Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog » Entertainment

Another Winning Recipe from the 2007 Puyallup Fair Salsa Showdown

Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:31:44 +0000

Here’s the second winner from Kathleen Seaton of Bonney Lace, WA:

2nd Place – Kat’s Kickin Chipolte Salsa

3 vine ripened tomatoes
3 Roma tomatoes
1 head of garlic roasted
1 red bell pepper roasted
1 yellow bell pepper roasted
3/4 cup sweet yellow onion diced
1 fresh peach finely diced
4 chipolte peppers in adobe sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cilantro
1 teaspoon sugar
juice of 1 lime

Dice tomatoes, combine with onion and bell peppers. Set aside in bowl.
In a food processor, combine garlic (squeezed out of peel), chipolte peppers, honey and lime juice. Pulse until mixture is a puree.
Add puree to tomato mix. Fold in salt, sugar and peaches.
Serve immediately or store in refrigerator for party time.

Congratulations Kathleen on your second place finish!

First Place at the Puyallup Fair Salsa Showdown

Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:19:00 +0000

Here’s the winning entry for this year’s Salsa Showdown at the Puyallup Fair. The Spicy Plum & Green Chile Salsa entry was from an original recipe created by Corey Long of Federal Way, WA. It was the unanimous first place selection of the three judges.

Spicy Plum & Green Chile Salsa

Ingredients:

1 roasted green chile, chopped
1/4 cup red onion, diced
6-7 ripe plums, diced
1 tablespoon plum jelly
1 cup garlic, diced
salt and pepper to taste

Mix the ingredients together & refrigerate. Serve with chips or crackers. Best next day.

Congratulations Corey!

Surviving the Salsa Showdown at the Puyallup Fair

Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:42:31 +0000

I survived as a judge at the Salsa Showdown last night. I was apprehensive at first. There were 15 entries to taste. But they were all good. Some hot, some mildly hot , and a few started “smokin” as I unscrewed the lid. But none were “excessive”.

There were a few really original recipes. I especially like the one with strawberry and kiwi ingredients.

In the end, all three judges agreed on the first and second place winners (sorry – me bad -I forgot to get the names behind the numbers after the winners were announced).

It was a fun experience and maybe I’ll be lucky and get invited back next year.

Rock’in and Roll’in on the Dinner Train

Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:42:28 +0000

Iâ€™ve lived in the Puget Sound Region most of my adult life. But it was only last week that I took the ride on the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train. Iâ€™ve seen it many times as I bicycle up from the Green River trail past Coulon Park to cross the I-90 floating bridge.

The train was a unique experience for sure. But not quite what I anticipated. The last train I rode was in Italy a couple of years ago, and prior to that Japan – a long time ago. Iâ€™d never ridden a train in the US. I expected something similar to Italy. The ride on this train was more like a ride at the fair.

Maybe it was the tracks. Or the fact that the train is an antique. Lots of character, but with all the rockâ€™in and rollâ€™in I worried my drink would spill (it didnâ€™t).

Eating was something of a challenge as well. We had the prime rib and it was good, but not excellent. I ordered a Merlot by the glass. Probably the worst wine Iâ€™ve ever tasted. I think the bottle must have had been open a long, long time.

It was warm the evening we went so I expected it to be hot. But the train was pleasantly air-conditioned. For a more basic experience thereâ€™s an open air car you can visit on the south end of the train.

All in all it was an enjoyable experience. But like climbing Mt Fuji, something Iâ€™ll only do once.