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: Kiwi Sandwich



Whee!

 You'll never guess what we saw today! GRASS! That's right, honest to goodness growin' outta the ground, sproutin' up outta the dirt, smellin' all springy GRASS! If you're from pretty much anywhere in the U.S. that isn't Florida you probably understand our absolute giddiness at this discovery.

Friends, it has been a heck of a brutal winter. And while there may still be 5-foot-tall snowpiles on some street corners, we're gonna celebrate that little swatch of green that has reminded us spring is (fingers crossed) just around the corner. February-March (and, let's face it, April) is a tricky time, weather-wise, in New England and we're gonna savor the morsels of non-freezing temps whenever possible until we're safely in July! So while the thermometer hovers around 60, we're thinking green, we're thinking picnic, we're thinking seasonal fruit. Put all that together and what do you get - kiwi sandwiches! No really! Check this out...

Creamy Kiwi Sandwich

You need:

• 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup chopped kiwi fruit
• 16 slices whole wheat bread

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, mix together Neufchatel cheese, lemon zest and honey
2. Refrigerate for one day to allow flavors to develop
3. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture over one side of a slice of bread
4. Top with about 2 tablespoons of chopped kiwi fruit, cover with another slice of bread
5. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 8 sandwiches

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