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Day #21 Salsa Fresca pg. 74 everyday raw

It is 10:30 pm. I am in St. Augustine in my nice cozy bed in a beautiful hotel called Castillo Real. I am here for my 10th Anniversary with my wonderful husband. We are having a blast!! Last night I went to The Traveling Circus and Medicine Show. The show was at the St. Augustine Amphitheater. Counting Crows, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Augustana were in the show. What a fantastic show!! I really have never seen a show like the show last night. Most concerts I have been to have an opening act or several, then the main act is last. Well last night was so different. There was not an opening act, they all came out together and sang with all of their bands. It was really an incredible show. Michael Franti was the star of the show, in my opinion. I love his music, it is always positive and heartwarming. He is very high energy! Counting Crows and Augustana were more mellow. They would take turns singing on the stage. One band would perform by themselves then they would exit the stage then the next band would come on. Sometimes they would sing together, then the one band would perform and the others would leave for a while. The amphitheater was outside with most seats covered by a tent. It was a rainy night on the way to the show, but it turned out to be breezy and beautiful. Michael Franti played a song that he wrote for his son, when his son moved from San Francisco to New York City. I had never heard it, but I definitely would love to purchase that song from itunes. Many songs stood for the idea of sticking together as a country and supporting family and friends and others that are in need. The message was clear last night, community and love is really going to keep our country together. Michael Franti told a story about the Sequioa Trees in California. They are the tallest trees in the world but they have very short root systems that are shallow in the earth. But the roots of the trees join together under the ground and they grow as high as they do because they rely on each others root systems. He compared these Red Woods to people. If we are going to grow to our full ability we must join together and start relying on one another. He is such a beautiful poet!
The concert was so much fun!
I decided to make salsa fresca tonight since it is easy to make on the vacation. We went to the farmers market today but I only bought red and purple peppers. I have never seen purple peppers before. They really are beautiful, but they are not really tasty to me. It tasted like a green pepper but not as strong. I ate the peppers or lunch with a salad I got downtown in St. Augustine. The red pepper was good but I actually left the purple pepper on my salad plate. I don’t like wasting but I truly didn’t like it. I decided to wait to go to the Blue Planet co-op for the organic veggies for this recipe. What a cute little store. It has a small deli, and they sell veggies, fruits, some frozen groceries and canned and jarred goods. They had raw crackers and raw desserts. I bought tomatoes, onion, and fresh cilantro. I forgot to buy limes, so Jason had to buy them at Publix. I didn’t try it tonight. I will try it in the morning. I am going to eat it with my lentils in the morning.
Salsa Fresca
tomatoes
onions
cilantro
sea salt
lime juice
I can’t wait to have this salsa, I’ve been wanting to make a recipe of salsa for so long. I’m sure Jason will want some with his chips and beer. I will post pics later.