Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Black Bean and Mango Salad

I love trying new recipes and giving them my own twist.
Mango salsa seems to be popular to serve over chicken or fish. 
Dishes using black beans, garbanzo or cannellini beans are a favorite in my house,
so I thought I'd combine the flavors!
Yum!



Black Bean and Mango Salad:

2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed well
2 medium mangos, diced
2 mini cucumbers, washed and diced
3 roasted peppers, cut into strips and diced (this time I used jarred peppers, but I like to make my own on the grill too)
1 small red onion, chopped 
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, washed and chopped (or add to taste)
1 small can hot jalapeno peppers
1 tablespoon cumin (I like a lot, but you can add what you'd like)
Juice from 1 orange or 1/2 cup juice from carton 
1/2 lime, squeeze over salad
Kosher salt to taste
Give a gentle stir, chill in fridge.

I'm using this as a side to chicken tacos tonight. I think this would be good tossed with chicken breast  and served as an entree. What do you think?

I'm getting hungry! Time to get the rest of dinner going. 


Have a great evening!
-Lynn

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

At The Farm

My daughter and I decided to take a trip to a local farm this weekend.
We use to visit this farm when the kids were little.
They had open barn, so we thought we'd go and take a few photos.
My daughter likes to take photos as much as I do. 
It's a nice activity we can do together.





I remember when the kids came here and fed the animals little springs of hay.
They were so happy when a cow would nibble from their hand! Awww!





Checking out the camera!



There were still some daffodils blooming on the grounds.


Some buds ready to blossom.






This friendly goose thought we had a little snack. Sorry!
We just want a few photos!
Now to find a block of time to sit and do a little drawing.
Maybe tomorrow. 
Things have been a bit crazy around here the last few weeks!
All good, but crazy. That's life!

Hope you're having a good week!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Cow

In my New Years Day post, 
I said I would try to do something new each day
 or complete a project to keep things moving forward. 
Something that I haven't done in a while is draw. 
As a kid it was one of my favorite activities.
So, I was flipping through a recent National Geographic, 
my favorite magazine,
and found a photo of a cow.
I thought she was so pretty, I had to try my hand at drawing again.


I know it's not perfect, but I enjoyed working on her.
Isn't she cute?


Now that the weather is warming up,
I'd like to take some of my own photos of farm animals to draw from.
Maybe I'll take a trip with some friends to a local dairy or horse farm next week.
Sounds like fun, doesn't it?
I don't know where my activities will take me, but I'm going to enjoy the journey!
Hope you're having a great week!
-Lynn