the mullies: Set the Table 2017

Fruit & Vege Salsa

1 lemon juiced

1 lime juiced

1 apple diced

1/2 cucumber diced

1 tomato diced

1 pear diced

1/4 melon diced

1 peach or tangerine diced

1 small onion (red or yellow) small diced

1 bunch cilantro minced

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp sea salt (or more to taste)

a dribble of raw, local honey (optional)

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Keep refrigerated. The juices will continue to be drawn out the longer it sits. I drank the juice out of the bowl it's so good! Enjoy within 5 days (if it lasts that long!).

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Each #SettheTable2017 post begins with a featured recipe(s) + upcoming week's game plan followed by a picture diary of last week's chaos. I sign off every post with a handy reference list of my favorite foodie articles.
#CatchmyGrit on my Instagram throughout the week to capture the fun, the food and the family table reactions (good and bad). C'est la vie, I selfy-ishly light it UP in pics and videos to keep truckin!
New to this series? Here's the STORY behind my #SettheTable2017 food adventures with Pure Barre Kildeer.
My go to's for meal planning inspiration: 1. Jamie's Ultimate Recipes App + 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food 2. Sarah's My New Roots Recipe App 3. Rachael Ray's Week in a Day Cookbook 4. Kimberly Snyder 5. The Pollan Family Table 6. Toss your Own Salad

Week 42's Game Plan:

Taco Tuesday
One Pan Fabulous Fish (Quick and Easy Food)
Pot pie leftovers
Pasta night

Wrap it UP with last week's family table action:

Italian baked rice = BALLS. Abbie even said it was better than she thought it would be (cuz she "hates" rice currently). Chris was like, "Whoa babe, make this again!" And so I shall. This recipe's not on the internet yet folks. But here is a link to some more great one's I'm looking forward to making soon.

Hoisin Bok choy rice (I subbed in noodles) was a decent hit given the kids aren't used to the flavor of hoisin. Abbie tried it. Mac, Tommy, me and Chris had a healthy portion with the leftover Italian baked rice. Mac even wanted it for lunch the next day. Pretty excited about these two recipes from Jamie's new cookbook!

I love taking pics of my eggs whites before they go into the weekend waffle batter. It's like looking at the clouds and trying to decide what you see:)