Terrific Tuesday With Recipes!

Easy Apricot Chicken

1 pkg onion soup mix
1 8oz bottle Russian dressing
10 oz apricot preserves
2.5 lbs boneless chicken, cut into 1" pieces
Cooked sticky rice

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease a 9x13 casserole dish. Dump soup mix, dressing, and preserves into dish. Whisk together well.. Stir to coat the chicken. Cover with foil. Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes . Serve over a bed of sticky rice.  *this would also cook well in a crock pot on low for 4-5 hours.

Easy Tereaki Chicken Dinner

2-3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, breasts or a mixture of both, cut into 1" chunks
2 cups green beans (or whatever frozen veggies you have on hand, Oriental Mix would be Fantastic!)
1 1/2 cups Mr. Yoshida's Original Gourmet Sweet & Savory Sauce
2 cups prepared sticky rice
garlic salt & pepper
olive oil

Saute the thighs in a hot pan with olive oil. Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt and pepper, turning to cook on all sides. When chicken is fully cooked and starts to caramelize, add the Yoshida's sauce. Allow chicken and sauce to come back to a boil (add more sauce if you think you need it) and then let simmer for about 5-10 minutes, so that the meat soaks up the sauce a little. Add green beans (or any frozen veggie) for the last 5 minutes of cooking. Serve over sticky rice.

Enjoy!!

~~It's Monday!~~*Edit added!

  


Outside my window...  It's cool today.  Rain showers are expected most of the week.  I like rain showers.  The rain helps keep the temperatures down and the grass very green.

I am thinking...  Thinking about all my things to do.  I guess that's a never ending project right now.

I am thankful...  I am so thankful for my little family.

In the kitchen...  A Menu!

Monday-  green salad and baked sweet potatoes

Tuesday-  Soft Taco Dinner

Wednesday-  Apricot Chicken, Rice a Roni,  Green Beans, Fruit

Thursday-  Tomato Soup, grilled cheese sandwiches

Friday-  Afredo Stuffed Jumbo Shells, green salad, garlic bread, cupcakes

Saturday- firepit hotdogs, macaroni salad, baked beans, pistachio salad

Sunday-  Grilled Pork Chops, baked potatoes, salad

I am wearing...  Black tee shirt, comfy skirt, long socks

I am creating...  My creating looks like a big dis-assembly.  I've gotten some things down from the walls.



 Patched a few holes.  I'm just trying to do a bit here and there and not do it all at once.  That's hard for me.

• Clean out freezer
• Install the new seat covers in the truck
  
• Wipe down fridge in/out
• clean stove
  
• wash windows in/out
• vacuum thoroughly
  
• finish pulling stuff off walls
• patch holes
• clean area rugs
• rub out stain on downstairs carpet
• clean cupboards
  
• pack the things for the trip
  

I am going...  Heading out to piano practice this afternoon.  I need to go to Wal Mart and get a few things but I wont do that today.  I also have 1/2 of the back of my pickup full of thrift store things to donate

I am praying...  Praying for the desires of my heart.  Praying for my health.  Praying for far away family.  Praying for my married children.  Praying for the desires of my heart.

I am reading...  I am reading Lionclaw by Nancy Springer.  These books are not as good as the sister of Sherlock Holmes ones were.  There is a lot more magic and mysticism in this series about Robin Hoods daughter.

We are continuing our Due South series.  Also watching a bit of Quincy. 
I watched a great chic flick the other night called Bonneville.  Three friends travel in an old Bonneville car from Idaho to Santa Barbara, California.  (There is more to the story, but the story was the movie, I'd hate to give it away.)


I am looking forward to...  We're all looking forward to our drive out to California and the beautiful scenery we will see.  We're all looking forward to getting to San Diego and starting our house hunt.  I think my husband looks forward to getting settled into his new job.

From the learning rooms...Multiplication, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, spelling.  School on the bed toady.  The teacher is taking a rest day.

Around the house...  Ha!  I apologize for my poor houses appearance every time someone comes over.  I am not a messy housekeeper.

One of my favorite things...  One of my favorite things. . .catalogs and magazines!  I love to look at them!
This is a good free catalog with cutesie things in it.  The furniture reminds me of Pottery Barn.  The rugs and bedding seem to be good prices.

(I'm really loving this quilt.  Maybe with a teal accent wall and lots of teal throw pillows with a lime green bed skirt.)

