Recipe of the Week: Mango Sauce

 This week presented a tough call. On the one hand, it's May and things are getting all sunshine-y and warm and we're feeling more than ever like sinking our little choppers into some fresh fruit... or, better yet, sipping it through a straw. (Happy Belated Cinco de Mayo, by the way!)

On the other hand - also known as our practical-thinking hand - it's May in New England and we've lived here long enough (aka - all our lives) to know that calendars don't mean a thing and just because it's sunny and warm this afternoon, doesn't mean temps can't flirt with the lower 40s this evening.

What to do, what to do. 

Then we came across the perfect recipe to satisfy our taste for springtime fruit - no matter what the weather brings! Cold night? Put it on your pork chops! Warm night? Vanilla ice cream's new best friend!


Mango Sauce

You need:

• 3 cups mangos, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange juice
• 3 tablespoons water

Directions:

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine mangos, butter, brown sugar, lemon juice, orange juice and water
2. Stir until mixture thickens
3. Remove from heat and serve

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Recipe of the Week: Sweet Raspberry Sauce

This is one buff-looking raspberry (not to mention the bright eyes and shiny teeth.) But it makes sense, when you think about it because raspberries are one of the healthiest foods going. When this fella gets together with about a cup of his little friends  - wach out! They pack a wallop of protein, potassium, omega 3 fatty acids and a full 8 grams of fiber!

So, now that we know how awesomely healthy these little berries are we won't feel so bad about suggesting you add some sugar and whip up this sweet sauce that we highly recommend pouring over a dish of vanilla ice cream. (It's all about moderation, friends.)

Sweet Raspberry Sauce

You need:

• 1 pint fresh raspberries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup cold water

Directions:

1. Combine the raspberries, sugar and orange juice in a saucepan
2. Whisk the cornstarch into the cold water until smooth
3. Add the mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil
4. Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly until the desired consistency is reached (the sauce will thicken further as it cools)
5. Puree the sauce in a blender or with a handheld immersion blender and strain through a fine sieve
6. Serve warm or cold
7. Refrigerate leftover sauce - it should keep for about 2 weeks

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