Chicken Recipes & A Gift in a Jar

Hope you all a wonderful Father’s day, Rick had to work so it was just me and the boys.  I took them to the Bring your Father to the baseball game with our church group. 

Still on my mission to cook healthy tasty meals for the fam and my love of SkinnyTaste.com I have come across this yummy Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana.  Now me pounding chicken and make up cute little roll ups so is not beautiful as her’s but with some toothpicks and a prayer it doesn’t look totally horrible.  BUT it did taste amazing!

Then my dad picked me up a rotisserie chicken at Costco. So on the search I went for a weight watcher recipe that I could use it in and found Easy Chicken Enchiladas.  We got home late from the baseball game & visiting my dad so I whipped this up in minutes and dinner was served 40 min later! 

Last on my list was gifts for Rick and my dad.  My BFF poser Amy sent me over a link for some dad’s gift ideas.  I thought this one would be so fun and easy to make sense both like nuts!  These Peanut Jar Craft was the perfect job for me and the boys.  My boys loved being the gluer .

Have a wonderful Monday! 

No Pony Rides but it was a good day …

So yesterday was the the big 35 and sadly no pony rides or jumpy houses.  Oh wait I guess we only get those big over the top (cost of my car payment) when your young .. lol.  I had a good day, when you get older good is by far a wish come true.  I start of the day was a little rocky but it got better.  You all know I’m crazy control freak (what I’m working on it).  So if someone takes over something I’ve been working on I may just get a little freaked … lol I know I told you I’m working on it.  So after getting my panties in a bundle I had another cup of coffee and just said screw it let the person do it, I know I did my part and I’m happy with what I do if they finish it whatever … ok maybe not ok with it but AGAIN I told you I’m working on it!

Rick’s car has been a pain in our behinds for sometime now last paycheck it was brakes and rotors to the tune of $300 … UGH.  This paycheck it was a tune-up & oil change to the tune of $200.  So this one hour fix turned into 3 1/2 hours he was gone.  Thankfully the kids played outside and I worked on catching up on my emails.  So I guess I did get some quiet time, not the FULL day I asked for in my list but hey I take what I can get.  So I did get some:

Rick got home around 6:30pm and I ran to the salon to get my pedi!  Now I didn’t have a cup of coffee (since if I stopped to get it the salon would be closing).  BUT the lady was very nice and let me read my book on the iPad in peace.  She barely spoke to me … YEAH.  I know that sounds rude but I really just wanted to relax.  So I did get to do half of this:

Rick got me dinner so I didn’t have to cook!  He picked up Alice Springs Chicken & Cheesy Fries at my Favorite place Outback.  So I blew the diet but it was super yummy!!  So I got this:

Rick said I could order my camera, yeah so I have a working camera .  So I got this:

Rick also gave me a very nice card he had the boys sign, my favorite desert Flan and some Hard Cider.  I don’t drink very often but I do love a hard cider once a year or so .  It was very yummy!  So I got:

So sadly no Nanny, no house cleaner, no new body or spanx & no bare minerals.  But overall it was a GOOD day, again people Good is just that and you take what you get and cherish it .  Thank you again for all the birthday wishes, that meant the world to me.  XOXO

35 what will you bring me? Where is my Over the Rainbow?

Well the date has come that I don’t have to change the date on the Elliptical, it’s the small things that make me smile!  Here’s to a year of up and over the rainbow and good things to come.  I think 35 is going to be a good year, hehe can I please have one year of good things .

I’ve been so blessed to have such amazing friends here in the bloggy world I’ve open my mail box to find some great treats for my birthday!  I can’t say it enough, THANK YOU!

Today I plan to work, take the night off of the gym, watch a movie and maybe even pop a little popcorn.  Rick even has the night off so I have a movie buddy tonight.  I really need to get a pedicure also, but we’ll see if that happens … lol.

And next weekend my friend is hosting a BBQ for my party.  And since I love to cook she is have a pie contest everyone is to bring a different pie, isn’t that totally fun!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Flip Flop Swap (Wanna Join In)

***UPDATE 6/15/11 I'm going to be picking partners & announce on Saturday, I would love to have a few more plus to even out the # would be great or I may have to have 2 partners .. lol ***

Hey everyone I love swaps and have participated in a few and have seen some pretty creative ones. I was thinking why not throw my hat into the ring and have a swap. Then what do I do? Staring down my feet (for some stroke of genus) and saw flip flops … yup a brain fart came to me like that! Why not have a Flip Flop Swap? So I’m thinking 2 pairs of flip flops (unless you find 1 pair that is the max amount to spend). I’m suggesting a $15 maximum spending and suggest you use USPS small box for cheap mailing. Who would like to participate? I know it’s my first swap but I would love to get 20 (if not more) to play along! I hope you all would like to participate!

