Jalapeño and Serrano Pepper Sauce

I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"  - Psalm 122:1

4 Jalapeño pepper, seeded and spine removed 

1 Serrano pepper, seeded and spine removed

1/4 of an onion 

1 roasted garlic clove

1/2 t sugar

1/4 c water

1/4 c Apple cider vinegar

1/2 of the juice of a lime

1/4 t kosher salt 

Pinch black pepper

1/2 t oregano

1/2 t toasted cumin

1/4 c fresh Cilantro 

Put peppers in mini food processor and pulse until you get tiny bits, add onion and garlic.

Pulse 3 or 4 times.

Bring water and vinegar just to a boil.

Remove from heat, stir in pepper mix.

Add seasonings and cilantro.

Place in a jar or plastic container.

Pan Seared Lemon Butter Salmon

The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.  - Psalm 121:7

4 Salmon Fillets

2 T Clarified Butter

Fresh squeezed Lemon juice

Old bay

Salt

Smoked paprika

Heat butter on medium high heat.

Right before cooking, squeeze lemon over salmon.

Season with the above seasonings.

Add seasoned salmon.

Pan fry salmon for 3 minutes, then flip and  repeat.

Cut off heat and squeeze lemon juice in butter and move salmon around to lightly coat.

Fillets should easily flake with fork.

Serve immediately.

I serve with sticky buttered rice and steamed vegetables.

Plum Brioche Charlotte

1 In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. 

2 Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.  - Psalm 120:1-2

This is a British dessert!

Sweet and tart, perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!!

8 Red Plums, quartered ( mine were sweet and tart )

1 c brown sugar

1/2 t allspice

1 t vanilla 

Cook in skillet for 15 minutes.

5-6 large slices Brioche, reserve 2 for top (got mine at Aldi)

1/2 c Apple cider ( room temp)

1/2 t cornstarch 

Butter to spread on Brioche 

White sugar for sprinkling on top 

Whisk cornstarch into cider.

Lay brioche slices in bottom of deep pie plate, spread with butter.

Pour cornstarch slurry onto cooked plums, stir.

Pour plum mixture over buttered brioche.

Cut brioche into strips.

Add remaining Brioche to top.

Sprinkle liberally with sugar.

Bake preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. 

Cool 10 minutes. 

To serve, add vanilla ice cream to top.

Sweet 100 Pico de Gallo

Let my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word!  - Psalm 119:169

2 c sliced and chopped sweet 100 cherry tomatoes

1 jalapeño, diced

1 c vidalia onion, diced

1/4 t Sugar

1 t Toasted cumin

1 t Kosher salt

1/4 c Cilantro, chopped

Pinch black pepper

1/4 t Garlic granules 

1 t Apple cider vinegar 

Add pinch of salt, 1 t peppers, 1 t cilantro and 1 t of Onions to a mortal and pestle and smash to make a paste. 

Set aside. 

Chop all tomatoes, onions and peppers.

Add seasoning paste.

Add all the rest of the ingredients and toss. 

Taste and adjust salt.

Refrigerate.

Roasted Garlic

4 They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation."

5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished.

7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. - 2 Peter 3:4-7

Thanks GiGi for this tip!!!

Choose the amounts you will use in a few weeks time.

Slice the top off, leaving it in the shell.

Drizzle olive oil on top and salt and pepper. 

Wrap in foil and bake for 35-45 minutes on 400 degrees, time depends on size of garlic.

Cool, then mash out pulp.

Fill jar and drizzle with a little more oil.

Keep in coldest part of fridge.

Large garlic cloves

1 T Olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

When you put cooked garlic into jar, add
1 t apple cider vinegar and a little more olive oil.
Refrigerate.
Toss or completely use after 2 months.

Tip:

Baking soda removes the odor from your hands!