Yada Yada Signature Recipe

Put twelve feisty women in one prayer group, ranging in age from twenty to fifty-something, add a variety of skin colors, cultural backgrounds, ethnic upbringings, and years of church potlucks, and what do you get?

Food!

To introduce our cast of Yada Yada characters in another way, here’s one of the “signature recipes” from each Yada Yada. “Signature?” you ask. Yep. Just another way of saying, if you see that on the potluck table, you know who made it without even seeing the name taped to the bowl (or pot, or plate, or whatever).

Edesa’s Mama’s Mango Salsa

Say “salsa” . . . think “tomato-salsa-in-a-jar”? Not if you drop by Edesa’s apartment for a snack! Hondurans make good use of luscious mangoes growing everywhere in their country. Fortunately for us gringos, mangoes are becoming more common in the fruit and produce section of many grocery stores.

1 mango, peeled and diced
2 avocados, peeled and chopped
1 tomato, diced
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
Juice of 1 lime

Peel, chop, and dice away! Combine all ingredients in a bowl, let it sit for 20 minutes to mingle flavors (or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to preserve flavor). Serve with tortilla chips – and you better double the recipe next time!

Excerpted with permission from The Yada Yada Prayer Group © 2003 by Neta Jackson. All rights reserved.

For more signature recipes, purchase a copy of The Yada Yada Prayer Group Party Edition here.