pining for food in utah

There's this place in Provo called Guru's that has the most delicious southwest fry sauce. Unfortunately, South Carolina is kind of far away from Provo, so I had to figure out how to make up for the distance and make the sauce myself. It is delicious.

Here's what you need:

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon ketchup

5-6 tablespoons BBQ sauce*

1 tablespoon honey

2 teaspoons cajun seasoning

Mix all ingredients together until completely blended, and chill in the fridge until cold.

Enjoy with sweet potato fries or regular fries if you don't like sweet potatoes. 

*Be sure to get Jack Daniel's Honey Smoke House BBQ Sauce. It won't taste right if you use a different sauce.

salsa

Chips + salsa is one of my favorite snack of all time. Blame my dad. We spent many nights watching movies together eating chips and salsa and/or ice cream out of mugs. But that's a different story entirely. Being a salsa connoisseur, you'd think I've been making my own salsa my whole life, right? Wrong. I've only been making my own for a few months, thanks to my cousin Kristin's wonderful recipe. I've tweaked it a bit to my liking, and it is infinitely better than anything you can buy in a jar. Promise. Make it and see for yourself.

salsa:

1 can petite diced tomatoes

1 can diced green chiles

1/2 diced white onion

1 handful cilantro*

1-2 cloves of garlic

salt + pepper

lime juice to taste

lemon juice to taste

hot sauce to taste

Put all ingredients into the food processor and blend until it is the desired texture.

Store in the refrigerator. 

The recipe above lasts me for several weeks; though I'm the only person in my house who eats salsa. If you want to make a larger batch, I've found that a 1:1 ratio of diced tomatoes and green chiles is best. Enjoy! 

*coriander for all you Brits out there