The tomatillos are really coming in, these did better than we expected. The hubbs is very excited, one of his favorite places to eat has a very good salsa verde and he has been wanting to make some himself for a long time. Last night we made salsa verde. My job in the salsa business is operating the pesky blender and making sure everything blends smoothly. I have never eaten a tomatillo before, they have a consistency of an apple and are tart like a granny smith apple. I think that is what makes the salsa verde so different and delicious. It did not take that long to make either. I will share my hubbs recipe with you later. We almost have enough tomatoes to make traditional salsa too, I believe I am going to have a busy week. Sprat is getting ready for orientation at the new school later this month. He has his class schedule and had to get a new book bag. His old book bag, "Lil' Bean" that he carried all through middle school and high school. He named it "Lil' Bean" because it was an LL Bean bag. That was the best bag ever and lasted through middle school to complete his freshman year of college. That is a testament to the quality of their products, and no I am not being paid for these words. Honest mom opinion because, this kid could break and tear up everything. The reason we had to get a new one was the zippers broke. His Lil' Bean was not their top of line bag either, you know I am too frugal for that, especially with Sprat the Distructo kid. He went with a Swiss Gear bag this time, it has room for his laptop and seems really sturdy, it is also good for traveling by air with said lap top. I will let you know how it fares with Distructo the kid.
Big T is getting his supplies ready for school, he starts back the first of August. Big T's school gives their kids a back pack with their lap tops they are given at the first of every year. He already has his schedule and will be on the Community College campus this year for a couple of classes. Up to now he had been taking his college classes online. He will be taking classes in his career pathway this year and that is going to be a little more challenging.
I am afraid both boys are going to have challenging years this year, Sprat adjusting to a new school and new lacrosse teammates and coach and Big T adjusting to be on a college type campus and doing more work and harder classes.
Stay tuned as our house is tuned upside down. . .
Salsa Verde:
1 1/2 lbs tomatillos
1 med onion
4 cloves garlic
3 jalapeno peppers ( 2 cored and seeded)
1 bunch of cilantro
1 lime zest and juice
Broil your tomatillos in the oven with the peppers and garlic, Broil for about 6-8 minutes, tomatillos should be brown on top.
Set your tomatillos aside to cool, slice your one pepper with seeds in, core and seed the other two and slice, peel your garlic and chop your cilantro.
After everything is fairly cool, scoop some tomatillos in your blender alone with some of each of your peppers, cilantro, garlic, and onion, zest your lime and add some juice and then blend till smooth. I do this in batches so that it is all blended smoothly. Once everything is blended add a pinch of salt to taste and chill,
Enjoy!!
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