Fresh Corn & Mango Salad

This recipe uses raw corn.  Fresh summer corn is super sweet and doesn’t need to be cooked.


Fresh Corn & Mango Salad
Serves 3-4

3 Ears Fresh Corn

1 Mango, Chopped
8 Radishes, Sliced              
½ Bunch Cilantro, Chopped
1 Jalapeno, Minced
3 Limes, Juiced & Zested
½ Cup Red Onion, Diced
1 ½ T Cider Vinegar

Shuck the corn and rinse it under cold water, removing all of the husk strings.  Rip off the stem, and with the stem side on the cutting board, cut off the kernels.  Add the remaining ingredients and serve cold.

Quick Fresh Summer Fruit Dessert

This dessert is so simple but very elegant and refreshing. Use the freshest berries or stone fruit of the season. Add Frangelico, Brandy, or Triple Sec and a little sugar if needed.  This is great on its own or on top of ice cream, sorbet, and pound or angel food cakes. It’s best if it can marinate for at least 30 minutes and when served the day that it was made.

For Each Cup:

1 C Fresh Assorted Berries

2 T Frangelico Liqueur

Mint Garnish (optional)

 

Or

2 Apricots, Sliced

3-4 Strawberries, Sliced
1 T Brandy
1 T Triple Sec Liqueur
Mint Garnish (optional)

Patriotic Candy Fireworks

 

 

What You Need:
Paper towel or toilet paper tubes
Patriotic scrap paper and card stock
Tissue paper
Craft glue        
Pipe cleaners or other wire decoration
Red, white and blue style wrapped candy
Optional: stickers, ribbon, etc.

 

 

 

Cut down your paper rolls if needed.  Using your rolls, cut and measure the paper to fit.  Glue it around the tube. Get creative and decorate the tubes.  I cut out long strips of paper from what I already had, but you can also use stickers, ribbons, etc.

 

Cut 2 rectangles of tissue paper, about 8 inches by 6 inches.  Lightly glue the 2 pieces together long the 8 inch side. Glue again, long that same side, and carefully roll it together  inside the paper roll.  Let it dry.

 

For TNT style fireworks: Cut a square piece out of the card stock.  Glue it to the bottom, which is the opposite side of the tissue paper.

For cone topped fireworks: Cut about a 4 inch in diameter circle out of card stock.  Cut a slit on one side, half of the way in.  Put a little glue next to the slit in a small triangle pattern (see picture below).  Pull the nonglued side over the glue side to create a cone.  If this is confusing, practice moving it over before you glue it.  Let it dry.  Glue the cone onto the opposite side of the tissue paper. I find that thick craft glue works best for this part.  Let it dry.

 

 

Fill the tubes with candy.  I recommend wrapped candy and keeping them inside the house.  Think about the time of year that you’re making these.  You don’t want the candy out melting in the hot summer sun.  Tie the ends with the decorative wire. Use them as a table decoration and then later as party favors! 

 

 

 

 

Have a Happy Independence Day!