The House of Sugar and Spice: a Fruit Salsa

Oh, my sweet summer children...you have to try this fruit salsa!

Unfortunately, for us, we've fallen behind in watching Season 5 of Game of Thrones, but we're making a comeback with this blog and to kickstart what we're hoping will be a very eventful summer, and years to follow, we've concocted an easy and quick fruit salsa for you

Here's the recipe:

Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes

You're gonna need strawberries, blueberries, green grapes (but you can try red ones too, let us know what it tastes like in the comments below, we used green for their tartness), honey, lemon juice, and salt.

Here were our measurements, but yours can vary depending on which flavors you want to bring out...

6 strawberries
3/4 cup of blueberries
A dozen grapes
1-2 tbsp honey (to taste)
1/2 tsp lemon juice
a pinch of salt

Cut up your strawberries and grapes so they blend easier, then put them in a food processor (you can try a blender, but we suggest slower speeds because you're aiming for a salsa, not a smoothie, but let us know your results in the comments section). Add the blueberries, honey, and lemon juice then mix to your desired consistency. Lastly, add the salt, try to sprinkle it add evenly, then stir the mixture with a spoon.

You're ready to serve! And, we have a few suggestions:

You can't go wrong with torilla chips (we used Tostitos), plain torillas for a wrap (we spread Nutella on ours before adding the sauce, then add whip cream and syrup on top for ooey gooey perfection), ice cream (you can never go wrong with vanilla, plus we added Nutella again), and waffles. Our dad gave our mom a belgian waffle maker for Mother's Day so she's been making waffles every weekend. We also added Nutella and whip cream to the waffles as well. What can we say? We really love Nutella!

With three episodes left of Season 5, hopefully you'll feel drawn to add our sauce to one of your viewing party menus. Remember: me parties are parties too.

Let us know what you think of our fruit sauce in the comments section below and we'll see you next time!

Mother of Dragons! Guacamole

Sometimes you learn the hard way that walking through fire doesn't always turn eggs into dragons. It's disappointing but true. Even the mother of dragons had to learn this the hard way. 

The question is: what do you do with the egg? If you're anything like us, you turn it into delicious guacamole. Our guacamole recipe is fast, easy, and tastes excellent. Keeping it simple makes for a tastier guacamole that anyone can make. In no time at all you can turn that dud dragon egg into spicy dip that your whole army will envy. 

Prep time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 avocados (squishy is better)
• 1 roma tomato
• 15 fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 - 1 (depending on how spicy you like it) medium-sized jalapeño
• Juice from two fresh limes
• Onion powder - ½ tsp
• Garlic salt – ½ tsp
• Table salt – ½ tsp
• Finely ground red pepper - ¼ tsp

Step 1: Don't peel the avocado. Simply start at the stem and cut all the way around the pit until it is sliced in half. Remove the pit. Cut the avocado into a grid while still in the peel and then squeeze each half into the a medium sized mixing bowl. Do this to all three avocados.

Step 2: Chop the roma tomato and add it to the bowl.

Step 3: Finely chop or tear the cilantro leaves and put them in the bowl.

Step 4: Very finely chop the jalapeño (either half or whole, depending on level of spice you want). Make sure to chop it into very small pieces (you don't want to take a bite with a big piece of jalapeño in it). Add to the bowl.

Step 5: Add all spices to the mix. Add lime juice.

Step 6: Don't stir this with a spoon. Take the knife you used to chop the ingredients and cut through the mixture. Cut all the way through the mixture until the larger pieces of avocado are chopped and then stir using the knife. This will keep the guacamole from becoming too mushy when you stir. The guac will taste better if it’s not too finely mashed. If you cut through the mixture, it will leave pieces of avocado - which provides a much nicer taste and texture.

Step 7: Taste it. Add salt or lime juice as needed. Serve with corn chips. Or if you want a healthier and tasty option, try sweet potato chips instead.

Enjoy your dip, and next week we'll show you how to make a spicy chicken to go along with your guacamole.