Mango Salsa

Recipe from Annie McAferty

This recipe calls for jalapeno jelly. It’s usually found in grocery stores by the other jams and jellies. You can substitute pepper jelly for it, even if it’s red pepper jelly. Hyvee and the Countryside Market carry jalapeno jelly, but I don't remember WalMart having it.

½ cup jalapeno jelly

3 TBSP fresh lime juice

2 ½ cups mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped

1 ¼ cup red bell pepper, chopped

¾ cup red onion, chopped

⅓ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

1 jalapeno, diced

salt and pepper to taste

Whisk together the jelly and lime juice in a large bowl. Mix in remaining ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with fish tacos or just with tortilla chips. 

Texas Caviar

submitted by Cassy Elg

1 c black eyed peas
1 c pinto beans
1 small jar pimientos
1 small onion diced
1 c celery diced
1 c shoepeg corn
Minced pickled jalapenos (optional)
Dressing:
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1 T water
3/4 c cider vinegar
1/2 c oil
1 c sugar
Heat ingredients for the dressing in medium saucepan, bring to a boil, cool completely. Mix veggies and beans in a large bowl, pour cooled dressing over top and mix. Lid it up and let marinate in the refrigerator at least a couple hours, best if overnight. Stir before serving, serve as dip with Frito scoops.

Amazing Dill Dip

submitted by Allie McGrew

1 cup sour cream (or you can substitute plain greek yogurt)
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 T parsley
1 T dried onion
1 T Beaumonde seasoning (found at Hyvee)
1 T dill weed

Mix all and chill. Great for veggies

Honeysauce Granola Bars

submitted by Stephanie Pruitt

Soo good and sooo good for you!


Long ago I found this granola bar recipe and I've been making them nonstop ever since. The pictures on her blog are a lot prettier than mine, but as I've adjusted the recipe to our particular tastes, I've included my own low-quality pictures.

Ingredients for Stephanie's (almond walnut raisin):

• 3 cups oats
• 3/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup almonds
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup raisins

Ingredients for Mark's (chocolate peanut):

• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 1/2 cup peanuts
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• chocolate chips

For both recipes, preheat the oven to 400. While the oven heats, scatter the oats, nuts, and wheat germ on a cookie sheet. Also measure the brown sugar, honey, butter, and salt into a small saucepan.

When the oven is ready, put the cookie sheet in the oven and heat the honeysauce on a medium stove plate. Line a 9x13 casserole dish with tinfoil, then spray with non-stick spray.

Toast the oats/nuts for 10-12 minutes, stirring once or twice. Continually stir the honeysauce. About the time the nuts are done, it should be bubbling like this:

Pour the oats/nuts into a bowl. Add vanilla to the honeysauce and pour over the oats.

Mix really well, then pour the granola into prepared pan.

Spray another sheet of foil with non-stick and press down the granola. You can use an 8x8 pan to help press hard and even, so they keep their granola bar shape when cooled. Remove top sheet.

If making the chocolate peanut bars, press the chocolate in while the granola is still hot. Alternatively, I'm sure you could sprinkle the chocolate over the granola, wait a minute to melt it, and then spread it evenly.

Let cool for at least 6 hours. DON'T take a shortcut with the fridge or freezer; it will make them brittle and not as yummy.

When cool, turn the granola out of the tinfoil onto a cutting board. You can use the chocolate chips as guidelines for cutting the bars.


Using the tinfoil from lining the dish and from pressing the top, wrap each bar. You can also use plastic wrap or other material.

Mark's are the bars with "C" for chocolate. :)

Yum! This recipe is easy and delicious, and makes 20-22 granola bars! Store them in an airtight container and enjoy them for weeks.



Price for Stephanie's: $.33/bar.
Price for Mark's: $.22/bar.
Based of of this chart.

Cheap, healthy, easy, DELICIOUS!