Blog Post 2: What I had For Dinner

My Dinner Plate 

For dinner, I had a simple, yet a delicious meal. What I had on my plate was grilled chicken breast, mixed with some lettuce. In addition, I had a side of brown rice and black beans, with a side of crunchy plantain chips. The chicken was juicy and went amazingly with the fresh lettuce. While the rice and beans were warm and content. The plantain chips added the perfect combination of sweet and salty crunch that put everything together. For my drink, I had a nice cold Agua de Jamaica with ice to accompany it. Overall, it was a nice, satisfying, healthy, flavorful filling meal.

Plantain Chips
Rice and Beans

Agua de Jamica

                                                            Information on Agua de Jamaica:

 The Popular Mexican drink Agua de Jamaica Recipe & How it got it's Name

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