Salmon Tostadas and Mango Salsa

This was amazing! Both kids asked for more and I was more than happy to help!

 I'll jump right in!

You'll need salmon(I used 4 small fillets), mangos (2-3), red onion, corn, black beans, avocados, lime and/or lemon juice, salt, garlic (powder or fresh), chili powder and butter (or coconut oil ect). I didn't make my own tostadas, so I had a little bag of them ready to go!

Throw some butter in a skillet until melted. Mix in chili powder and garlic, or whatever seasonings you prefer. Place the salmon into the skillet and coat the other side(side facing up) with more seasonings. Wait for it to blacken on the side down, then flip. Then same on the other side. This does NOT take long.

BEFORE you start the salmon, about 45+ minutes ahead of time (if you have time, if not that is okay) cut mango into chunks, dice a small onion and place in a small bowl. Add in corn and beans (add however much you like), then add in a little salt and the lime/lemon juice. Place in the fridge. The longer it is in the fridge, the better it will taste!

Cut or mash an avocado or two.

Place some avocado on the tostada, then your hot salmon, then a LOT of mango salsa! The great thing about this is there are so many options for what to put on the tostada. Refried beans, fresh tomatoes or lettuce. You could even leave out the tostada and put it all on a nice bed of lettuce!!!

It is really so simple and I was surprised how much I loved the mango and salmon together!

BBQ Pulled Pork Soup

I'll keep this blog short and simple. BBQ Pulled Pork Soup. Very experimental. It is so good it doesn't even make sense.

1 pork loin (about a pound or more depending on how much meat you want in the soup)
1-2 C BBQ Sauce, I make homemade-Brown sugar, ketchup, mustard powder ect, but bottled would be great!
1 can/jar stewed tomatoes (12-16oz). I wanted diced, but I was out. DON'T drain.

I used a random variety of beans, all were canned this time, but dry beans prepped and ready to go would also work!
-chili beans(didn't drain)
-northern beans
-kidney beans
^Any beans would taste delicious!

Then seasonings. I have a hard time putting seasonings in my "recipes" because it is all a taste preference. I wanted a little more spice, but with two kiddos I had to keep it mild.
I added:
mustard powder
chili powder
paprika
garlic
onion powder
salt
pepper

I added a smidge of red pepper flakes but would have liked more!



I put everything in a slow cooker for the day. If you'll be gone all day, setting it on low would work great. Setting on high for 4-5 hours would also work well. I wanted mine really soupy so I added a little water, I had no broth on hand... that would have been preferred. Before serving, take out the pork and shred it then place it back in the slow cooker. I topped ours with sharp cheddar. I really think it added flavor and would not recommend leaving it out.

It took me 10 minutes to put everything in and then shred the pork. Too easy?!

Root Beer Short Ribs & A Catch Up

Once I get behind on something I just totally forget to keep up! After my last blog I ended up getting preoccupied with some other things and then we eventually found out baby #3 was on the way and since then I have been nauseous and have not cooked meals like I should have been! Shameful! I plan on doing my meal recipes a little different. I'll sum up what I did to just give more ideas. I recently received an electric pressure cooker for Christmas from my Nana. I have to admit... I am a total slow cooker gal. I could easily do every meal in my crock! But now that I have two toddlers and spontaneous sickness I tend to forget to throw in my meals in the morning. Example time! Yesterday I didn't do anything. I cleaned a little, kept the kids alive and showered. I planned on throwing the ribs in the slow cooker in the morning, making some mashed potatoes, maybe some gravy... you know, because I had all day. Didn't happen. 4pm rolled around and I was sitting on the couch... eating pickles... with no dinner even started. Thank goodness for my pressure cooker!!! Here's how it went down!


Root Beer Short Ribs

I had 2 packs of short ribs, which was about 8 ribs total. I have no clue on the pounds. They were already thawed so I tossed them in a frying pan with some butter and seasonings to crisp the sides. Then I put them in the cooker with about a cup and a half of root beer, garlic, onions, mustard powder... just seasonings that I usually use. They were in the cooker for 30 minutes. Done. Juicy, tender, fall of the bone, DONE. They tasted good as they were but I put them back in the skillet with some root beer and seasonings until they got a nice glaze on them. Yum. Yum. Yum. Please feel free to post a comment or leave me a message on my page with any questions!