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Super Simple Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

Because of a really great sale I ended up with about 30 cans of Pillsbury Grand’s Biscuits. I ended up giving most of them away, but I still have a few cans I wanted to do something with. I decided to make Super Simple Cinnamon Sugar Donuts. These are definitely not for your calorie conscious or anyone on the Summer Slim Down Challenge, but they are REALLY good especially warm. Quick, Easy, Cheap, and Delicious!

Ingredients:
  • 1 Can Pillsbury Grand’s Biscuits
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 4Tbs Cinnamon
  • Vegetable Oil for Frying
  • 1 zip bag
  • 1 soda bottle cap (I used my red wine vinegar cap)

Directions:
  1. Heat your vegetable oil to 350 degrees about 3-4 inches deep
  2. In a zip bag add cinnamon and sugar, zip up the bag and shake, set aside
  3. Open up the can of biscuits and flatten them slightly
  4. Take your soda bottle cap and punch out a hole in the middle of your biscuits. (Don’t throw away the center hole they make great donut holes)
  5. Cook donuts until they are golden brown on each side cooking long enough to insure they are done in the middle. Flip several times during the cooking process. Make them in small batches to insure you are not crowding the oil. I made 2 at a time.
  6. As each donut comes out of the oil add it to the cinnamon sugar filled zip back, close up and shake, then set the now cinnamon sugar aside and continue the process until you are done. 

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NOT Panda Express Orange Chicken

The original recipe for this says that it’s the copy cat recipe for Panda Express’s Orange Chicken. Being that Panda Express’s Orange Chicken is my very favorite item on their menu I beg to differ! Don’t get me wrong this is a great recipe we all really enjoyed it, but it’s not even close to the Panda Express recipe. What I like about this recipe is that it’s really great the flavor is nice and mild yet has really stands on it’s own. Next I would triple the amount of orange sauce. What I do not like about this recipe is the fact that it’s time consuming. Yeah a little more time than I care to spend in the kitchen on a weekday. 


Ingredients:

 Orange Sauce for Stir Fry

Directions:
  1. Make Orange Sauce for Stir Fry adding all the ingredients to a bowl, mix, and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl place egg, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well. 
  3. Cut chicken into bite sizes pieces and place them in the bowl with the egg mixture.
  4. In another bowl mix cornstarch and flour together. 
  5. Take one piece of chicken at a time and roll it in the Mix flour mixture then set the well coated chicken aside. 
  6. Heat oil in a frying pan or dutch oven to 375 degrees. 
  7. Add chicken in small batches, and fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden crisp. (Do not overcook chicken). 
  8. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; set aside. 
  9. Clean frying pan and heat 15 seconds over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. 
  10. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant; about 10 seconds. 
  11. Add and stir-fry crushed chilies and green onions. 
  12. Add rice wine and stir 3 seconds. 
  13. Add Orange Sauce and bring to boil. 
  14. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed. 
  15. Stir water in remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth 
  16. Heat until sauce is thickened. 
  17. Stir in sesame oil and orange zest if desired. 
  18. Serve over jasmine rice.

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Cheesy Chili Enchiladas (Convection Oven Recipe)

One thing I love about this recipe is that it’s super simple, but messy. If you like chili this will be a keeper for you. It’s very chili enchiladas. Most everything in the recipe is something that I keep on hand at all times. You can use any chili you like you could probably even use a hot dog sauce and it would be good. Beautiful … NO…. Yummy…YES! I used my convection to make this recipe though it calls for a 11×7 pan I used the one that came with my convection because an regular 11×7 will not fit because of the handles.
Ingredients:
  • Pam
  • 2 Cups of Shredded Cheddar Cheese 
  • 1 4oz Can diced green chilies (drained)
  • 19oz can of Chili 
  • 8 corn tortillas (6inch)
  • 2TBS Water

Directions:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 375 Spray a 11×7 inch pan with Pam or some other non-stick spray. Stir together cheese and green chilies in a medium bowl.
  2. Spoon 2 tbs of chili and 2 tbs of the cheese mixture onto each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in prepared baking dish. (If you tortilla tears don’t worry about it because it will be covered in chili and cheese anyway. You can also soften then with warm or or chicken broth to make them easier to handle)
  3. Combine the remaining chili and the remaining water and spoon over the top of the enchiladas. Top with extra cheese if you would like. (I added an extra cup of cheese)
  4. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes or until enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted.
  5. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes and Serve.

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New Kellogg’s Coupons

Sign up for $5 in Kellogg’s Coupons! Right now there seems to be a lot of great cereal sales going on! These will be a lot help!   


SAVE 70¢

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran®

When you purchase any ONE package of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® Cereal

SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s® Special K®

On any TWO packages of Kellogg’s® Special K® Cereal

SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s FiberPlus™

On any TWO packages of Kellogg’s FiberPlus™ Cereals

SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s® Smart Start®

On any ONE package of Kellogg’s® Smart Start® Cereal
SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s Corn Flakes®

On any TWO packages of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes® Cereals

SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies®

On any TWO pkgs of Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® and/or Cocoa Krispies® Cereals

SAVE $2.00

Kellogg’s™ Special K™

On any TWO packages of Kellogg’s™ Special K™ Protein Products

SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes®

On any TWO packages of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® Cereals

SAVE 50¢

Keebler® Ready Crust® Pie Crusts

On any TWO packages of Keebler® Ready Crust® Pie Crusts

SAVE $1.00

Kellogg’s® Crunchy Nut™

On any TWO packages of Kellogg’s® Crunchy Nut™ Cereals

SAVE 70¢

Kellogg’s® Corn Pops®

On ONE package of Kellogg’s® Corn Pops® Cereal

SAVE $1.00

Morningstar Farms®

On Any ONE package of MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Biscuits

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Size Doesn’t Always Matter…


Some can say I am jealous, but the fact of the matter is I wouldn’t want to be Kim Kardashian to save my soul. I don’t envy that lifestyle, and to be honest with you I think her engagement ring is unattractive and complete overkill. Seriously who really needs a 2 million dollar wedding ring? No it’s not bitter grapes! Good for her for landing a man that can give her such a wedding ring. My only hope for her is that she is happy!

A 2 million dollar wedding ring is not only way over the top, but in my opinion it’s ridiculous, and looks ridiculous on her finger. I tried on a 2.5 karat wedding ring when Kevin asked me to marry him and it was too big for my hands, but how about a 20.5 karat wedding ring? Can you even imagine?

I find it hard to imagine that anyone would spend that kind of money of one piece of jewelry much less wear it. I wonder if she will spend her life walking around with a body guards now. I don’t know about you, but I would never feel comfortable wearing anything that cost that much if it didn’t come with a body guard. It seems like you would be a marked woman.

At what point is “the who can top who”, and “who has the biggest this or that” too much?  I get that you have millions and millions of dollars, but would you have thought twice about marring someone if the ring had only been 2.5 karats? Not saying that it’s a materialistic thing, but would your “love” have been any less, or would you have been any happier, or unhappier?  

I was once in a relationship with a man who could give me just about anything and everything I wanted, and I was miserable. Instead I married a man who initially had very little to offer me except himself, and I couldn’t be happier. I wonder if Kim K could say the same thing?