Houston, We Have A Lot of Fruit

Note: I'll try to keep this post fairly short, and not get too nostalgic on you guys..

I can't believe summer's basically over now.. (we actually have another month until it's over, but summer at Stanford is definitely coming to an end already!). Today's my last full day on campus, my last full day living in my, Steph, and Tara's cozy home (a.k.a. "Jared's crummy apartment where everything breaks"), and — most importantly, of course — my last full day cooking for myself.

Admittedly, I haven't cooked as much this summer as I thought I would. What we've been eating around this household? I have no idea.. But we've been getting by, somehow. However, every time I cooked it was an adventure, and every time either Steph or Tara cooked, it was a delicious, new experience. So cheesy (not literally), I know. :)

I decided to cook myself one last lunch today. Rummaging through our fridge, I found that we had a TON of strawberries (thanks to Steph's sweet mom who visited last week!), and a few perfectly ripe mangoes. I wanted something light and refreshing for lunch, and I knew these strawberries and mangoes would do the trick.

So I decided to make some salsa. :) I made the non-blended kind (is there a technical term for this?). I diced up some strawberries, a mango, an onion, some parsley, and a jalapeno, then threw in some olive oil and balsamic vinegar, squeezed in half a lemon, tossed the whole thing and called it good. And voila!

Some good looking, colorful salsa. :)

Of course, I did all of this while I had some chicken baking in the oven (my new favorite way to cook meat). I marinated my chicken in the morning, with some oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and honey.

I topped my chicken with the salsa and called it a meal. :)

A really simple, easy-to-make, light meal — perfect for these toasty days we've been experiencing.

Tara made some delicious guacamole (which I like to pronounce "wok-a-mole-ee," but found out a few days earlier that I'm a fool for not pronouncing the G) that I think this salsa would go fantastically with. Now all we need are some chips or tortillas..

I'm flying out to Utah tomorrow to spend a few weeks with my sister. I might keep updating this blog with my Utah food adventures (because I'm very well aware that 98.6% of what I do with my sister is eat..). But, just in case if I don't..

Happy end-of-summer, guys! Thanks for the delicious few months on campus. :)

(Also, if you want some salsa and/or guacamole and great company, stop by our apartment! Haha.)

Keep eating,

Holly :)