September 30, 2007

We Moved in April!!!



We moved a whole 3 streets over.
I cut off the other half of the house but at
least you can see the waterfall.

September 18, 2007

Pan-Sauteed Chicken Breasts w/Mango Cucumber Salsa

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. grated lime zest
4 Tbs. chopped cilantro
1 tsp. olive oil
1 large mango, diced
1 cup diced cucumber
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
1 scallion, thinly sliced
2 Tbs. lime juice
pinch ground red pepper
1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over med heat. Place Chix in a shallow dish and sprinkle with 1 tsp. of the salt, then with 2 tsp. lime zest and 2 Tbs. of the cilantro, pressing to make zest and cilantro adhere. Add olive oil to skillet; add chix and cook, turning occasionally, until juices run clear, 12 minutes.
2. Meanwhile gently stir together mango, cucumber, bell pepper, jalapeno, scallion, lime juice, ground red pepper, and remaining salt, lime zest, and cilantro in a small bowl. Serve salsa with chix. Makes 4 servings.
Each Serving: 236 cal., 5 g fat, 35 g protein, 11 g carb.Mangos are not cheap right now but this dish is so easy and tastes so good!!! (I forgot the scallion when I made it-oh well)

September 1, 2007

The Booze Cruise




For Labor Day weekend Paul's mom Cheryl and stepdad Dave treated us with our annual family trip this time on a cruise to Ensenada. The company was fun and entertaining!!! We got to lay out, dance, shop in Ensenada with all the funny vendors and eat lots of food. But it started off with Paul and I on the phones for work every moment we had reception (it was a work day). Later on when we got out to sea we received our freedom. We later realized it was a California locals cruise-where a majority of the people just drank and wore swimsuits they really shouldn't wear. Good Times:) pictures: Airplane ride, Paul's two cute sisters and a view of the shopping in Ensenda