Goings and Comings in Our Family Pond
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Tummy Tuck Thursday Recipe
I love chili...like, LOOOOOOVE chili ya'll. I would eat chili every day. Well, maybe every other day. Whatever.
This recipe is a strange combination of chili recipes. It's not my all time favorite for tastes, BUT it is really good and really fast. It probably takes twenty minutes start to finish. It's great if you need to throw something together in a pinch. If you have all day, I have a truly to-die-for recipe that you must make.
Okay, so this is my work-in-progress Quick Chili:
1/2 a yellow squash
1/2 a zucchini
1 small red bell pepper
1 c. chopped yellow onion (less or more depending on how much you like onion)
**start by swishing a little olive oil around the bottom of your large saucepan (I am a one pan woman. Probably goes hand in hand with being the dishwasher.) then add your veggies and saute for a few minutes over medium-high heat.
**then add in your seasoning:
1 TBS. chili powder
1 tsp. oregano (optional)
1 tsp. paprika (optional...well, sort of. I don't make any Mexican food without paprika. I have a food crush on paprika. Yes, Mike knows. He has a food crush on habenero sauce so we have a mutual understanding.)
salt to taste
1 tsp. cumin
**stir that around and then it saute for another minute or two
** pour in 2 cans of chicken broth
** stir in:
2 diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup frozen corn (more, depending on how corny you are. Get it? Corny...because the corn...never mind.) OR you could use a can of corn OR you could use fresh corn from leftover corn on the cob
3 cups of cooked, shredded chicken (you can omit this and add a can of kidney beans for a vegetarian version)
about 1/2 c. of fresh, chopped cilantro
**let everything simmer for about 6-10 minutes
That's it!! Told you it was fast!
This recipe is a strange combination of chili recipes. It's not my all time favorite for tastes, BUT it is really good and really fast. It probably takes twenty minutes start to finish. It's great if you need to throw something together in a pinch. If you have all day, I have a truly to-die-for recipe that you must make.
Okay, so this is my work-in-progress Quick Chili:
1/2 a yellow squash
1/2 a zucchini
1 small red bell pepper
1 c. chopped yellow onion (less or more depending on how much you like onion)
**start by swishing a little olive oil around the bottom of your large saucepan (I am a one pan woman. Probably goes hand in hand with being the dishwasher.) then add your veggies and saute for a few minutes over medium-high heat.
**then add in your seasoning:
1 TBS. chili powder
1 tsp. oregano (optional)
1 tsp. paprika (optional...well, sort of. I don't make any Mexican food without paprika. I have a food crush on paprika. Yes, Mike knows. He has a food crush on habenero sauce so we have a mutual understanding.)
salt to taste
1 tsp. cumin
**stir that around and then it saute for another minute or two
** pour in 2 cans of chicken broth
** stir in:
2 diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup frozen corn (more, depending on how corny you are. Get it? Corny...because the corn...never mind.) OR you could use a can of corn OR you could use fresh corn from leftover corn on the cob
3 cups of cooked, shredded chicken (you can omit this and add a can of kidney beans for a vegetarian version)
about 1/2 c. of fresh, chopped cilantro
**let everything simmer for about 6-10 minutes
That's it!! Told you it was fast!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Happy Birthday Brayden!!!
Hard to believe, but Mr. Brayden is turning 4 today!
Happy Birthday Brayden!! We love you!!!
Happy Birthday Brayden!! We love you!!!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Prayer Requests
Hey everyone! Hope that everyone is enjoying this lovely Sabbath day. Just a few prayer requests to put out there.
Jasmine is nearing the end of her pregnancy. I know she is uncomfortable and getting anxious over the arrival of their sweet little girl. Please keep Jasmine and Kyle in your prayers for a smooth delivery and healthy baby girl.
Carrie is finishing out her first trimester and still feeling the effects of morning sickness...or, as I like to call it, "progesterone poisoning". Please pray for Carrie. It's hard to take care of a family when you feel like you are sea sick for 4 months.
Mike has been searching for new job opportunities. He has applied for several that he would really love to have and which would be blessings for our family with better hours and benefits (and pay of course). Please pray for Mike that the right job will open up for him.
Caeden has his first school play this week and is worried about "stage fright". Please keep Caeden in your prayers.
Anyone else need some extra family prayers this week?
Jasmine is nearing the end of her pregnancy. I know she is uncomfortable and getting anxious over the arrival of their sweet little girl. Please keep Jasmine and Kyle in your prayers for a smooth delivery and healthy baby girl.
Carrie is finishing out her first trimester and still feeling the effects of morning sickness...or, as I like to call it, "progesterone poisoning". Please pray for Carrie. It's hard to take care of a family when you feel like you are sea sick for 4 months.