Now what you need to do, sign up with the linky below. I need your email address, Shoe Size and Favorite Colors. Give anything else you want your partner to know.

Please put up my button on your site, and if you like you can blog about it heck I’ll give you a big hug if you do … .

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Weekend of head aches!

My camera decided to finally die this weekend so I’m missing a LOT of the picture moments I would normally take.  So I had to use a camera my mom gave Cole to use (which mind you he wasn’t happy to share) and it works on batteries … UGH you know how hard it is to find batteries in this house! 

When I downloaded the little pic’s I had I found these pics .

Saturday after I worked we hit Lowe’s for the kids clinic it was a BUSY day at work, it was GREAT I had a good amount to schedule which I haven’t had in a while.  So we were late to Lowe’s and all the tables were gone and sitting on the ground with the boys and hammers so NOT my idea of good times.

So off to the gym we went and then I had a hair to head to Value Village next door.  They were having 50% their yellow tags AND they let me use my 20% off coupon for donating.  So I got all this for $34! WHOO HOO!  Clothes for the boys, a toy, a skateboard and 3 bibles & a cookbook.  Cole was wanting a bible for school and I wanted one to read for night time.

Then Sunday our church had a BBQ which I made these brownies for the POTLUCK.  Ok people when you go to a potluck that means you BRING a dish and you only take a little of each dish.  Why is it that people show up with NOTHING but they dish up like no tomorrow.  I cut up my brownies and before I could plate them the vultures attacked me (I barely was able to get one for the boys).  It amazed me that some took two for themselves (before anyone could get one) and then one guy actually had the gaul to say he wanted a big one NOT the small one I put on his plate .. UGH.

Then we headed to my friends house to let the boys run it out (sorry no pics camera not working).  Then my mom wanted us to come up to her house for dinner.  I looked at my gas tank light come on, still with no debt card I thought I’d run into safeway to buy a Visa GC with my check so I can then buy gas.  The lady for 10 min couldn’t figure out how to ring it up, then she couldn’t get my check to work so a supervisor came over, which made everyone behind me SIGH.

Then she took me over to CS to try & write a check there and then told me my check was declined that I was over my limit of checks per day … yup my 1st check of the day & the first visit at this store in 3 months!  Yup 20 min and boys going NUTS and me almost in tears.  Had to call my daddy to come save me since I had no access to my $ and no gas to get home! UGH

Finally an hour later (and hour late to dinner) we got to my parents and had a quick dinner before the rain came down .  I was still a little upset but it was a nice dinner and I’m happy to be done and hoping to finally get our debit cards and THEN switch banks!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Not your NORMAL Chicken, Rice & Brownies

As usual we don’t have the same boring meal we have to mix it up and all of these were amazing. NOW the chicken and rice both are low fat, the brownies NOT so much! Thankfully those went to church so we didn’t have them sitting around the house to tempt me .

First off we had a very yummy chicken the recipe called for thighs but I don’t do bones, I know were nutty. So I used it for breast meat and put the sauce as a marinade and let it sit in the fridge for 12 hours then baked it. I’m lazy like that, I LOVE my delay button on the oven and that way I can go to the gym and when we return home it’s done. Asian Glazed Drumsticks by my girl Gina at Skinnytaste.com.

Yummy is all I can say about this Wild Rice, Barley and Asparagus Pilaf. the boys ate it with out the asparagus. Now the recipe has you do the rice and barley in steps on the stove. I did it in my rice cooker that also has a steamer on top! I’m all about the quick and easy here and it turned out perfect!!

And now this is FAR from healthy but as we know portion control is key. The church had a BBQ/Potluck so I whipped up these Oreo Brownies With Buttercream Frosting. I used brownie mix from the bulk section at Winco and used a oreo knock off because I’m cheap … lol.

Now let’s talk about PEOPLE at potlucks! What the heck as soon as I cut them people ran up and then got picky on wanting to get the largest one! Then people grabbed more then ONE before anyone else could get one! Of course the first in line where the people who brought NOTHING! It really irks me when we have maybe 9 dishes and there is 60+ people wanting food. NOW some I understand others have no excuse!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

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