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Crocktober – Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Hello Friends and Happy Fri-Yay!

Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is a recipe from

Rival Crock Pot Slow Cooker Cookbook

Ingredients:

  • 3-4 Chicken Breasts 
  • 1 can of stewed Tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup of carrots
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 4 small yellow potatoes
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp celery seeds
  • fresh basil leaves

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Dice chicken into bite size pieces, wash, peel and cube potatoes

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Measure out  dry spices and spray Crock Pot with cooking spray or use liner

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Place chicken into Crock Pot

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Cover chicken with diced potatoes

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Add stewed tomatoes, carrots and chicken broth

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Add dry seasonings, STIR, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours

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It  was a crazy Monday morning and I forgot to stir all the ingredients so it didn’t look like the picture and it cooked for 10 hours instead of 8.  However, this Indian influenced recipe was a good and satisfying meal.

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Have a fantabulous day – Smooches!

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Plants in the Back Seat

Hello Friends and Happy Sunday

I hope you had a good weekend with an opportunity to spend quality time with your family/friends and did something fun and enjoyable.  Yesterday, I took my car in for an oil change and Malik was my chauffeur so I took full advantage by having him drive me all around town running errands – it was good being Mommy!  I had him drive me to Dunkin Donuts, Dutch Country Farmers Market, Family DollarPNC Bank and then finally to Lowe’s it was fun for me, not so much for him.

We gave him Tayair’s old car, remember the 2002 Hyundai Elantra, well you would have thought it was a new Mercedes because when he realized the plants had to ride in the back seat he wasn’t happy!  I  purchased two hanging baskets, a Color Combo Patio plant, Sweet Basil, Heirloom Tomatoes, Curled Parsley and Cilantro and they rode shotgun in the back seat fully protected by a yard of plastic – it was hilarious!

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Hanging baskets – Petunias, Calibrachoa and Lobelia

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Curled Parsley – boil and drink like tea it’s great for the digestive system

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Cilantro is a wonderful fragrant herb

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Basil also keeps the bugs away from your garden

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Love the handles on these hanging baskets

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Time to check out

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The plants riding in the back seat (along with vacuum cleaner)

Today I cleaned in and around the pool and cleared out my little garden which was overrun with Mint from last year.

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Have a wonderful evening – Smooches!

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OOTD – FRI-YAY!!!!

It’s finally Friday and the heat is on!

I am so ready for the weekend and tomorrow’s plans include clearing out my little garden because the mint has taken over! I want to add some basil, peppers and tomatos and get a few flowering baskets to hang around the deck.

It’s time to fire up the grill and spend evenings sitting outside, I love this time of the year!

What are your plans for the weekend?

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OOTD 5 17 011 Summer heat calls for sleeveless tops – Walmart

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OOTD 5 17 013 Linking up today with Katherine’s Corner – come over join in on the fun

Have a fantabulos weeekend – Smooches

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Dollar Tree Deals

Each time I shop at Dollar Tree I always find a new bargain, today it was French Baguettes and Twizzlers. My men loves this candy and it was a good deal because Rite Aid is advertising the same for $1.99. I am really looking forward to baking the French Baguette because bread is my weakness, I’ll post the results before I eat it!

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