Quick and Easy Homemade Salsa

This recipe comes from Mel's Kitchen Cafe.

Ingredients

1/2 bunch cilantro (about 1/2 cup packed) - see Note

1 jalapeno pepper, stem and seeds removed (leave seeds for more heat)

1/4 of a medium red onion

1/2 to 1 teaspoon minced garlic (2-3 cloves)

2 cans (15 ounces each) fire-roasted diced tomatoes, well-drained

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Note: No need to measure exactly. Just grab half of a cilantro bunch by the leafy ends and twist off the top part, leaving most of the stems behind. Throw the leafy bunch into the food processor.

Directions

1. Add the cilantro, jalapeno, red onion and garlic to a food processor. Pulse until the ingredients are finely chopped.
2. Add the tomatoes, salt and lime juice. Pulse until the salsa reaches desired consistency. 
3. Add additional salt and lime juice to taste, if needed. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to a week. Extra liquid can be drained off before serving, if desired.

Rafer Burnham's Honey Wheat Bread

Rafer's original recipe was created for a bread machine. I've modified the directions for making bread by hand or with a KitchenAid.

Ingredients

2 cups very warm water

1 tablespoon yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 - 1/2 cup honey

3 tablespoons butter

6 cups whole wheat flour

Directions

1. Mix water, sugar and yeast in a bowl to activate yeast.
2. Once yeast is activated, add egg, salt, honey and softened butter.
3. Gradually add about 6 cups of flour.
4. Knead dough for several minutes. (Note from Alec: He finds the bread to be fluffier if he goes straight from kneading to extended rising time in the loaf tins, skipping the usual first rise in the bowl.)
5. Divide into two loaves and put in greased loaf pans.
6. Let rise until dough just about reaches the top of the pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.