Visit with Conny and Anita in Leicester England

While staying with Conny we had the chance to walk in the English countryside - one or our favorite activities.  Conny's kids, Mia and Erik, were totally taken with Anita's baby Paula.

Esperanza

Here is the annoucement of the birth of Richie's baby Esperanza. Nerida was Richie's Mother's name.

Thailand and Cambodia Pics

Hmung village near Chiang Mai

Waterfall in the village

Elephant camp near Chiang Mai

Snorkeling spot near Phi-Phi Island

Thai countryside near Bangkok

Summer palace of kings nearby

Old capitol of Thailand attacked and burned by the Burmese

Cambodian Mancala - holes in the dirt and pebbles

Jungle taking over Cambodian temple

Angkor Wat

Chicken with black bean mango salsa

Here is the promised recipe. I can't figure out how to copy it so I will have to retype. For a crowd, you can increase the amount of chicken more than the rest of the ingredients.

1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup cilantro, fresh chopped
3 tbls or more lime juice (2 limes)
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
1 1/4 lb chicken breast
1 15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup mango, fresh cubed
2 tbls onion, chopped

In a small bown combine orange juice, cilantro, lime juice, oil, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper. Remove 1/2 cup and place in a large zip-closed plastic bag; add 1 tsp dijon mustard and1 tbls soy sauce to the bag. Add chicken to the bag and turn to coat. Seal bag and refrigerate for up to 12 hours (I think it would be fine to do the day before).

To make salsa, add beans, mango, and onion to the rest of the mixture in the bowl. Toss, cover and refrigerate up to 12 hours. Yields 4 servings.

They say to pour the salsa over the chicken after it is grilled, but I have always served it separately due to fussy eaters.

Anita sent pictures of her baby Paula (3 months old now). Here's one of them. She is appearantly an easy baby and they are able to take her everywhere, including bars where they go dancing.

Doesn't anyone else have anything to say?

Donna sent this picture of a day at the beach in China. Lucky it doesn't resemble Lake Ontario or Puerto Morelos.