Home Canned Salsa

What you need:

Four (4) Five gallon buckets of fresh, homegrown tomatoes. (Buckets filled to about 3 inches from the top)

Two packages of mild canning salsa mix. Available in the canning section of most large supermarkets. (You can add another package or two if you wish)

Five ounces of Chili Powder.

Three ounces of Dried Garlic Powder.

Four pounds of large White Onions.

Twenty-five Jalapeno Peppers, mostly seeded.

Quarter pound of seeded Serrano Peppers--Optional

Add more peppers, such as Habanero, if you want a hot salsa.

This yields approximately 27 quarts of salsa. You may want to split the recipe in half unless you have two large soup pots.

Low Carb Delicious Cheesy Snack

Well, I've been giving the Atkins Diet a try and so far, so good. I enjoy this "snack" and thought it worth sharing.

Grab a non-stick toaster oven tray or small casserole dish. Add 1 can (14-16oz) of drained diced tomatoes. Spread them out on the tray. Sprinkle on some garlic salt and a teaspoon or so of dried Basil leaves or you can use fresh ones. On top of this add about 6-8 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese and sprinkle on some more dried Basil.

Cook in a toaster oven on 400 degrees for about 12 minutes or place in a preheated regular oven on the second rack from the top for a minute or two longer. This should satisfy your cheese craving and it will cost you about $2.70.