Sweet & Sour Chicken {Tried & True-ly Yummy!]

Photo from http://www.thecookierookie.com/sweet-and-sour-chicken-simply-sated/

hey all!  It has been a little while since I have posted...bEEN PREOCCUPIED WITH lots of packing and then lots and lots of driving (and stopping!)...to get to our new home in aRIZONA!

...lOTS OF HOURS IN THE CAR WITH 3 LITTLE ONES UNDER 4 YRS OLD (HE ISN'T EVEN 4 YET ;) dRIVING from UTah...FOLLOWING BEHIND MY HUSBAND IN THE moving truck...

DEFINITELY NOT AS FAST AS WE COULD have BE GOING...IF WE HAD 0-2 KIDS AND WITHOUT A MOVING TRUCK. HA-HA.  bUT WE MADE IT! 

tHIS HEAT HERE IN THE PRIME TIME OF SUMMER IS JUST RIDICULOUS, BUT WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO OCTOBER WHEN WE HEar IT IS REALLY REALLY reeeally NICE--- ALL THE DAY LONG.

Aside from moving across states, this recipe is one that i have made at least 5, 6, 7 times in the past 3 months or so. Everyone in our family loves it...which, if you remember from past posts...its not always easy getting that outcome with the personality and taste buds within our homes walls. ha

 My 2-yr old can be very picky with texture alone...and trying things outside of his ('lunch') box ;) And my husband (sometimes myself) is not very often a fan of onions or that flavoring in something he is going to love, but this has just that and we were both nicely surprised by its comfort food taste and wonderful flavor.

I hope you will give this one a try and let me in on how your dinner time goes. it is sure to delight you and the fam!

So here is the recipe!

 (...And sorry Melissa, finally getting it on here!) Please tell me what you and your family think :)

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

• 4 chicken breasts – skinless & boneless
• ½ cup Western or Red Russian Dressing
• ½ cup Apricot, Pineapple, Peach Jam or a combination
• 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix - dry
• 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
• ¼-½ teaspoon red pepper flakes - per taste
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard – optional

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Spray a baking dish.
3. Place the chicken in the dish.
4. Combine all other ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well.
5. Pour the Jam mixture over the chicken.
6. Bake covered at 350F for 20 minutes.
7. After 20 minutes, remove the cover and bake 15-20 minutes or just until breasts are cooked through.
8. Serve with rice.
9. Enjoy!

Note: If you cant find the pineapple Apricot (mixed flavor) jam, just get one jar of each and scoop out 1/2 cup each flavor. So, in other words, one cup of the pineapple apricot preserves/jam or 1/2 cup pineapple preserves, 1/2 cup apricot preserves and half cup peach preserves.

*I have also added peach juice (from canned peaches in 100% juice) to the other jams when i couldn't find peach preserves and it turned out great!

Recipe Found on:

http://www.thecookierookie.com/sweet-and-sour-chicken-simply-sated/

Best Corn Bread (healthier)

So this cornbread is just DEE-vine!  

Super MOIST, and way healthier than my other corn bread favorite...Naughty Corn Bread (This recipe is super great as well, but in my book... more of a dessert-y kind, so you wouldn't regret trying it out also!)

I will definitely be sharing this one (Best Corn Bread) with neighbors and friends...until the day I die...ha ha.

 No, really. Its that great.

-Here is what ya need-

The Best Cornbread

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Yield: About 15 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 6 Tbsp butter, melted (I just used salted)
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (at room temperature)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 3 large eggs

Now I even ate mine plain...with nothing on top (honey butter, etc.) and it was irresistible!

Go Ahead...I know you have got to be drooling over these awesome photos! 

 Go make some and get to sharing the L.O.V.E.!

THANKS COOKING CLASSY!

found on: http://www.cookingclassy.com/2014/11/best-cornbread/

Like this Corn bread as much as I do...!??

 Would love to hear about it!

Send a FREE Coca-Cola to American Troops! (just a click away!)

