Tales from the life of a family of Expats in St Lucia as we explore new adventures in life and food.
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One of the photo newsletters that I receive had a contest for "A Dog's Eye View" and these are the three pics I submitted ... the last is just a collage of them all.
Who are we, you ask? We are a family of five, from the far reaches of Northern Canada, who decided to move to St Lucia in the West Indies of the Caribbean. We sold what we could, gave away what we couldn't sell, and threw away what was left. We moved down with 15 suitcases and shipped down a few rubbermaid totes. Our specs ... Danielle and Steve - the adults (at least most of the time) and our lads Alex - 16 Sasha - 13 Kieran (Podamus) - 18 months It has been an amazing year and we really love living in this "wonderful, tropical paradise" ... we use this quote when the boys grumble about something, ie homework, we reply back "Yes, but u get to do homework in this wonderful, tropical paradise!". As one can expect, u get a "yah, yah" in response. Having said that, the older lads have done exceptionally well here in St. Lucia. The private school they attend is fantastic and they have both surpassed our expectations. Podamus, the not so w...
I love this slow cooker recipe, as it can be used as a foundation for so many different mexican meals. Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice 2 tablespoons canola oil 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons ancho chili powder 2 tablespoons cumin 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce, pureed 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions: Place all ingredients in the slow cooker and simmer on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Once cooked, shred the chicken and mix back into the simmer sauce. Enchiladas - these are made "Mondo" by the inclusion of beans, rice and corn. 2 cups salsa 10 Tortillas shells 1 cup refried beans slow cooker mexican chicken 2 cups cooked spanish rice 1 cup cooked mexican corn (I use canned fiesta corn) 2 cups shredded tex-mex cheese 1/3 cup simmer sauce Prehea...
This salad is a great side dish to any bbq and combines all the wonderful flavours of a loaded baked potato. Baked Potato Salad two small bags of baby potatoes (I like the mixed bags) 1 lb bacon (for if you want to make homemade bacon bits) or two packages of real bacon bits 4 green onions - chopped 2 cups of sharp cheddar - cubed 2 cups sour cream epicure cheese, chives and bacon dip mix salt and pepper to taste. Boil potatoes whole in skins, drain, then cool and rough chop. In a large bowl combine potatoes, bacon bits, green onions and cheese. Mix sour cream with half the recommended mix, then fold into the potatoes, add salt and pepper. Serves 10 ...
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