You will find more happiness growing down than up.

~Author unknown

Happy Father’s Day

—to Big Papa and all the dads out there, especially those who had to jump through a lot of hoops before they could jump for joy.

Want more to jump for? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!

Corn, tomato and peas—some variation of this vegetable trifecta always finds its way to our table. Last night I served Corn, tomato and fresh pea salsa along with steamed rice and pan-cooked Tilapia. Summer in a salsa!

Corn, tomato, and fresh pea salsa recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 ears corn


• 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes


• ½ cup shelled peas (frozen peas can be substituted)


• ½ sweet onion, like Vidalia


• 1 jalapeno


• A few tablespoons fresh herbs: basil, parsley and chives are my favorites for this recipe


• 1 lime


• Olive oil


• Sherry vinegar


• Salt

How to:

1. Cut the kernels off of the three corn cobs.


2. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.


3. Shell peas.


4. Mince sweet onion.


5. Cut jalapeno in half and scoop out the seeds. Mince jalapeno and use half to all of it depending on how much of a kick you want in your salsa.


6. Finely chop herbs (you can use a single herb, like basil or combine several together).


7. Put 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and when the oil is hot, sauté the corn kernels until slightly browned (this is optional but I like the flavor). Cool.


8. When cool mix together: corn, cut tomatoes, peas, minced onion, herbs and and the juice from one lime.


9. Drizzle with olive oil and a few splashes of sherry vinegar.

Note: There are infinite variations to this recipe. Omit the jalapeno. Use balsamic vinegar instead of sherry vinegar. Mix in chopped arugula instead of herbs.

Want to check out a medley of more deliciousness? Check out Wanderfood Wednesday!

Seattle proper has more than ten sprayparks scattered throughout the city (surrounding areas also have a number of sprayparks). We spent a couple hours at Pratt Park and had a blast. Literally. Pratt Park has several “water cannons” that kids can swivel, aim and spray. Kids (and a few adults) enjoyed the water and, when they were ready to dry off, there is also a fabulous playground at this neighborhood gem of a park.

Here’s a list of Seattle Sprayparks, including Pratt Park: