Mango Avocado Salsa

Mango Avocado Salsa

Super easy dip is great for parties.

Ingredients

2 avocados

1 mango

cilantro

olive oil

lime juice

salt

In a medium sized bowl, combine one of the avocados (the more ripe one if there is a difference), some olive oil, and some cilantro. You want to add enough olive oil so the mixture become like a thick salad dressing, and the cilantro to taste. Mash well with a fork, add salt and lime juice to taste.

Chop mango into small pieces, add to mixture

Chop remaining avocado, add to mixture

Stir until all chopped mangos and avocados are coated.

You can add more olive oil if you want to change the consistency, and you can add more cilantro and salt to change the taste.

Enjoy!

Layered Yellow Rice Casserole

Layered Yellow Rice Casserole

This very fast and easy recipe is great for potluck office parties or just feeding the family

Ingredients

Yellow Rice

2 cups uncooked rice (or about a tall water glass full)

1 tsp of Turmeric

Top Layer

ground beef

1 can black beans (washed)

1 can refried beans

2 cup salsa

1 cup frozen or canned corn

grated cheese (monterey jack cheese, cheddar, or any other grate-able cheese that melts)

Combine rice, turmeric, and the appropriate amount of water for your region and type of rice (usually about 2c water for 1c rice). Cook until rice is done, stirring occasionally.

Note: the turmeric can be just for color or it can be part of the flavor, feel free to add more or less to the rice depending on your tastes.

While rice is cooking,

Brown ground beef in a large frying pan

Mix in both types of beans, salsa, beef and corn. Cook until beef is thoroughly cooked and all ingredients are hot.

Spread rice on the bottom of a casserole pan, I usually use a 9x11 Pyrex pan

Spread the beef, beans, etc. mixture on top of the rice

Cover with the cheese. If the cheese does not melt on its own you can put it in the oven until it does.

Enjoy!

Note: the ingredients for the top layer are extremely flexible. You can substitute different types of beans, or leave out anything you don’t have. It will still taste good even without the beef or if you decide to use vegetarian “ground beef”, which makes it a great dish to bring to events where some of the people may be vegetarians.

Measurements

Measurements

First of all, hello my name is Naomi, and I am a very close friend of Robin’s. I am also a newlywed and now in charge of my own kitchen. Between juggling between being a full time graduate student and being the main cook between me and my husband, I often have to come up with quick recipes that only call for things that I already have in the house. As a result, I have a tendency not to use exact measurements, but rather a pinch of this, a dash of that, and as my great aunt would say, “mix it ‘till it feels right”. Basically, I do a lot of cooking based on taste and smell, so don’t be surprised if I post recipes that don’t have a single hard fast measurement at all.

Cheers!