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Book update: This week in positive psychology we are discussing meditation and part of our homework is to meditate three times this week. Husband will be in Los Angeles … we’ll see if we can find time for our homework. Meditation does look like they are doing nothing, but it isn’t and it is more …
Recent Reads: I finished “The Boy with the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne as part of my Young Adult reading list. It was really good and I advise everyone to read it. Please make sure you have tissues towards the end. The perspective on the holocaust is powerful and the questions that the author brings …
Book update: I finished “Real Education” by Charles Murray yesterday. He has 4 “simple truths” that he discusses: ability varies, half of children are below average, too many people go to college and our future depends on our brightest. Now, some of these may sound harsh, but you really need to read the full description …
America’s Test Kitchen does it again and creates a delicious made-from-scratch meal in 30 minutes. Well, made from scratch except for the Fritos. 🙂 The kids loved this one. I think it had to do with the Fritos. If you make this ahead of time, or you know you will have leftovers – leave off …
This is my favorite pizza and I’ve made it different ways over the years. The smoked gouda really helps. I think I may actually be expanding my cheese palatte beyond cheddar, mozzerella and brie! Oh, and American cheese. But who doesn’t like American cheese? It is difficult to find it without annatto color added. After …
This is the result of the Lemon Glazed Chicken from my freezer session of chicken way back when. It was really moist and flavorful. And of course spraying the pan, throwing it into the oven and baking was a breeze. Chicken breasts are on sale again this week at Schnucks for $1.99! Time to stock …
Years and years I have tried baking chicken fingers that taste almost as good as fried. We have gone through real Shake N Bake, real Oven Fry, homemade mixes that are supposed to taste like Shake N Bake and even published copycat recipes for them. Nothing really “did it”…. until now. These were super crispy …
These three marinades come from “Don’t Panic – Dinner’s in the Freezer.” I changed the method though and here is why: Whenever I have chicken sitting in an acidic marinade for a long time, the meat gets tough and breaks up. It looks pretty gross and I’ve tried different chicken breasts from different stores and …
Well, we are back from Las Vegas. Actually, we went to the Mexican restaurant there and these fajitas tasted BETTER than theirs. I kid you not. These fajitas are awesome and I can’t wait to have people over for dinner because this will definitely be one of my go-to recipes. Notes: What I learned while …
This is probably one of the only frozen marinades that I have enjoyed. Of course it is really good fresh too! The acid in many other freezer recipes always tears up the chicken and makes it disgusting to eat. The chicken sits too long in the acid. I tested this one in the freezer …
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