What a great and simple way we can show our support!

Visit the Honoring Our Heroes site that has been set up by Coca Cola and a FREE can of Coca-Cola will be sent to the troops! There is no purchase or form filling out necessary. Just click through this link and a can will automatically be donated! How easy is that?! 

**Fine Print: Limit 100,000 free cans will be donated. Also, you can keep on sharing with every email, tweet, share, and pin! So if you have a few extra seconds, maybe send out a quick tweet or email as well! 

As Far as I CAN TELL..you can click the link as many times as you want Each time I have clicked it to make sure I had the correct link to post... it has said a thank you message!

Thanks for sharing freebies2deals

10+ Awesome Uses for Huggies Wipe boxes!

Buy so many boxes of wipes and don't need the empty wipe boxes that come with each box (at least from Costco!?) USE THEM FOR SOMETHING ELSE!

----And WITH or WITHOUT the lid (just pulls right off)----

1. TOYS (many or small pieces...cars, play jewelry)
2. CRAYONS
3. MARKERS
4. COLORED PENCILS
5. MAKE UP/NAIL POLISH(yours or your little girls)
6. HAIR ACCESSORIES
7. OFFICE SUPPLIES
8. BATTERIES
9. FAST FOOD CONDIMENTS/PICNIC UTENSILS
10. COLLECTIONS (shells, rubber stamps, stickers, rocks, YOU NAME IT!)
11. BABY/TODDLER FABRIC SCRAPS PULLING TOY
12. ARTS & CRAFTS (pom poms, glue sticks, scissors, ETC.)
13. SNACK STASH BOX FOR THE CAR
14. EASTER/HOLIDAY GIFT 'BASKET'
15. FAMILIES SUN GLASSES BOX FOR THE CAR
16. KIDS MONEY BANK (already has a slot in the top ;)
17. MOVIE NIGHT SNACK/TREAT BOXES
18. CHILDREN'S QUIET BOX (fill 7 with different things for each day of the week, or have one just for church on Sunday or a special event)
19. COOKIE CUTTERS
20. MINI KIDS BOOKS (we have a couple handful's of these tiny books at home and they seem to fit just perfectly in these containers)
21. WET SWIM SUIT CONTAINER
22. DRYER LINT 'TRASH'
23. COUPON CONTAINER

These wipe cases are also great for flash cards. To organize at home or for the car or your purse.

THEY STACK NICELY TOO!

The frozen one was a limited time edition that makes it more fun as kids storage for things!

What also makes these little containers fun is the patterns that usually come on them! Another plus is that you can doodle whatever on the outside or label them with permanent marker is a great way to personalize it or organize with it.

Any other ideas for uses?!

 I would love to hear them :) 

Alex’s Lemonade Days – Free Lemonade Stand Kit

What a great way to not only have a good time this summer, but help out the many in need that these donations will go to!

If you want to have a Lemonade Stand as an individual or A family See the information below! 

It is so easy to help out :)

Are you a school or University who would like to get involved?
Click here for more info!

Are you a Business or Organization who would like to get involved? Click here for more info!

Plan a Lemonade Stand

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Fight Childhood Cancer, One Cup at a Time!

You can be part of a national movement to fight childhood cancer, one cup at a time! Follow these simple steps to register your lemonade stand and make it a success. Feel free to give us a shout at anytime should you have questions at (866) 333-1213 or FundraisingTeam@AlexsLemonade.org.

Let’s do this!
Choose your location, date and time, and register your Alex’s Lemonade Stand. You can choose to have a free fundraising kit mailed to you and you’ll get a personal fundraising coach to help answer your questions. We’re here to help!

Do you want to hold your stand during our national fundraising weekend in June? 
Find out more about Alex's Lemonade Days .

Let everyone know what you're doing.
When you register your stand, you’ll automatically receive an online fundraising page you can share with friends on social media or in emails It's a great way to receive donations from people who may not be able to attend your stand. Put up fliers and contact local radio, newspapers and TV stations to get the word out (for support with contacting media, email Gillian Kocher, our Public Relations Specialist) Be sure to check out our downloads!

