We had a great time studying the Pacific Islands!  Mom and Daughter both learned a lot! We plan to celebrate all of our vicarious travel with a meal that attempts to be somewhat authentic to the region studied.  For the Pacific Islands we made Hawaiian Coconut Chicken and Rice!  This recipe was pretty easy, and although I was worried that the extended cooking time would dry out the chicken, it didn’t.  Husband and Daughter both enjoyed it – even though it combined fruit with meat!

Here is a photo:

Here is a link to the recipe:

http://www.food.com/recipefullpage.do?rid=236767

We used whole grain rice, fresh pinapple, and not the whole box of spinach.  I was afraid that all of the spinach might be off putting…but in the coconut milk it was quite good!