I remember thinking as a kid, that I wish I never had to eat or sleep. It just killed me when I had to stop playing to do something silly like eat! And you know kid time is so much longer than adult time. One night’s sleep took an eternity! Think of all the drama in Barbie’s life I could create if I never had to stop playing!!!!
I thought about this the other day when I called my own kids to eat and I was greeted with crickets chirping. No one came. I called again, nothing, zilch, nada. Not even a “be there in second”. Nope just an enormous, chasm of silence. My daughter was reading, my son was watching Lego videos and my little one was playing. If I weren’t a mother, all this ignoring would be giving me a complex! But I understood. All three kids were so engrossed in what they were doing and the thought of eating just wasn’t important enough to tear them away.
Adults just don’t think this way. We enjoy our food and our meals so much than our pint-sized counterparts. Sometimes where and what we are eating is literally the highlight of our day. We have weekly meal plans, weekend dining plans, we have friends over to share a meal. It’s all about food. Of course, being a food blogger, I think about food A LOT! And I don’t know about you, but each night I so look forward to that moment that I fluff out my pillow, turn out the light, snuggle with my dog and smile while I wait for sweet, sweet slumber to take over. I love sleep. Can’t wait to sleep in on the weekends! The thing is, as we age, we plan our days around our meals and naps more often. We eat lunch, we nap. We eat dinner, sit to watch tv and fall asleep. The only difference between adults and toddlers when it comes to eating and sleeping is we consistently look forward to these things each day!
But I digress. Back to my kids tuning out my dinner bell. When they did finally come to grace me with their presence, I had this avocado feta salsa waiting for them. Normally, I’d serve this as an appetizer. But tonight we had it on the side because it was so darn tasty! Feta and white wine vinegar are naturals together. The tang from the two are mellowed by the creamy avocados. Oh my gosh, I could eat this every day! I decided that I was going to have it for lunch the next day! See, I planned my day around my food. Why fight it?
You might enjoy these too:
Avocado Salsa Verde
Strawberry Tomato Salsa
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Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 avocados diced
- 2 large Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 4 oz crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, red pepper. Add garlic, tomatoes, avocados and parsley. Gently stir in the feta. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Recipe adapted from Southern Living
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Yum! Thanks for sharing!
All of my faves in one bowl…yum! Found you on Your Home Based Mom: Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party! Pinning!
Mmm, my favorites too! I was happy to eat this for a snack, I ate it for lunch, and dinner too! Thanks Lori!
oh my. delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at my Super Saturday Show & Tell party today… I’m pinning this recipe for sure. I hope you’ll come again next week
xoxo~ Ruthie
Thanks Ruthie!
This does look good, Tanya. Love feta and using it within a salsa is a great idea. And, bless you, no cilantro.
No cilantro??? Oh the feta made it nice and salty. Loved it!
Ha, my kid is never to busy to eat. I’m teaching her early!
Love this salsa!
Ha ha. And I’m too impatient to NOT eat! My kids are weird!
This would be one rockin’ dinner! I totally understand when you say sometimes the highlight of the day is what I’m eating. Visiting from Mix it up Monday.
Thanks Michelle for understanding how important food is! It’s all I look forward to sometimes!
Tanya I saw this linked up somewhere and had to click on it, only to see that it was your recipe! I shoulda known! Dude, I LOVE avocados like SO much and this is just brilliant. I may have to make this this weekend for the Superbowl! And crazy how time crept by so slowly when we were kids and now it just FLIES by!! And I don’t like it one bit lol. Glad I’m not the only one who gets so excited over food. It pretty much is the highlight of my day
Oh and how was that Strawberry Tomato Salsa? It looks so pretty but I’ve never had strawberries in my salsa. Interesting!!!
The strawberry salsa is one of my favorites! I think you would love it Desi!!! You and I have the same tastes! I am crazy for avocados!
I see this at the link parties, I’m drawn in everytime. I’m making it as soon as I get home. I would love for you to share it at my link party, going on now over @ http://www.memoriesbythemile.com/
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
Thank you! I LOVE this salsa, it’s one of my favorites!
I hope you try it! Thank you!
Love avocados, so this looks just simply scrumptious! Thanks for sharing.
I adore avocados!!! Thanks Rita!
YUMMY! I love avocados and feta. This looks absolutely delicious! Visiting from Skip to My Lou.
~Emily @ Texas Life Blog
Thanks Emily! I love both avocados and feta too!
I’m not a big avocado eater but this really looks so good and refreshing! We would love it if you would link up at our new linky party: Two Girls and a Party Hosted by:
Dana @ This Silly Girl’s Life
Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Off
We hope to see you there!
Thank you!
I really adore the combination of creamy avocados and salty feta. You are making me hungry….
Thanks Loretta! It was a good combo. I’m making me hungry!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I Love it and featured it today at http://www.memoriesbythemile.com/
Hope to see you again next week.
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
I’ve made a similar salsa, but never throught to add feta! YUM!
The feta gives it just the right amount of salt!
Thanks so much for linking up to my Super Saturday Show & Tell today! Delicious… I wish we were neighbors cuz, I’m sure you’d share
xoxo~ Ruthie
Nothing better than a chunky salsa! And feta is one of my all-time favorites!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – see you there this week again with more deliciousness
I agree, I love chunky salsa!
Wow, pretty sure I could eat this everyday too! It looks amazing. I heart avocados
And I heart sleep, hahaha!
I heart sleep too, better rarely get enough! How does this happen? Heck with it, I’ll just eat more!
I am always up for a nap or a dinner. Funny how things change as we get older! I absolutely love avocados and could eat them every day.
I could eat avocados every day too. Actually, we almost do!
This looks delicious, Tanya. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing at Tasty Thursdays!! Nichi
Thanks for hosting Nichi!
We eat a similar salsa at our house…but we use red wine vinegar, cilantro and purple onions. We seriously live off of it in the summer!!
I love using red wine vinegar!!! I could live off this too!
Ohhhhhh this is soooo goood! I just about ate it all…by myself!
It’s extremely addicting!
Now you have me planning all the times and ways I am going to eat/serve this salsa! Breakfast with eggs. Lunch on a wrap. Dinner as a side with chicken. Did I mention I love this recipe? Thanks!
This was the most addicting Salsa ever!!! So good!