Chicken/Veggie Oriental Sheet Pan Dinner
You will need the following:
1 pound chicken tenderloins (cut into 2" chunks)
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 drops sesame oil
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chicken broth
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 whole yellow onion (cut into large chunks)
1 whole red bell pepper (cut into large chunks)
1 whole yellow bell pepper (cut into large chunks)
1 cup Julienne-cut carrots
1 head broccoli cut into florets
1 bag Success Rice
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
1. In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, chicken broth, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger and garlic. Set aside.
2. Put chicken tenderloin chunks, onion, peppers, carrots and broccoli florets into a large bowl. Pour soy sauce mixture over meat and vegetables. Make sure everything is coated with the mixture.
3. Pour into a large foil-lined sheet pan. Spread the chicken and vegetables out as much as possible.
4. Cook for 20 minutes in 400-degree oven. At 20 minutes, open oven and turn all of the chicken over with tongs. Cook another 20 minutes.
5. While dinner is cooking last 20 minutes, follow directions on Success Rice box and prepare 1 (or 2) bag(s) of rice.
6. Remove sheet pan from oven after 40 minutes. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top of the meat and vegetables.
7. Serve immediately over rice.
Nana B Stuff
Celebrate the Irish ALL MONTH LONG
Have an Irish Day
In order to have an Irish Day (it doesn't have to be St. Patrick's Day), you can do any or all of the following:
1. Leave a green kiss on your child's forehead in their sleep.
2. Leave green food coloring in the toilet bowl overnight. (The kids will think a leprechaun has been there!)
3. Have ten or more green balloons taped around the child's bedroom when they wake up.
4. Of course, have green food and green baths.
5. Have Irish music playing softly throughout the house (or at least during mealtimes).
6. Have a traditional Irish meal for dinner. You can Google recipes for any of the following:
Baked Cabbage with Apples
Potato Griddle Cakes
Irish Buttermilk Scones
Spiced Soda Bread
Glazed Corn Beef
Lamb Stew with Potatoes
Shepherd's Pie
Lucky Lime Drinks
1. Put one or two small scoops of lime sherbet in a clear glass.
2. Pour Sprite or 7-Up over the sherbet. Add a dollop of whipped cream, green sugar sprinkles and a green maraschino cherry!
Irish Mint Floats
Drop two scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream into a clear glass. Pour milk over the top and add a drop or two of green food coloring. Top with whipped cream and green sugar sprinkles.
A Quick St. Patrick's Day Cake
Mix a lemon cake mix according to recipe, and add in a small package of pistachio pudding. Bake in a Bundt pan. It will be green when you cut it, and it tastes delicious, too.
McDonald's Shamrock Milkshake
I Googled the above milkshake recipe, and I thought I'd share it with you so you could add it to your St. Patrick's Day plans.
You will need the following:
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
1/4 teaspoon mint extract
8 drops green food coloring
Combine all ingredients in blender and blend on high until smooth. If needed, stop blender and stir with a spoon to help blend in ice cream. Makes 2 servings... or 1 if you don't want to share.
RANDOMNESS #1 - Characters on Parade - Here are a few more pics from the February 22 Characters on Parade Show which is held annually at our church. The organization, Just Keep Smiling, is responsible for the happiness this event brings to everyone who attends a show.
Getting pics and autographs with the characters is just as exciting and fun as the show itself.
NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - And the show is EXCELLENT!
Cousins Sara Grace (holding Eden)…
And Nelly came to enjoy the show with us.
RT wanted to have his picture taken with Mickey and Minnie...
And get a hug from Spiderman.
He is a Man with a Plan!
This lady was a face painting ROCKSTAR. I could have watched her all day long.
To learn more about Just Keep Smiling and other events they sponsor throughout the year, go to www.justkeepsmiling.com.
RANDOMNESS #2 - Austin's 29th Birthday Party at Melt - Do you wanna know how to throw a great 29th Birthday Party after having been to Characters on Parade?
Do you?
You go to Melt around 4:30, walk in the door and immediately get seated at a table for 13...
No waiting...
At all.
Melia and her mom, Lisa, are smiling because Austin wanted Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes for his birthday, and we had five giant pieces of five different cheesecakes...
And Melia put chunks of whatever kind you asked for on your little plate.
It was lovely.
RANDOMNESS #3 - RT's Mad Dribbling Skills - The only thing as good as OR better than RT's dribbling...
Would have to be his game face.
RANDOMNESS #4 - A Little Judith and a Little Eden
A little crusty nose, a lot of drool and some flyaway hair does nothing except make her more beautiful.
We should all be so lucky!
Judith left in the middle of Saturday morning shenanigans saying, "I just want to be a little lonely."
I get that.
Then she threw on some clothes and we collected a bag of yellow dandelions for her Mama...
And a very nice rock.
I hope y'all have a wonderful March weekend. I am thinking it is going to be especially nice for our family. I will tell you why next week!
Sincerely,
The Enchanting Belinda
The fact my entire body cracks like a glowstick whenever I move, yet refuses to actually glow, is very disappointing.
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