Mike has been searching for new job opportunities. He has applied for several that he would really love to have and which would be blessings for our family with better hours and benefits (and pay of course). Please pray for Mike that the right job will open up for him.
Caeden has his first school play this week and is worried about "stage fright". Please keep Caeden in your prayers.
Anyone else need some extra family prayers this week?
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tummy Tuck Thursday...a day early
I have discovered that the secret to eating healthy is to drown enough seasoning on stuff so that it no longer tastes like healthy food. For example, you can make this fantastic Asian inspired dressing, pour it on cabbage and it tastes like crunchy Asian dressing...instead of cabbage! It's like magic.
You may have noticed that a lot of my Tummy Tuck Thursday recipes have been Asian or Mexican in nature. Now you understand why. Soy sauce and chili powder are our friends. We have them over for dinner almost every night.
This recipe is fabulous and easy and inexpensive...three of my favorite things. You can pull it together fast and it's super scrumptious.
Asian Chicken Salad
for the dressing combine:
1/2 c. seasoned rice vinegar
3 TBS. creamy unsalted peanut butter (I use regular creamy pb)
2 TBS. canola oil
2 tsp. sesame oil (I leave this out because it's a little spicy)
2 TBS. sugar
2 tsp. fresh grated gingerroot (grating ginger is a pain, in my humble opinion, so I used about 1 tsp. dried ginger)
2 garlic cloves, pressed (pressing garlic? also a pain. I use 2 tsp. of chopped garlic)
1/4 tsp. black pepper (I leave this out)
3 TBS. soy sauce
for the salad combine:
3 cups shredded Napa cabbage (Do not freak out if there are black dots on it...Carrie says it's normal. If you die from black dotted Napa cabbage, please haunt Carrie, not me.)
3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
3 cups shredded red cabbage
4 green onions, thinly sliced
I also add some chopped cuccumber, but it's totally up to you
3 medium navel oranges, segmented (I use mandarin oranges, because they come in a can.)
18oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked
**The recipe I have suggests cooking your chicken in a pan, but I boiled mine and then shredded it.
Once your chicken is cooked, toss it with 1/4 c. of the dressing
Toss together your cabbages, onions, cuccumber and oranges, then coat with remaining dressing and toss in the chicken
Sprinkle with some crunchy won ton strips if you want. You can buy them pre-packaged in the salad section or you can make your own by cutting wonton wrappers and baking them at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes (sprinkle with cooking spray first).
See? Super easy. Super delicious. Super healthy. Super cheap. The cabbages will easily make 3 bathces of salad. Enjoy!!!
Toss your cabbages and onion
You may have noticed that a lot of my Tummy Tuck Thursday recipes have been Asian or Mexican in nature. Now you understand why. Soy sauce and chili powder are our friends. We have them over for dinner almost every night.
This recipe is fabulous and easy and inexpensive...three of my favorite things. You can pull it together fast and it's super scrumptious.
Asian Chicken Salad
for the dressing combine:
1/2 c. seasoned rice vinegar
3 TBS. creamy unsalted peanut butter (I use regular creamy pb)
2 TBS. canola oil
2 tsp. sesame oil (I leave this out because it's a little spicy)
2 TBS. sugar
2 tsp. fresh grated gingerroot (grating ginger is a pain, in my humble opinion, so I used about 1 tsp. dried ginger)
2 garlic cloves, pressed (pressing garlic? also a pain. I use 2 tsp. of chopped garlic)
1/4 tsp. black pepper (I leave this out)
3 TBS. soy sauce
for the salad combine:
3 cups shredded Napa cabbage (Do not freak out if there are black dots on it...Carrie says it's normal. If you die from black dotted Napa cabbage, please haunt Carrie, not me.)
3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
3 cups shredded red cabbage
4 green onions, thinly sliced
I also add some chopped cuccumber, but it's totally up to you
3 medium navel oranges, segmented (I use mandarin oranges, because they come in a can.)
18oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked
**The recipe I have suggests cooking your chicken in a pan, but I boiled mine and then shredded it.
Once your chicken is cooked, toss it with 1/4 c. of the dressing
Toss together your cabbages, onions, cuccumber and oranges, then coat with remaining dressing and toss in the chicken
Sprinkle with some crunchy won ton strips if you want. You can buy them pre-packaged in the salad section or you can make your own by cutting wonton wrappers and baking them at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes (sprinkle with cooking spray first).
See? Super easy. Super delicious. Super healthy. Super cheap. The cabbages will easily make 3 bathces of salad. Enjoy!!!
Toss your cabbages and onion
Friday, April 13, 2012
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