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!

Lord of Light and Fluffy: Cinnamon and Honey Gluten Free Pancakes with a Honey Syrup Drizzle

In Westeros, the Lord of Light is a powerful god. Of course, when we think of this Lord of Light all that comes to mind for us are delicious, homemade pancakes. In some ways, all we think is Lord of Lite and fluffy! Which is why today we're bringing you our very own cinnamon and honey, gluten free pancakes with a unique cinnamon and honey syrup drizzled over.

These absolutely delicious pancakes are perfect for breakfast, obviously, but they also make an excellent dish when you want breakfast for dinner--or brinner.

Cinnamon and Honey Gluten Free Pancakes and Honey Syrup Drizzle Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 10 minutes

Makes 10 pancakes 

Difficulty: Easy 

Ingredients:

Pancakes:

3/4 c brown rice flour 

1/4 c potato starch

1/4 c tapioca flour 

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tbsp white sugar 

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp of salt 

2 eggs

2 tbsp canola oil* 

2 tbsp honey

1 c almond milk

Honey Drizzle:

4 tbsp canola oil*

4 tbsp honey

1/2 tsp cinnamon

*I used safflower oil which has a lot more vitamin E than canola.

**I made the drizzle while cooking the pancakes so that they would both be hot and tasty at the same time. If you prefer the drizzle cool, you may want to make it first. 

Pancakes: 

Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set them aside. 

Step 2: Whisk the eggs, oil, honey, and milk together in a bowl until they are thoroughly mixed then pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients and stir they have completely mixed and have become a nice batter. The batter may seem a little more runny than normal. This is fine. If you're concerned, simply add a tablespoon more of rice or tapioca flour.

Step 3: Scoop roughly 1/3 c of batter and pour onto a hot griddle to make your pancakes. 

Tip: to get nice fluffy pancakes, wait until lots of little bubbles appear in the batter and then flip. Once you flip, resist the urge to press your spatula down on the pancake. The less it's touched, the fluffier it will be! 

Now that you've made the pancakes, you're ready for the drizzle! 

Drizzle Recipe: Stir the oil, honey and cinnamon together in a small saucepan over a medium-low heat for about 5 minutes then increase the heat to a medium-high until the mixture begins to bubble and boil. Once it's at a boil, reduce heat to low and continue to stir periodically while the drizzle simmers. Pour over your pancakes whenever you're ready and enjoy!

I like a pat of butter with my pancakes, but these delicious pancakes certainly don't need it! Keep your pancakes lighter by skipping the butter. These are also delicious with a berry syrup or even your favorite maple!