BBQ Chicken Recipe, Part Two

Thanks for those who are interested in this recipe. The picture is of Thai "bird peppers" or phrik khii nuu in Thai (which means mouse poo chili...because it looks like it...I know, not very polite, but it is true!)

Anyway, these chilis are HOT. They are small, about 2-3 cm long and are green or red in color. If you can't find them in the area in which you live, you can substitute with another pepper. According to a site I found thru a google search you can substitute chile de Arbol, fresh cayenne or jalapeno (but it won't be as spicy) I hope that helps!

As to the dough recipe...this is from my More with Less cookbook my mother-in-law gave me a few years back (a great resource if you are missionary OR if you are concerned about the world's food resources...the Mennonites published it years ago).

Combine in a large bowl:

1 cup warm water

1 pkg. yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp)

When dissolved, add:

1 T. sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 T. veg. oil

1 1/4 c flour

Beat until smooth. Add:

2 c. additional flour, or enough to make dough stiff (may use part whole wheat)

Knead until elastic (about 5 minutes). Place in a greased bowl and let rise until double, about 45 mins. Form 2 balls. Pat and stretch to fill 2 greased pizza pans. Let rise 10 mins.

BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe

This is my new favorite! My teammate, Jan, shared this recipe with us at the Mom's group a few weeks back and it is SO yummy, especially if you like a little kick in your food. I make homemade pizza dough..it's very easy to do...and if you want me to post a recipe for that I will, just let me know. Here's the recipe...sorry I don't have a picture, just take my word on it...it's good!

BBQ chicken pizza
8 bird peppers (more or less depending on how hot you like your food!)
2-3 cloves garlic
2 chicken breats, cut up in bite size pieces
some BBQ sauce (enough to cover the dough...you will use BBQ sauce instead of pizza sauce).
Red and green sweet peppers chopped (opt)
1/2 cup cheese

Directions:
mash garlic, peppers in crock (or mince with knife if you don't have a crock). Heat some oil in a frying pan and add peppers and garlic mixture. Fry just for a couple seconds then add cut up chicken. Fry until chicken is cooked. Place dough in pizza pan, add BBQ sauce and then add the fried chicken. Add sweet peppers and sprinkle with cheese and bake until dough is lightly browned and cheese is melted. Enjoy!

Have a blessed Lord's Day!

Here we are...all of us of New Community Church...mostly believers, some seeking, some visiting, and some absent in body. This is us. Praise God that we have this many people coming to hear the Word of God weekly! And to think we only started with a handful of missionaries and Thais! God has been so faithful and good. Thank you for your support!

and, just for fun...you know you have to have fun when you're with Thais!

for Emmy, Love PJ

All pictures taken by PJ excepting the last picture, taken by Mommy so Emmy can see both PJ and "Wolfy". As you can see, Wolfy had a photo shoot the other day...and so did Calvin! I have many more pictures of Wolfy, I just chose some of the best. =)

Note to Emmy: notice the great white shark tooth necklace Wolfy has on.

Girls Night Out!

Last night, my friend, Fone, and I headed downtown to a really nice spa. I have been reading a blog by a fellow missionary (you might remember the contest I entered way back in November thru Coffeegirl Confessions). Anyway, she was sharing (see the Feb.3 post, "Daily Break" to get a more accurate story) about how she recently was humbled while riding in a taxi when her taxi driver gave some money to the person begging for money on the side of the road. She and others related how selfish they feel when things like that happen. Well, I haven't had that experience, yet, but I did have a similar feeling last night when I was lavished on with a really nice massage. I am talking REALLY nice. Something I would NEVER have done on my own...but because Fon had gift certificates, we got to do it...together. As I thought of this great act of generosity from my sister in Christ I was humbled. I was humbled because she cold have EASILY taken all those gift certifcates and gave herself one really nice two hour spa...but instead, she decided to ask me along...and cut her time in half at the spa. Yes, I am humbled. I am afraid I would be one to take that entire gift certificate and keep it for myself...an incredibly selfish thing to do, yes, but that is probably what I would have done, figuring that I deserve it and all that.

At any rate, we had a fabulous time. It was my first time out on the town with a Thai friend. It was great. After we had our massages, we sat in the waiting area for at least an hour talking of God and life and how He is working in each of our lives. That was certainly the highlight of the night...after 3 1/2 years I can have a decent conversation with a Thai person about God. Wow, He is so faithful! Then, we headed to get something to eat and ended up eating some noodles at a little roadside eatery. (see pictures below...).

Pictures: Fon before our massages.
Fon and me, after our massages...we even got to take a VERY HOT shower..I could've stayed there forever!

Picture #3: Me, outside the spa. It was beautifully decorated and lit with candlelight.

Fon and I at the noodle shop.

I thought this Florence Nightingale quote was very fitting!

Benjasiri Park (last two pics). Very beautiful park. I found these two women praciticing some form of martial arts...wielding swords and all! I was too intimidated to ask for permission to take the photo...so I did from a good distance!

Other items of interest...an elephant or two (right on Sukhumwit Road...the busiest, traffic congested road in all of BKK), I got to ride a motorcylce taxi again (third time ever in Thailand...it's quite a thrilling thing for me,I miss riding with Paul), I got to meet a man named Ravi, who works at a tailors where I am getting some pants re-altered, I drove on Sukhumwit Road on a Friday night without any mishaps or getting lost (remember the words TRAFFIC JAM and you'll understand!) and did I mention the posh spa experience? =) It was a night I won't soon forget!

Just another manic Monday...just kidding!

Mom's Group was a lot of fun this past Monday. We had a small crowd...three women (minus missionaries/staff) but it was still fun. We made homemade pizza with the women! They LOVED pressing the dough into the pans and learning how to make pizza. We had an asortment. Thais LOVE seafood, so we made a seafood pizza, we also made a bbq chicken pizza (my personal favorite) and a Hawaiian style and lastly a regular old pepperoni and cheese. I was asked what pepperoni is made out of (what kind of meat?). Does anyone know? We all decided, for the time being, not knowing was better than knowing!!! =)

P'Pawn shared about God's love and we also talked a bit about Valentine's Day...what we do for those we love. And, as you can see from the pics, we made a heart shaped pizza too!

So, how 'bout you? What do you do to show the ones your love on Valentine's Day?