Homemade Things I Want to Try

Jars of …

I love making my own things (or at least trying) when I know it is possible. This post is a few things that I want to try to make myself and they all pretty much include jarring food.

I love bread and butter pickles on sandwiches or just by themselves. I haven’t looked up any directions on making your own bread and butter pickles but I like the idea of making a batch, then jarring them and saving some for later.

Similar to the pickles, I think I would like to make a few different salsas then jarring them and saving them for later use. We also go through a lot of salsa so making large batches would be a good idea. We love eating chips and salsa. I have been thinking about a few different salsas that I might try to create: hot tomato, green tomato, mango, and a corn salsa

Another interesting recipe I came across recently was for some sweet and spicy nuts. This would be a nice little snack to eat at work and at home and put out for any guests. I might look into making a batch of nuts and storing them much like a squirrel would do before winter.

Also close to a jar of something is a bottle of something. I have in the past tried to make a few types of sauces and I would like to make a bottle or two of some homemade BBQ sauce.

As I get to making these things I will update with pictures, recipes, and reviews on how they all turn out.

Kitchen Ideas: Crab Cakes and Mango Salsa

Kitchen Ideas: Crab Cakes and Mango Salsa

Crab Cakes

From: Allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

¾ Pound Crabmeat

1 Cup Plain Bread Crumbs

¾ Cup Mayo

1 Egg – Beaten

2 Green Onions – Minced

½ Lemon – Juiced

Sriracha – To Taste

Salt and Pepper – To Taste

2 Tablespoons of Oil

Directions:

Drain crabmeat. In a large bowl, mix crab, bread crumbs, mayo, egg, green onions, lemon, Sriracha, salt and pepper until combined. Shape mixture into small cakes. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook crab cake patties until crisp and golden brown on both sides.

Mango Salsa

From: Allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

1 Mango – Peeled, Pitted and Diced

1 Red Onion – Diced

3 Tablespoons Chopped Basil

3 Tablespoons Chopped Cilantro

1 Lime – Juiced

Jalapeno – Minced to Taste

Salt and Pepper – To Taste

Directions:

Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

I am not a fan of tomatoes and will use this salsa instead of tomato based salsa with chips as well. It also works very well with fish or shrimp tacos, like I did with some grilled shrimp tacos and the mango salsa from this summer.