Recipe: Mango Salsa

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When I think of the best meals I’ve ever had, they’ve been meals where you can list the ingredients on one hand.  After catching part of “Julie and Julia” on tv today and working myself into a tizzy about not evening owning “Mastering the Art of French Cooking“, I calmed the crazy down and set to making a simple Sunday meal.

Shrimp tacos with black beans, grilled peppers, onions and black beans.  The best part was the mango salsa- I love the pairing of fruit and seafood, such a fresh and summer-y combo.  And with the mango salsa having 4 ingredients in it, simple is practically its middle name.

Mango Salsa

Mango

Cilantro

Sweet Onion

1/2 lime

Chop ingredients, place in bowl, squeeze the lime over the contents and stir.

Simplicity, in life AND cooking…what a concept.

Note to Self:

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Lots of talk about goals this past week (12 hour drive from DC to Chi means lots o’ talking in general), ready to put some on paper and make some moves.

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Chicago Dancing Festival

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I won this picnic basket 5 years ago and last night, it finally made its debut.

The Chicago Dancing Festival concluded last night with the grand finale at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion.  Joffrey Ballet and the River North Dance Company were among the performers taking the stage on one of the most perfect summer evenings we’ve had this year.

The dancing was stunning, the music was gorgeous and sharing the evening (and wine and eclairs) with 2 of our closest friends made for a whole lot of jazz hand excitement- so much love for Chicago last night!  And I wasn’t the only one- Mayor Emanuel was on hand to kick-off the evening, giving mad love to his city and our growing dance community.

Summer, please don’t end.