Salsa !

Here I am - grinding onions...........and crying.......

Dad donned plastic surgical gloves, and did all of the HOT peppers.  He stripped insides and seeds out, then ground them up.

The tomatoes are ground up in the Bosch mixer

But first, mom blanches them to loosen the skins, then painstakingly peels each one.

All of the HOT peppers DONE!

After the garlic, onion, peppers and tomatoes have been ground up, they go through the blender once more to make them even finer.

It takes many big bowls and pans to get the job done easily.  

Then the combined mixture goes on the stove to "cook down" for a couple of hours.  

More ingredients, Cumin, Oregano, Pepper, spices go into the mixture to give it JUST the right flavor.