Black Bean and Corn Salad

Black Bean and Corn Salad
Jared Olson (from ProStart class)

14 oz black beans, rinsed and drained
2 sm cans pineapple tidbits, drained
2 sm cans sliced olives
2 roma tomatoes, finely diced
1 anaheim chili, minced
1 red pepper, minced
3 c frozen corn, run under warm water to thaw
8 green onions, finely sliced
1 bunch cilantro, minced
1 t ground cumin
1 t chili powder
1/4 c lime juice
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c honey
1/4 c rice wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
4 avocados, diced

Mix black beans, pineapple, olives, tomatoes, chili, corn, pepper, onion and cilantro. Toss gently. In another bowl, mix the cumin, chili powder, lime juice, oil, honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Beat well. Pour over bean mixture, toss gently and allow to sit 15 minutes for flavors to blend. Add avocados; toss gently. Serve with corn chips.

When we made this, we used 1/2 the cilantro and that worked well. Next time, we'll try more beans, more tomatoes, less corn and probably no pineapple (since we don't like it). This was awesome the next day, too! Tostitos Scoops work great!

Easter

We colored eggs at home and then went up to Logan to see my parents and do Easter with the whole family! We had a great dinner with Grandma & Grandpa, Rod & Gwyn, Breelyn & Nolan and Rodney, Dan & Lainey, Jenesey and Andrew, Stacey & Dan, Samantha & Josh and Daymien and Sierra, and we hid about 101 eggs along with some other treats for the kids!

Kiersten's First Piano Recital

Kiersten played in her first piano recital April 1, 2011. Her song was Ode to Joy, by Beethoven. She did a fabulous job! Mark was in Santa Barbara and wasn't able to make it, so we recorded it for him. I told all the kids they had to come to it, since Kiersten has been to events for all of them. Jared brought his friend, Payden. Tanner and they left right after Kiersten played, but we were really glad they came. Brittany had a deadline and couldn't get off work in time to come. After the recital, I took Kiersten to the store to get her some flowers. It was a great evening! Here's a link to another video where you can actually see her hands playing.