Carnival Blog July 3 Favorite Summer Recipe

I am a fan of recipes at http://www.foodnetwork.com/. Here I'm going to share two of my favorites. Enjoy


The first one is Salsa by Alton Brown. This one is a winner ever time!


Salsa

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/salsa-recipe/index.html

6 Roma tomatoes, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 seeded and minced jalapenos, plus 2 roasted, skinned and chopped jalapenos
1 red bell pepper, fine dice
1/2 red onion, fine chopped
2 dry ancho chiles, seeded, cut into short strips and snipped into pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lime, juiced
Chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste
Fresh scallions, cilantro or parsley, to taste
Directions
In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Place in refrigerator for up to 12 hours for flavor infusion.
Serve with tortilla chips.


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For those who love sweets, this is a "must" try zucchini bread recipe. It is heavenly delicious.

Zucchini Bread

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/zucchini-bread-recipe/index.html

Ingredients
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup water
2 cups grated zucchini
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes.