Month: June 2012

Broccoli Bacon Slaw

Ingredients
  • For the salad:
  • 1 (12oz) package broccoli slaw
  • 1c fresh broccoli florets, cut into small pieces
  • 4-5oz bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1/2c salted cashews, or more to taste
  • 1/2c dried cranberries, or more to taste
  • For the dressing:
  • 3/4c mayonnaise
  • 3 Tbsp vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
For the dressing:
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary (more vinegar, sugar, salt, or pepper)
For the salad:
  1. In a large bowl, combine broccoli slaw, broccoli florets, and crumbled bacon.
  2. If making salad ahead of time, stir in only enough dressing to coat the salad (the salad will soften and the broccoli will release some of it’s liquid, so you don’t want to overdress the salad.) Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 8 hours ahead of time. Right before serving, stir cashews and cranberries into the salad. Add a little more dressing if necessary.
  3. If serving immediately, stir in cashews, cranberries, and enough dressing to coat the salad well.
 
Notes

* For other variations, you could stir in a little grated cheddar cheese, 2 sliced green onions, or substitute toasted almonds for the cashews.

Emergency Survival Document Binder

This is just part of a lengthy, informative, instructional plan for any family… Please click HERE for complete article!

Important Documents

It is unlikely that any documents you choose to include in your kit will keep you alive.  However, having them all organized and together can make your life so much easier now and in the event of an emergency.  Making insurance claims, searching for missing loved ones (heaven forbid), staying in touch with family and friends, traveling around the country and accessing your financial accounts will all be much easier if you have some essential documents at your fingertips.  In addition, having a binder like what I’m about to suggest to you can also make your day to day life easier and more efficient.

I’m simply going to walk you page by page through my “emergency documents binder.”  I keep this near our kit, but not in it as I access and use it often.  It goes wherever I go so that I can have access to these important documents anytime, anywhere.

Family Evacuation Plan:

The front cover:

Nathan (my husband) and I each have our own prioritized list of what our responsibilities will be when / if we need to evacuate.  If we are given 10-30 minutes notice, we start in at the top or the first list and try to get through as much as we can.  The stuff at the bottom of the list isn’t as essential as the stuff at the top.  If given just a few minutes to evacuate (and doing so on foot), we use the second lists instead.  You can read more about our family evacuation plan here. (although I need to edit it a bit online…the printed one is more accurate!)

Continued HERE….. read on…

Chicken With Spicy Pepperoni Sauce

Ingredients:

Cooking spray

2 cloves of garlic, minced

20 slices pepperoni (I used turkey), coarsely chopped

1 1/2 cups healthy tomato pasta sauce

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenderloins

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup reduced fat shredded mozzarella cheese

 Directions

  1. Preheat broiler to high.
  2. Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add garlic and pepperoni; cook 2 minutes or until garlic begins to brown, stirring frequently. Add oregano; cook 30 seconds. Add tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in basil.
  3. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Add chicken to skillet; cook 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned, turning after 3 minutes and cook until chicken juices run clear. Spoon sauce over chicken; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

Click HERE for more info and step-by-step photo instructions

Banana Oatmeal Smoothie

Ingredients:

■2 whole Chiquita Bananas (best with brown flecks on peel)

■2 cups Ice

■1/3 cup Yogurt – preferably Greek yogurt flavored with honey

■1/2 cup Cooked oatmeal

■1/3 cup Almonds

Instructions: Pour all ingredients in blender pouring ice in last. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smoothie thickens.