (According to my jar of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon is equal to 1 clove of garlic) Salt and pepper to taste. Toss all ingredients to coat and dump into a foil lined cake pan and spread out so the veggies are not piled on top of eachother. (The foil is just for easy cleanup)

I like to top my pan with another piece of foil, leaving the edges open on each end to let out a little bit of the steam buildup.

Like this:

Bake at 400' for approx. 90 minutes. I like to pull them out halfway through the cooking time and stir them around just to make sure that they aren't sticking to the bottom of the pan. Plus, it moves the veggies around so that all sides of the potatoes can get they yummy light brown color.

Chocolate Chip Bread

2 cups All Purpose Flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon

1 egg

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chocolate chips plus 2 tablespoons

Preheat oven to 350'

In a large bowl, beat together butter, cup of sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth.

In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk into the batter until just combined. Fold in the cup of chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into a buttered and floured loaf pan. Combine the extra tablespoon of sugar with the extra 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips and sprinkle on the top of the batter. 

Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Chip muffins

1 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce

1 egg white, beaten

2/3 cup diced strawberries

1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350'

Spray muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or insert muffin papers and set aside.

In a large bowl, gently toss flour, baking soda and cinnamon.  Set aside.

In a separate bowl mix the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and applesauce until no brown sugar lumps remain.

Add the beaten egg white until fully incorporated.

Then add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined - do not over mix.

Gently fold in the strawberries and chocolate chips.

Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick stuck into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Allow the muffins to cool before enjoying! 

Approx. 140 calories per muffin.