Saucy

Over Memorial Day we had a few work friends over for a backyard BBQ. Unfortunately it was really cool and windy, not ideal weather, but oh well. We grilled up flank steak and shrimp on skewers and setup a Taco Bar. It was a lot of fun, and something that fit everyone's diet (yea)! My favorite part were some homemade sauces. I got the idea off of Pinterest and they turned out great!

I made a really spicy Chipotle Sauce and a Cilantro Lime Sauce. They were great on the tacos, but I continued to use the leftovers on many other meals, like burger toppings and as a dip. The Chipotle Sauce was the hands down favorite, but very spicy.

I made the sauces by adding all the ingredients to the recycled jar, attaching my blender blades and bottom to the jar opening and blending it right in the jar (click here for a visual on how I did this). It worked beautifully!

Chipotle Sauce

• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• 1/2 Greek Yogurt 
• 1/2 Cup canned Chipotle Peppers in spicy sauce (sometimes says adobe sauce)
• splash lemon juice

Cilantro Lime Sauce

• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• 1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt
• Large bunch of Cilantro
• Lime juice (3 small limes)
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

I started saving glass jars (like pickle and condiment jars) and using them for decorating at parties and to store things. I found these great  Chalk Labels at Cost Plus World Market and made nice labels. I also got these little metal buckets in the Target dollar section and put all the snacks in them, instead of bowls.

We made Refine Mojitos and I really look forward to enjoying more of them over the summer. A girlfriend with a backyard avocado tree gave me a bag full of avocados. I can not tell you how good these avocados are! You store them in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them, then set them on the counter for a few days to ripen. They have a really thin skin and are a much lighter color instead. They made great guacamole! You never would have guessed it was diet food!