What is Mellie's Morsels?


I seriously love cooking, baking and creating my own concoctions (to the delight of my husband and co-workers). I keep saying I would love to go to cooking school, but don't want to work in a restaurant, I just want the knowledge. I would maybe open a small bakery. I have loved experimenting in the kitchen since I was a young kid. My step-mom was a wonderful cook and great experimenter in the kitchen and taught me how to cook. I also love to watch the travel channel, bravo and the food network, so I am inspired to tell of the wonderful things I come up with (and maybe even a few disasters along the way). I hope you enjoy my blog! If you like what you see, please follow me!!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Experimentation with Fusion Food

So, been a while and I apologize and hope to keep it up from now on...

A friend of mine made this delicious manga salsa.  I mean it was the perfect balance of sweet and heat.  It was amazing!  So, he sent me home with some and you can see it in the picture.

Well, it came time for dinner and we were having smoked chicken and needed a side dish.  Plus, I really wanted to eat that salsa.  So, I thought why not make a fusion dish of couscous and the mango salsa.  I made the couscous with chicken broth and black pepper then just dumped in the salsa, stirred and served with fresh chopped cilantro on top.  My husband was very reluctant about the cross-cultural nature of the Israeli couscous and the Mexican salsa, but it worked and we loved it.  In fact, we ate it so fast that I didn't even get a picture, so just the salsa will have to do!

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