Just Peachy Salsa & Mango/Orange Marmalade

Just Peachy Salsa
fresh cilantro diced
3-4 tomatoes
1 peach or nectarine minced
1 lg. chili pepper/or red pepper flakes
1 TBS taco seasoning
1 TBS lemon juice or vinegar
1 TBS sugar
1/8 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. whole grain mustard
salt to taste
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 med. onion minced

Whiz all the ingredients in a food processor or chopper. We prefer chunky salsa, so it only takes about 20-30 seconds.

Mango/Orange Marmalade

I am not an expert in the area of jams or jellies. I have played around a bit lately though, since so many fruits have been in season where I live. Yesterday I had about 6 large oranges left from another project and a ripening mango. So I thought why not try to make some marmalade for those of my friends that like oranges. I'm sure it is not the "proper" way to do so, but it worked and is delicious and I don't like orange flavored anything.

4 Lg oranges peeled and sliced into thin wedges
2 Lg oranges halved and sliced into thin slices
1 Lg Mango minced
6+- Cups of white sugar(depending on the juice content)
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp all spice

variation (add 2 tsp red pepper chili flakes) spice it up

I tossed all the ingredients into a saucepan over a med. heat. As it boiled I could see it needed more sugar to thicken it. At this point, I had only used about 4 cups of sugar. I added two more cups of sugar and removed about 1/4c of juice from the pot and quickly mixed it with 2 TBS of corn starch to avoid any lumps. (use a fork) I poured it back into the mixture and let it cook about 1hr or until it began to thicken.