Smell Good Sunday #16

"Smell Good Sunday" has been a running joke in my house as long as I have been married.

Hubby states it is his favorite day of the week as I am usually cooking up a storm and making the house smell good.

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Best Deviled Eggs from All That's Jas

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Baked Hot and Garlic Zingers

Hubby has been dealing with some serious back issues for almost 2 years now.
He had one surgery, and, well, it just didn't take.
No fault...it's a normal possibility.

He spent a lot of time talking to the surgeon, and multiple visits and finally decided to have his back fused.
It's pretty intensive, not a decision to be made lightly.

Surgery was last Monday (5 hours!)
Always a relief when the doctor comes out to see you and informs you that everything went well and there were no surprises. Whew!

He came home last Thursday, and the girl child and I have been taking care of him.

Not 100% knowing what to expect, I am pleasantly surprised. He's moving around, walking, able to do a lot. Pain is being managed, and he is a good mood.

The best part is that it seems to have worked. He immediately had no sciatic pain running down his leg. I think if he could have danced a jig, he would have.

Part of good healing is keeping up strength!
The girl child and I went to the store and got a lot of his fave foods for him to eat.
His mother came over with a big bowl of berries.

He keeps saying how spoiled he is.
Love it!

Here's to good healing!





Ingredients:

1.5 Lb Chicken breast (cut into strips)

2 Cups Panko breadcrumbs

2 Tsp Garlic powder

Salt and Pepper

Olive Oil

2 Cups Hot sauce

2 Tsp Minced garlic

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400

2. Season chicken strips with salt and pepper

3. Drizzle chicken with a little olive oil

4. Pour panko into large dish and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper

5. Dip each chicken strip into the panko mixture, coat well

6. Place chicken onto baking rack set onto a cookie sheet

7. TIP: Spray breaded chicken with non stick cooking spray to help crisp

8. Bake for 20 minutes

9. In small saucepan, heat up hot sauce and garlic

10. Toss cooked chicken strips in hot sauce mixture

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Adapted from: Aggie's Kitchen

And below we have my "boring" ones, just breaded and baked with a side of BBQ. Hot sauce is not my friend. I run away screaming.

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Smell Good Sunday #15

"Smell Good Sunday" has been a running joke in my house as long as I have been married.

Hubby states it is his favorite day of the week as I am usually cooking up a storm and making the house smell good.

Share with us everything you have been up to this week!

A few rules though:
1. Link directly to your post and not the main page of your blog
2. No etsy shops or products for sale

Featured post from last week:

How to cut an onion from: Just 2 Sisters

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Nostalgia: Time for Timer

Do you ever have dreams that are actual memories?

I had one the other night and I could clearly remember sitting in my Grandpa's armchair watching TV with a bowl of ice cream and having this commercial come on.

So clear in fact, I remember that it was chocolate/vanilla ice cream, and I felt like the bites were "uneven" in flavor, so I stirred it all together making a big gloppy mess in my bowl.
Sigh. The logic of children!

It just made me smile a little...and, of course, I had to go find this commercial to watch again!

Asian Ginger Broth

It's been a very busy week!
My parents came up to visit as we were planning a (belated) 50th anniversary party for my aunt and uncle.

We planned a nice brunch with a bunch of family.

A few days before, we planned to order subs from a fave place at another aunt and uncles...and invited the anniv couple, who, at this point, had no idea my parents were here.
My parents sat on the couch to the side while the guests of honor came in.
They walked right by them...assuming they were my other aunt (who was unable to join on that evening)
Once they realized what was going on, the tears were just flowing!
It was great!

My mother and her siblings are so close, and it's always great to see them together as it doesn't happen as often as they would all like.


It just makes me smile.




Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Ginger (finely minced)

2 Tbsp Garlic (finely minced)

1 Tsp Canola Oil

3 Tbsp Corn starch

1 Cup Cold water

7 Cups water

4 Vegetable bouillon cubes

Salt and Pepper

Assorted toppings: Green onion, noodles, chow mein noodles, mushrooms, carrots, tofu, chicken, radish, snow peas, spinach

Directions:

1. Combine oil, ginger, and garlic in a pot and saute for 5 minutes

2. Combine cornstarch and water

3. Add water to garlic mix, and add bouillon cubes

4. Add cornstarch mix

5. Bring to a boil, simmer 15 minutes

6. Season to taste with salt and pepper

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Adapted from: Do They Have Salsa in China?

The toppings I grabbed

Then hubby decided he wanted to add radishes to his

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Smell Good Sunday #14

"Smell Good Sunday" has been a running joke in my house as long as I have been married.

Hubby states it is his favorite day of the week as I am usually cooking up a storm and making the house smell good.

Share with us everything you have been up to this week!

A few rules though:
1. Link directly to your post and not the main page of your blog
2. No etsy shops or products for sale

Featured post from last week:

7 Savory Soups for Lent from The Drugstore Divas

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Rosemary and Olive Oil Crock Pot Bread

A bunch of us hens sit around at lunch chit chatting about normal "girlie" stuff. One topic that seems to keep coming up is how some of those around me do not use their crock pot often.

As someone who uses their crock pot up to 3 times a week, you can imagine how vocal I am about the many, many uses for a crock pot.

I mentioned being able to make bread and one co-worker's eyes got huge.
Seriously huge, like a Disney character huge.
"You can make bread...in a crock pot???!!!"

Why yes, yes you can!
I wanted to surprise her the next day at work. A quick Google search came up with this recipe, and I already had everything on hand. Score!

I got this made, let it cool, cut it up and brought it into work.
An email went out to my lunch group telling them all about what goodies awaited them that morning.

Felt pretty popular as my cubicle was the most visited desk all day.
Everyone thought it was delicious and could not believe when I told them how easy it was!

Ingredients:

3 ½ Cups all purpose flour

1 Packet dry active yeast

1 ¼ Cups warm water

¼ Cup rosemary

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 Tsp sugar

1 Tsp sea salt

Directions:

1. In large bowl, mix together water, yeast, and sugar.

2. Let yeast mixture sit for 10 minutes (bubbly)

3. Stir in half the salt (½ Tsp), half of the rosemary, olive oil, and flour

4. Mix until fully combined

5. Lightly grease a large bowl and place dough in it

6. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave dough in a warm area.

7. Let rise for 1 hour

8. Remove dough from bowl and roll into a bowl on a lightly floured surface

9. Let sit for an additional 20 minutes

10. Set crock pot to high

11. Line crock pot with parchment paper, leaving a 2 inch handle on each end

12. Place dough in crock pot and sprinkle with remaining salt and rosemary

13. Drape paper towels over the top of the crock pot and place lid (to catch the condensation)

14. Cook bread for 2 hours and remove from crock pot

15. Optional: Broil loaf for 3-5 minutes to brown crust

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