Relishing the Moment

So glad to hear that you all are somewhat of a procrastinator as well. Yes I blame it on the hubs but I also blame it on social media. Darn you Twitter, Facebook, and all you fabulous food and fitness blogs. Too much to read, explore, etc. How much time do you actually spend a day on these sights? Seriously, time yourself tomorrow and let me know. No Cheating!!!

Anyway, another "flaw" I've developed over years is impulse buying. Now don't get me wrong, I don't buy things online or on TV. I mean the shopping at Whole Foods and buying whatever they are displaying or what might be 10 cents of a $15 product, haha. This often happens to be in the wine section, whoops! But today I just happened to pass by these fresh goodies being sampled in the produce section.

Concord grapes! I haven't had these in years. What, they are on sale? Hmmmm, impulse buy or relishing in the moment. I'll take RELISHING THE MOMENT for 500 (sorry a little Jeopardy humor). Who could pass these up at this time of year? So refreshing and sweet! So now the question is, what can I create with these? Well, the hubs was coming home today so I wanted to make him something sweet and juicy. A nice homecoming meal. I put on my "relishing the moment" thinking cap and came up with this.

Concord Grape and Cucumber Avocado Relish

Yields about 1-1/4 cups

• 3/4 cup diced seeded cucumber

• 3/4 cup halved concord grapes,

• roughly chopped 1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves

• couple dashes of balsamic vinegar

• dash of garlic and red chili pepper or flakes

• medium salsa or diced tomatoes (2 tbsp)- OPTIONAL

• Kosher salt to taste

• black pepper to taste

• 1/2 large avocado chopped

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl; stir. Serve immediately on top of grilled chicken/ fish or cover and refrigerate for later use.

I decided to serve the relish on top of some Jasmine rice pilaf and Shrimp sautéed in coconut oil.

Result.......relishing every bit of it now. Sweet and Savory!

Have you cooked with Concord Grapes before? If so, what did you make? I still have a lot left to use! haha.

SCOBY UPDATE:
So...thanks to Hannah, I finally understand my Mother, whoops I mean Mother Scoby.
SCOBY: {sk ō-b ē}
Symbiotic
Culture (or Colony)
Of
Bacteria &
Yeast

Did you all know that? So cool, I love acronyms. Such a nerd I know. Anyway, my mother scoby finally formed and I brewed my first batch on Sunday. I used the green ginger tea from TAZO and my flavor.

I brewed 2 quarts of tea with 4 tea bags, added sugar, and let it cool completely. Then I poured into in a jar along with 2 cups of my starter tea and placed the mother scoby on top. And guess what? I have to WAIT AGAIN!!! Another 7 days. Geeze, this is slowly killing me. Patience has run out. But thank goodness for AVERIE. She has helped me so much with this process and what "not to do." I sure hopes mine turns out as good as hers.

look how big my MOTHER IS!!??!

Alright, that’s it for me. We are off to Dallas this weekend to pick up the pups. She's been at grandma and grandpa's house since we've been house sitting, traveling, etc. We hope to enjoy some family time as well!
And maybe even meet up with this beautiful blogger.

Cheers,
LC