I've decided that this post is so that you never need to stare at a sad bag of dry tortilla chips every again. And sure, you could grab that dusty jar of store-bought salsa lurking in the back of your fridge, but why settle for mediocre when you can be the salsa hero your friends…  READ MORE

Growing up in a bustling household where the kitchen was the heart of our home, I never imagined that a simple bowl of classic tomato salsa would become my culinary claim to fame among friends and family. It all started on a sweltering summer afternoon when the garden was full of tomatoes, my kiddo was…  READ MORE

A couple years ago I planted a peach tree, not expecting fruit for a few years, and much to my surprise, I got peaches right away. This year, I had a bonefide bushel! I've been trying to find all kinds of things to do with these peaches, and the other day I had grand plans…  READ MORE

You know that moment when you're staring at your freezer, wondering what to do with all that rhubarb you harvested in the spring? That was me a few weeks ago. I had bags of frozen rhubarb taking up valuable freezer real estate, and I was running out of ideas. That's when my colleague, Norann Oleson,…  READ MORE

You know those days when you stumble upon something unexpectedly delicious? That's how I found this Sweet Mango-Tomato Salsa. It was a lazy summer afternoon, and I was hanging out at home when I remembered I needed to make yet another snack for a school potluck. I love peach salsa, but I'd been itching to…  READ MORE

There I was, staring at my overflowing radish patch, wondering what on earth I was going to do with all these peppery little orbs. And then it hit me – why not turn them into salsa? I mean, if we can make salsa out of mangoes and corn, why…  READ MORE