tasty thursday

for some reason, it has been one of those weeks that i couldn't leave the kitchen...literally, all i could think about and get excited about all week was cooking some of my pinterest recipes that have been calling my name! i wanted to share my creations for this week.

monday - crockpot cajun chicken

i've made this before (and posted about it last year), but it is still a favorite of mine. easy and delicious with a little bit of heat.

tuesday - homemade salsa

omg i am never ever buying canned salsa again. this was soo fresh and so delicious! totally worth it. not difficult either.

recipe

10 roma tomatoes

1 medium poblano pepper

1 medium jalapeño pepper

6 cloves garlic

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 medium lime

1/2 bunch cilantro

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. sugar

heat oven to 450°F, and line a baking sheet with foil. rinse tomatoes and peppers. cut tomatoes in half and peel garlic. place tomatoes, garlic, poblano and jalapeno (leave peppers whole) on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp. olive oil. toss until well coated. roast for 30 minutes, stirring once halfway through. remove from oven; cool.

place peppers on a cutting board. remove skin from poblano; remove tops and seed pods from both peppers.

combine all veggies (including juices) in a blender. if the veggies are still warm, place the blender in the fridge until they have cooled down. add cilantro, lime juice, salt, sugar and cumin to blender. Blend on low until ingredients are well mixed but still slightly chunky.

 joila!

wednesday - pumpkin muffins

it is officially pumpkin season, and if you know me, you know i am obsessed with all things pumpkin! so this was my first pumpkin recipe of the season, and i am in love. plus, they don't have any oil or eggs so they're only 100 calories each! if that's not something to celebrate, i don't know what is.

methinks i'm going to give cauliflower pizza another try this weekend...wish me luck.

oh, and tomorrow's friday. hollllaaaaaa!