Leaving you with~  We drove to New London, Connecticut last Wednesday to attend and a graduation at the Coast Guard Academy for an Officer Candidate.  The young man had been a co-worker of my husbands about 8 years ago.  It was a LONG drive.  After the graduation we drove into Mystic Connecticut and had pizza at Angie's Pizza   "Where the locals go!" 

I'm A Bad Blogger

I'm a bad blogger.  Does it just mess up your Thursday's when I don't do my regular post?  I really have no good excuse for not blogging regularly or commenting on your posts regularly.  My days are filled with home schooling,  family activities, and preparing for a move.
 
Outside my window...  It's a beautiful Sunday in our neighborhood.  The wind we had yesterday is all but disappeared.  The temperature is cool but pleasant.  I'm enjoying the sound of mowing and car washing in the neighborhood right now.


I am thinking...  Only 31 more days to go!  We couldn't be more excited.  We must talk about our move a thousand times a day!  We're in the final planning stages of mapping our route.  I'm doing well at pacing myself for getting the house things ready.  Thinking, dreaming and praying. . .yes I am!

I am thankful...  Always thankful for the provisions the Lord provides.  Thankful for my friends.  I am thankful for my family both near and far.

Philippians 4:7   And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

From the kitchen...  I don't really have a menu now.  I have a few meals written on a dry erase board on my fridge.  We're having Bachelor David, Sharona and baby Anastasia over this afternoon to share a meal with us.  Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole, large green salad, fruit salad, homemade rosemary herb bread, sour cream coffeecake with butter pecan ice cream for dessert.



(sour cream coffeecake)

I am wearing...Nothing exciting.  Feeling 'wicked' today.


 I did dress up on Friday for a whole day spent with my men. 


We went to Target and DSW shoes for my manly man.  He got two pairs of shoes and two pairs of summer shorts.  This is what #2 son did while waiting for Daddy to try on clothes.

(he was watching himself in the security camera)

I am creating...  I am creating piles of stuff that move from here to there and back again.







I am praying...  I am praying for the desires of my heart, praying for the Lord to be preparing us just the right place to live in San Diego.  Praying for my married children and their safety.  Praying for far away family, all of them.  Praying for my Mom's recovery from her fall and surgery.  She is excited to return home this week. 

I am reading... I am reading The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer.  This series is very good!



We are watching Due South from netflix.  (Some of the material may not be suited for family viewing.)


From the learning rooms...  Multiplication and abbreviations.  Working on complete sentences and spelling practice.  His piano lessons are progressing so well.  I can't wait to see how well he does when he resumes lessons in the fall with a new teacher.

Around the house...  Around the house are the ever present piles.  I did clean off the table for my guests today.  After today, the table probably wont be clean again.  I plan on placing all the wall pictures on the table top.  Tomorrow is laundry day.  I did vacuum yesterday.  Excluding the piles, everything looks pretty good.

One of my favorite things...  I actually have two favorites this week.
 I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Aldi's stores!!  

I will miss Aldi's when we move.  We had a store called Canned Food Grocery Outlet in San Diego.

I love these pretzels found at Aldi's. 


A few plans for the week:  The moving company is sending out a man this week to do a pre-move survey.  Our days are set in stone now for the move.  May 29-31st.  I've got to make an easy menu.  Wash out my upright freezer.  Patch holes and do some touch up painting.  I also need to get a plastic tote with handles and a X-Large suitcase.

Leaving you with...  San Diego House pictures, of course!


See the shop peeking out in the background of this next picture? I'm always looking out for my MAN!





~~Have great week dear friends!~~

just getting started

New on here.  Started this so I could comment on friends blogs!

Weekend Doings at Our Place

#2 son grabbed the camera over the weekend.  This is what he took pictures of.  He is building a bird nest for the birds in our yard to use.  He thinks they will move into it any day. 





We've been doing a bit of studying on hummingbirds in Science.  We've recently also studied crows and ravens.  It's fascinating to my student how the birds 'marry' and have babies.  It's led to some interesting questions lately!  FUN!!



I guess picture is because Banjo is so photogenic.



The next pictures are what my manly man wanted to do with is new trailer.



He had to hook everything up to see how it looked.











After he was all done playing with the toys in the driveway, we worked in the garage packing up hand tools, taking inventory, writing down serial numbers and snapping pictures of high dollar tools.  Now we've got all his paint and cleaning supplies ready to donate.  Most everything in the garage is ready.  I've just got to patch holes  and clean the freezer.



Tonight for dinner~  Tuna Twist Casserole and salad.  Then we're heading to the gym to swim and sit in the hot tub for our evening entertainment. 

That's all from house for now.  Have a great week!