Fruit Salsa Recipe

fresh strawberries
kiwis
1 can peaches
1 apple
lime juice
2 tsp. sugar
1 bag cinnamon pita/tortilla chips

Chop fruit and mix together. Sprinkle with sugar. Add lime juice. Cover and refrigerate at least an hour. Serve with cinnamon chips.

Blackberry Breakfast Bars

I just have to tell you that this is DELICIOUS and should totally be called Blackberry ANYTIME Bars. I used blueberries and ate it for dessert tonight. Yum to the O!!

2 cups blackberries (or raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, etc)
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup flour
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted

~ For filling, in a medium saucepan, combine berries, sugar, water, lemon juice and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for about 8 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
~ Ina mixing bowl stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir in melted margarine till thoroughly combined. Set aside one cup of the oat mixture for topping. Press remaining oat mixture into an ungreased 9x9x2 pan. Bake in a 350 oven for 20-25 minutes.
~ Carefully spread filling on top of baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Lightly press oat mixture into filling.
~ Bake in the 350 oven for 20-25 minutes more or until topping browns.
~ Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

If I could make one change to this, I would probably add just a tad more butter to the topping, to keep it together better. But, overall, this was super easy and SUCH a hit!

Sweet and Salty Treat Mix

8 cups popped popcorn
2 cups small pretzel twists
3/4 cup peanuts
1 1/2 cups Heath bits (chocolate-covered or not)
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 cup M&Ms

Heat oven to 275. Grease two 13x9 pans.

Place popcorn, pretzels and peanuts in large mixing bowl.

Combine toffee bits and corn syrup in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until toffee is melted (About 12 minutes). Pour over popcorn mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Divide between baking pans.

Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 5-10 minutes. Remove from oven and stir frequently until cooled to keep mixture from hardening into one big clump. Stir in M&Ms. Store in tightly covered container.

Makes ~12 cups.