Garden Tomato Salsa. - Clem's Crazy Critters

Clem's Crazy Critters

Garden Tomato Salsa.

9/4/2018

I am done with the garden this year. I am tired of weeding, tired of fighting the pests, and tired of coming up with ways to use all of the vegetables it has provided. But since we have an abundance of tomatoes and I cannot let them go to waste I will share the restaurant style salsa I made today.

Ingredients:

7 Roma Tomatoes, 5 Large Tomatoes, or 5-6 Cups of Grape/Cherry tomatoes, rinsed with ends cut off. (I used a mixture of grape tomatoes and large tomatoes since it was what I had on hand.)
1/2 Large Red Onion
1/3 Cup Cilantro, chopped (You can use less if you or not a fan of Cilantro or leave it out all together.)
1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
1 Jalapeno, seeded (If you would like a spicier salsa leave the seeds in the pepper.)
2 Cloves of Garlic minced
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin
1 Teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Stevia

Place all of the ingredients into your food processor or blender and pulse until has reached your desired consistency. Enjoy!

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Motherhood can be a lonely place and these days unforgiving. I could not care less about how others feel I am doing as a Momma, as long as my kids are thriving I am good. I do not need to keep up with the activities and parties because I just do not care. However, I do care about how my mom sees me as a Momma, am I doing a good job in her eyes? I know I am, she has told me, so has my dad.

The loneliness of motherhood did not start right away for me, the warm fuzzies of having an infant put them at bay for a while. The loneliness for me started when I finally went back to work. I spend the day teaching high school students and come home where I do not get a chance to stop.

There are days where all I want is five minutes of silence, but I never get that five minutes. There are days where all I want is for all the household chores to be finally caught up, but we know that will never happen. There are days I wish I could just go off on my own for a day or two, but then I realize how much I would miss my kids and husband. There are days I wish I was not constantly needed, but I am thankful that my children come to me for their needs. There are many days that I get tired of hearing 'Momma' yelled over and over, once is enough; I heard you the first time. There are days where all I want is one 'thank you', but I never get that 'thank you'.

Mom, I know that one day this loneliness will go away and it will be filled with a different kind of loneliness, but I now understand how much you did and sacrificed and gave. I see some of my students and know that I was so lucky to have you as a mom, just like my kids are so lucky to have me. You were selfless. You did what had to be done to be a good mom even when it took away from your wants and needs. I know I did not appreciate what you did back when I was younger, but I do now and I am so thankful for you.