Sunnie's salsa

OK.. this is my own recipe.. well sort of.. borrowed from pieces and parts of other recipes. We got a call Saturday from my hubby's brother. "I'm doing steaks on the grill. Come for lunch". My hubby said.. "What should be take". So.. brain goes 50mph and spinning trying to think of what we had. Nothing heavy, appetizer type item. I remembers a black bean salsa that a friend had made once.. But I didn't have a can of Black Beans. (not something I keep around everyday). So here is my non bean version (sort of). No set measurements.. use your judgement and make how you want.

Onion - large (I used a red and a white medium to give it colour and taste
Tomato _ 3/4 med/large
1 can Medium size Pitted Olives (drained)
1 small can Corn - used about half of that can)
Cilantro - couple of small handfuls (use to taste) - I grow it in a front door garden.
Garlic - used about 3 tsp of the minced in olive oil kind, but you can use fresh
Lime - squeezed a half small lime
Salt - not much but to taste
chips for dipping

In my small food processor I minced up, but not to fine, the onions, then tomatoes, then olives and cilantro and garlic. Combined in a bowl. Added the corn. mixed together gently. added the lime juice and salt. Served with Tortilla White Corn Chips. Hit was a hit including with my oldest daughter who doesn't normally eat stuff like this.

Suggestions - decrease the amount of olives and increase the tomato if you want.

The mix and match of items is entirely up to you.

Enjoy.

The Best Jumbo Chocolate Chip (with Walnuts) Cookies on the planet.. Really!!!

I found this recipe in my 2006 Christmas Edition of Good Housekeeping Magazine. I keep magazines longer than I should, but when I throw them out, I'm selective about what I keep. Christmas Magazine's top the list. So I pulled this out in December (happened to find it in a stack) and started reading.. Got to the Cookie recipe part, and before I knew it, my oldest daughter (who was 11yrs old at the time), said.. let's make those. She thinks she is a chef (which she may be one of these years), and she dug right into the baking process. Boy were they good. We have made them several times after that. Most batches turn out pretty good, some have left a little to be desired. It has to do with the type of Brown Sugar we use. These cookies are huge all the way around. But I can tell you, we have just made, what I think is the perfect Batch. So here is tonights recipe. We give total credit to Good Housekeeping.. and our sinceriest of thanks.. Enjoy...

Chocolate Chip Jumbos
From Good Housekeeping
triple-tested at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute
Just remember that one of these jumbos is equivalent to six regular-size cookies, so be sure you share! - Sharon Franke, kitchen appliances and technology director

INGREDIENTS
3 large eggs
1 pound(s) (4 sticks) butter or margerine, softened
1 package(s) (16-ounce) brown sugar (light brown, soft - not packed)
1 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar (white sugar)
2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
6 cup(s) all-purpose flour
2 package(s) (12-ounce) semisweet chocolate chips
1 bag(s) (16-ounce) chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In very large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat eggs 4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in butter, sugars, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and walnuts (mixture will be very stiff).
2. Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop dough by level 1/3 cups (or use 21/2-inch ice cream scoop), 2 inches apart, onto prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake cookies 23 to 26 minutes or until golden around the edges, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
4. Repeat with remaining dough, reusing the same parchment. Store your cookies in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 3 months.
Serving size = 1 cookie


NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving) (just for fun)
Calories 425
Total Fat 25g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Cholesterol 45 mg
Sodium 265mg
Total Carbohydrate 50 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugars --
Protein 6 g
Calcium -