Life Changing Chicken... and a Beach Update

Well, it's wonderful to be at the beach! We have the most awesome house ever, and we're having a ton of fun with the family. One thing's missing... the SUN! Sun, if you're reading this, please come out and play! It's been windy and rainy so far and, well, that is just not what we ordered.

Here's the awesome view from the top floor, and also the crazy stormy sky and choppy ocean.

So, for Mother's Day last night, we had a Wii bowling tournament! We alphabetized everyone by first name then paired people up, March Madness style! Everyone played, and it was so much fun!! :) Tonight is the finals, unforch, me and Scott were first round losers... I guess that just means we get to relax and be cheerleaders tonight!

Here's Nana... kicking major butt at the Wii bowling. She got a 3-strike Turkey to end the game! :)

Me and Adrienne...recreating the karaoke into the kitchen hose debacle. Let's just say there we inadvertently cleaned the kitchen floor :)


So TONIGHT Scott and I cooked dinner for everyone... the largest dinner I've prepared to date. It was quite delish, the Life Changing Chicken was 'Great Success' (say it in the Borat voice.) We had chicken and some roasted potatoes, steamed veggies and biscuits. Mmmm...
Life Changing Chicken
Recipe from Jenny's Blog - That's What She Said

Chicken breasts - about 2-3 lbs, cut into bite sized pieces

Bowl 1:
1 c chopped cilantro
6 T olive oil
3 cloves minced garlic
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/2 c lime juice

Bowl 2:
5 T brown sugar
2 T mustard (I use honey dijon)
3 T hoison sauce
1.5 T red wine vinegar

Directions:
Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Combine last 4 ingredients in a separate bowl. Spoon all of the first bowl and about half of the second bowl into a large ziplock baggie. Add chicken, coat it well and stick in the refrigerator for 2-6 hours. Keep other half of second mixture in the fridge too (helps it thicken up a bit). Thread the chicken onto metal skewers and immediately put on a hot grill. Cook for about 8 minutes on each side, basting generously with the remaining mixture. It should be charred but not burnt when you take it off the grill. Eat and enjoy!

Here's my dedicated husband and father in law grilling the chicken in a monsoon under a beach umbrella!..