Mango, lime and Tajin’ Chili Seasoning are a combination that you’ll go back to time and time again. I know what you’re thinking… mango and spicy chili seasoning…Yuck! But just try it. I promise it’s delicious, and this sweet, spicy combination will satisfy your sweet tooth and end your unhealthy cravings.
When I was a little girl, my mom loved to make this salad. She served it often with brown gravy and smothered vegetables. This was always her contribution for Sunday dinners at Grandma’s, family reunions or church gatherings. I remember everyone asking for her recipe, and she modestly saying, “Oh, it’s just too easy”. And it is, but the simplicity of her recipe is genius: only three ingredients gives this salad a remarkable flavor.
My earliest memories of Easter Sunday are of my Paw Paw Ed preparing the barbeque on a handmade barrel-type pit in South Louisiana. The day was filled with the smell of hickory smoke, hard boiled eggs, and wild Easter Lilies. The Cajun tradition of egg pocking was in full force with Paw Paw winning most of the pocks with his Banty hen eggs, supposedly the hardest shells of all the hens.
This soup has such a surprising taste. It’s smooth and buttery without using oil, butter or anything unhealthy. When I need a comfort food, something that tastes rich and fattening, this is where I turn. I get my fix without impeding my healthy diet.
I like to start each workday with a smoothie or fresh squeezed juice. It gives me that extra boost of energy and guarantees that I get my fruits and vegetables in for the day.
“No noodles and no meat! It’s super healthy and packed with lots of veggies and quinoa for an extra boost of protein.” That was my selling pitch to the family. At first it didn’t work, until the smell drifted from the oven and down the halls. Well, it smells like lasagna was their reply. I managed to get a husband and a son or two to give it a try. The hubby even had seconds. There wasn’t even a complaint regarding the eggplant-noodles (eggplants are not popular in the family). I have found them to be easily disguised by covering them in pasta sauce.