I cannot think of a better way to start off a Friday and a PA Day with the kids than a Tim Hortons extra large coffee and breakfast sandwich for me and fruit explosion/blueberry muffins for the kids. Yummy. Thanks to my husband for picking those up for me! 🙂
What is your Friday pleasure?
Another Fabulous Community Event – 3rd Annual Girls Night Out
My Newmarket has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Society of York Region to raise much needed funds for a great cause and to give participants the opportunity to win the Draw Prize of a Vacation for 2 to the Praia D’El Rey Golf & Beach Resort in Portugal, air and car included.
The draw date for this prize is being held at Mr. Greek in Newmarket, Ontario on February 27, 2013!
Please do not hesitate on this event, you definitely do not want to miss out on this AMAZING prize!
For sponsor opportunities, please contact David Robinson at (905) 251-4482.
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Hi all!
I haven’t had a chance to do much blogging in the last while. I am planning a winter special event , taking 2 college courses at this time, taking care of my four kids and family. Sickness has been going around in my house and neighbourhood and am the only one so far who has stayed healthy.
As soon as my special event is done on Saturday, I will come back and add some more stories.
Hope everyone is well and talk soon. xx
As I get closer to another Friday, I begin to think of meal planning for my next two weeks for the family.
With four children, I do like to try to feed them healthy meals as much as I possibly can. I also have days when I am looking for something convenient and not necessarily the best choice. Even myself, I find that I snack during the day or look for food when I am not even hungry, as a form of boredom I suppose, sometimes.
I know the types of food that I should be feeding my family but do not always stick to a regimented plan.
So wish me luck! I am going in!
With that said, I am trying a recipe for the Campbells Canada website. For this recipe and others, please visit their website at:
http://www.cookwithcampbells.ca/en-ca/Recipes/mapledijonchicken.aspx
| 4 (1 lb/450 g) | chicken breasts, boneless and skinless |
| 1 tbsp (15 mL) | grainy Dijon mustard |
| 1 ½ oz (45 mL) | white wine |
| 1 cup (240 mL) | CAMPBELL’S® Cream stock |
| 1 tsp (5 mL) | fresh rosemary, chopped |
| 1 tbsp (15 mL) | pure maple syrup |
1. Place chicken in a non-stick pan on medium high heat. Do not touch or move for 4 minutes. Turn chicken over and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
2. Add mustard, maple syrup and wine to the hot pan and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes. Next add cream stock and rosemary, bring to a simmer and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
3. Transfer chicken to serving platter or plates and spoon sauce over chicken.
You can always substitute dry herbs for fresh – just use 1 tsp of dry in place of 1 tbsp of fresh.
Try this dish with any variety of herbs for a range of flavours.
180 Calories, 6g Fat, 420mg Sodium, 7g Carbohydrate, 0g Dietary Fibre, 25g Protein, 2% Daily Value Calcium
I have made ribs many times and used many different recipes over the years. I came across this ” Awfully Easy Barbecued Ribs” in my Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Feasting with your Slow Cooker, year 2000.
I always find that cooking ribs in the crockpot for me is sometimes a hit and miss but I thought I would try it again.
I decided to try this recipe today. Here is the recipe:
From Fix It and Forget-It Cookbook, Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good
3-4 lb baby back, or country-stylem spareribs ( I used pork ribs, yummy)
1/2 tsp. salt, optional
1/2 tsp. pepper, optional
2 onions, sliced
16-24 oz. bottle barbecue sauce ( depending on how saucy you like your chops)
I used 2 bottles of Diana Chicken and Rib sauce because I did a larger amount of ribs.
1. Brown ribs under brolier. Slice into serving-size pieces, season, and place in slow cooker.
2. Add onions and barbecue sauce.
3. Cover. Cook on low 6 hours. These are good prepared with baked beans and corn on the cob.
Pictures to go with this recipe that I took as I went along:
Are you a snacker? Eating food throughout the day, not necessarily because you are hungry but for something to do? This is me and I want to stop it!
Laurel House has a great solution. I first came across Laurel House a few years ago on Facebook. She is a Spokesperson for Ubisoft “Your Shape” and also known as well as ” Quickie Chick”.
I have always loved reading her website http://quickiechick.com and she has fabulous eating and health tips as well as everyday tips.
I have tried her ” special tea” before and actually quite enjoyed it. It is suppposed to be fat burning, metabolism burning and natural detoxing tea so I decided to put it to the test.
This is the recipe for the tea:
Special Tea” Recipe: http://quickiechick.com/2012/03/special-tea/
1 mug hot water – adds to your 8 daily cups of water, fills you up and flushes you out
1 entire Lemon (squeezed, then scrap out the fabulous fibrous pulp)- natural fat burner
1-3 shakes Cinnamon powder- helps regulate blood sugar levels and curb hunger
1-3 shakes Cayenne Pepper powder- natural fat-melter
At about 3 pm today, in between breakfast and lunch, I was thinking of looking for something to snack.
Knowing that I am not hungry and was trying to fill a non-existent craving, I made this tea instead.
It is very good tasting and only two sips in, I already feel no interest in snacking. The cayenne pepper gives the tea a bit of a kick, the lemon and water are refreshing and cinnamon is just yummy.
If you are craving and reaching for food when you know you don’t really need to, make this tea. I love it myself .
A very easy breakfast to prepare for your family and kids can be ready in only a few minutes. After you wake up, you pop it in the oven!
My children love french toast so when I feel like saving time for breakfast, I will make Overnight French Toast the night before. I generally always have the ingredients in the house and it takes maybe 10 minutes maximum to get it all put together.
I made this recipe last night and here is the recipe:
Overnight Oven-Baked French Toast
This recipe is from the website http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/overnight-oven-baked-french-toast-10000001120185/
Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
Prep Time:
Chill: 8 Hours
Bake: 45 Minutes
I prepared the meal as shown but decided to bake the french toast in the same pan as it was chilled overnight in. As per some comments on the webpage, I also buttered the bottom of the pan with some margarine.
Here is the final picture when it was done cooking and out of oven.
My thoughts about this recipe:
Although the outside was crispy while most of the inside was soft, it was crispier than my family liked so I would put it in for a little less time. I took it out a few minutes early and even then, it was fairly crispy. Next time, I may cook for 30-35 minutes as opposed to 45 minutes. Otherwise, it was very yummy and the family loved it.
Women, do you like wine and chocolate? What better place to get wine and chocolate than this fabulous event!
Fit your Style and Jennifer Ettinger present the 4th Annual Women, Wine and Chocolate Event! This event will benefit the Women’s Centre of York Region!
Please visit the event page http://www.womenwineandchocolate.ca/ for more details!