Janaka Palapathwala

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Cutest Graduate of 2023 Five Year Old Athena Daughter of Ash and Jean-Louis of Bellevue, Washington

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Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC) (Celebrating 50 Years serving the community – Founded in 1973)

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I was saddened to learn that our friend and Sri Lanka’s prominent diplomat Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala has quietly closed the door of life and departed from us. To me, a sorrow that is deep and personal. I have known Jayantha since we were two of three finalists for the Herald Tribune essay contest for a traveling scholarship to the United States in the late 1950s; he from Trinity, and I from Richmond, and he won out. Since then, he never stopped shining on the international stage, culminating in his narrow loss in the competition for the Secretary General of the United States post. In the meantime, he had served Sri Lanka as a foreign service member in countless capitals and as Ambassador to India, China, the United States and the United Nations, and Washington. He also served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Disarmament, during which he led the U.N. team to investigate the nuclear sites in Iraq just before the Iraqi war and later headed the U.N. Institute of Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). I had the privilege of working closely with him on joint U.N. projects and traveling to various cities, including Ulan Bator, Mongolia, during which we nearly escaped an airline disaster over the then-Soviet Union. Whether it was in the course of official work or the relaxed evenings we spent after a full day of work, it was highly congenial to be in his company. At work, he knew the art of negotiation of being firm while being most congenial, no mean talent that took him to the summit of international diplomacy. He also served Sri Lanka as Foreign Secretary, Head of the Peace Secretariat, and finally as Senior Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka. Few Sri Lankans have ever reached those dizzy heights. The loss of my friend profoundly saddens me, and I join the diplomatic world that will mourn the death of a diplomat par excellence and a Gentleman to the hilt who served Mother Lanka well! Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, once commented about a man and his contribution: “It is not the years in a life that counts; it is the life in the years.” By that measure, Jayantha Dhanapala is a shining star that lived! We will miss him, and may he find peace!

Nandasiri (Nandi)Jasentuliyana

Former Deputy Director-General, United Nations & Director U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs.

NALINI DE LANEROLLE – Wife of late Asoka,​ mother of Kanishka,​ Manisha and Dhanusha,​ mother-in-law of Bogumila and Deenesha,​ grandmother of Chayanka and Praveen,​ sister of Rupa,​ late Tissa and Mahasen,​ sister-in-law of late Upali,​ Indra and Sunethra,​ passed away. Funeral was on May 20th, 2023. at the General Cemetery,​ Borella.

ROMA DE SILVA (nee RUDD) – Wife of late Ivor Rode and late Darlton De Silva,​ sister of late Rodney (London),​Henry (Australia),​ Winston (London) and Vernon (Australia),​ mother of Arline (Canada),​ Esther (Australia),​ Ivan (Australia),​ Denzil,​ Vivien,​ Jonathan and Ralston went to be with the Lord on May 17th 2023. Funeral was on May 20th at the Borella Cemetery.

Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen

Pomegranate-Orange Chicken 

• Ingredients
• 1 large orange, zest finely grated, juiced
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• ⅛ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 6 teaspoons. canola oil
• Kosher salt
• ¾ cup low salt chicken broth
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut onto 1 inch pieces
• 2 medium parsnips, peeled and sliced on the diagonal, ¼ inch thick
• 1 red onion, peeled and cut into ¾ inch thick wedges
• 1 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces, trimmed of extra skin and fat, patted dry
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Method
Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 400°F.
In a medium saucepan, combine the orange and pomegranate juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat and reduce to ¼ cup, about 15 minutes. Add ½ teaspoon thyme, cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Divide the mixture between two small bowls. To 1 bowl, add two teaspoons of the oil and ½ teaspoon salt. To the other, add the chicken broth, all but 1teaspoon of the orange zest and ¼ teaspoon salt.
Scatter the sweet potatoes, parsnips, and onion over the bottom of a metal, glass or ceramic baking dish that measures about 10x15x2 inches. Toss with the remaining 4 teaspoons oil and 1 teaspoon thyme. Arrange the chicken pieces skin side up on top of the vegetables and brush with all of the juice-oil mixture. Roast for 30 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and reduce the temperature to 375° F. Pour the juice-broth mixture around the chicken pieces and scatter the walnuts around the chicken. Return the pan to the oven and roast until the vegetables are tender and instant read thermometer registers 165° F in several pieces of chicken, 20-30 minutes.
Transfer the chickento a warm platter. Use a slotted spoon to arrange the vegetables and walnuts around the chicken. Sprinkle the vegetables with a little salt and sprinkle remaining orange zest over all. Tilt the roasting pan so that the juices gather in one corner. With a large shallow spoon, skim as much fat as possible from the pan sauce. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper and pour into a pitcher to pass at the table.
Pomegranate and orange juices form the basis of this dynamite chicken dish that echoes an Eastern Mediterranean flavor combination.
Serves 4-6
This recipe was requested. All of you please enjoy it. Any requests or questions email

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