The big day is here - have fun! 
We suggest that instead of putting a price on each cup of lemonade, simply ask for a donation. Be sure to let your supporters know that you can accept checks and text donations as well as cash. Consider adding on a raffle or selling baked goods or craft items at your stand to maximize your donations. Be creative - the sky is the limit!

That was fun, now what? 
After your stand, send your donations. You'll receive a return envelope in your fundraising kit or you can download our form and mail it to:

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
333 E. Lancaster Avenue, #414
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Don't forget to include your event ID number. If you can't find this number, your fundraising coach can help you out. We’ll update your personal fundraising page with your donation total. Please allow up to one month for mailed donations to show up on your page.

We take your donation and use it to help fund childhood cancer research.
Researchers fill out grant applications that our expert scientific advisory board reviews and scores. The research projects with the best scores get funded. Check out a full list of our funded projects.

Here is what you will get in your free fundraising kit!:  click here for a list of the items

Interested in other ways you can get involved as individuals and families...? Click here!

Would love to hear 

how your lemonade

 stand successes

 and experiences 

go!

What I love Most About My home...& Be A Warrior...Free Printable's

So It was my Little sisters Birthday on the 9th! And these are a couple printable's I made specially for her :) 

(Happy Birthday Lanie!)

CLICK HERE to print them all OR be sure to choose which page you want in the printing options ;)

All prints can be done in 4x6, 5x5, 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, 11x14

CLICK HERE to print them all OR be sure to choose which page you want in the printing options ;)

National Donut Day--June 5th 2015 (See here where you can score Free Donuts!)

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• Updated for National Donut Day 2015
• National Donut Day, or National "Doughnut" Day, was created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor those who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. Many donut shops like to celebrate this day by giving away free donuts.
  This year in celebration of National Donut Day you can get free donuts from Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons, LaMar's Donuts, Shipley Do-Nuts, Winn-Dixie, and more.
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• National Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. This year it's on Friday, June 5, 2015.

• Krispy Kreme - You can go to your local Krispy Kreme on National Donut Day and get any doughnut for free, no purchase necessary.
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• Dunkin' Donuts - Dunkin' Donuts is giving away a free donut of your choice with a purchase of any beverage on June 6th. A small regular coffee shouldn't set you back too much. Here are their locations.
   
• Tim Hortons - Tim Horton's will be giving out free donuts with any purchase on Friday, June 6th. This is valid at their U.S. stores.
   
• LaMar's Donuts - Visit LaMar's Donuts on Friday, June 6 to get any donut that has a hole for free. There's absolutely no purchase necessary. Here's a list of locations.
   
• Shipley Do-Nuts - Participating Shipley Do-Nuts will be giving away a free glazed donut and and a small coffee, no purchase necessary. This offer is valid from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Call your nearest location before you head out to make sure they're participating.
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• Winn-Dixie - Winn-Dixie will be giving out free jumbo doughnut holes on National Donut Day. There's a limit of one per customer and they're only available while supplies last. No purchase necessary.
   
• Kwik Trip - Use this coupon at your local Kwik Trip to get a free Glazers Donut June 6-7. There's no purchase necessary and it's limited to one free donut per person.
   
• Thorntons - Download the Thorntons mobile app and you can access a coupon that you can redeem for a free donut at any of their convenience store locations. There's no purchase necessary and the coupon can be redeemed any time between June 3rd and 9th.
   
• Cumberland Farms - Stop by your local Cumberland Farms convenience store on Friday, June 6, and you'll get a free donut with purchase of any hot or iced coffee.
   
• Bennett's Fresh Roast - Bennett's Fresh Roast in Florida will be giving out one free doughnut per customer with the purchase of any size coffee.

This info found on:http://freebies.about.com/od/freefood/fl/national-donut-day.htm

Thanks!

Let me know where you enjoyed your FREE Donuts on National Donut day!