Pina Colada Fruit Salad

This is so simple and super yummy! We all loved it!
I found this in one of my old cooking magazines.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups green grapes
• 1-1/2 cups seedless red grapes
• 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1-1/2 cups halved fresh strawberries
• 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, drained (I used the big can, 16 oz I think?)
  
• 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
• 1 can (10 ounces) frozen non-alcoholic pina colada mix, thawed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup pineapple-orange juice
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/8 teaspoon coconut extract

Directions

• In a serving bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the pina colada mix, sugar, juice and extracts until sugar is dissolved. Pour over fruit; toss to coat. Chill until serving. Yield: 9 servings.

~I didn't measure out the fruit, I just did a bunch of grapes, probably close to 2 cups of each and a bunch of strawberries. I omitted the blueberries and instead put in a big can of drained mandarin oranges. If you are going to eat it all at once, sliced bananas would go nicely too. Also all I could find was pineapple-orange-banana juice so I substituted that. It was so so so good! This can be tweaked very easily to your likes and what you have on hand. It makes a ton of "sauce", I could have easily halved it. And its pretty sweet, I think next time I'll cut the sugar amount in half or omit it all together. Definitely a new favorite! Could easily be served as a desert over angel food cake or even frozen yogurt - the sauce is that good!

Salsa Verde Tostadas

Another keeper I found over at Mel's Kitchen Cafe.

*Plan Ahead: the recipe calls for cooked chicken. Also, the flavor of the chicken or pork intensifies as it marinates so you may want to plan an additional 2-3 hours for that (but it isn’t absolutely necessary).

4 flour tortillas
1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 1/2 cups cooked, shredded chicken or pork
1 cup green salsa (salsa verde) plus more for serving
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, avocado, etc.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the tortillas, bake until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss together the chicken (or pork), salsa verde, 1/4 cup cilantro, beans, and cumin (this can marinate all day if you like). Spoon mixture evenly over the tortillas and bake until heated through about 8 minutes.

Top warm tostadas with lettuce, tomato, and sour cream and other toppings as desired. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro. Serve immediately with additional green salsa if desired.

~I used shredded pork and let it marinade for about an hour. The tortillas cook up nice and crispy, I was worried they would be soggy but they weren't at all. Dallas loved this one and Carter thought it was pizza, haha.