Happy Birthday Shaylin and many others!

My little sister turned 14 this week so we had to celebrate by what else.......eating CAKE.  Here is her cakes! I was happy at how well they turned out as I had to decorate them in a kitchen that was super hot from the combination of baking and the hot summer heat!

I also created this yummy coconut cake for my friend Bev.  It is filled with lemon and coconut, covered in fluffy white butter cream and covered to the max with coconut.  My friend Bev is the best and is always sharing her crafty ideas and garden goods with me.   She is an amazing artist as well! We had planned to go to her house this weekend with my other friends Michelle and Jan and have our annual weekend away.  Bev has this amazing farm in Newgate but an unexpected visit from my other sister Samantha who has not been home in over 5 years meant I had to put the fun aside and stay home with my family.  We also went out and celebrated my cousin Mataya's 3rd birthday this weekend with some delicious chocolate cake that my auntie Sas made.......

Now time to cool it on the cake and go for some jogs!

Mango Salsa and Creative Fun

My mom gave me some ripe mango the other day and after eating a couple I decided to try something new so I made Mango Salsa.  I got a few ideas from a few different places and then just took what I liked from each and then created my own.  It was so yummy that I wanted to share.

2 Ripe mango, cubed
1 Ripe pineapple, cubed
1/2 small red onion chopped
3-4 tbsp Lime Juice
Cilantro 1/2 cup-chopped finely, I used the fresh organic cilantro that came in those tubes as my grocery store did not have any bunched.

Combine, let sit for at least 2 hours and then enjoy with pita or tortilla chips.

Other than working I have been spending the summer spending time with my family and working on a very special project for the upcoming wedding of my Brother in law...but I will share that with you later!

Enjoy! Michelle