Day 67

Curry Chicken with spinach and chickpeas. Josh found this recipe and I was a bit worried, but it was amazing! It was in his Men's Health magazine under 1 skillet meals. What could be better than a good meal that only took 1 pan to make?

Ingredients
1 sliced onion
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp veg oil
2-3 chicken breasts cut into strips
1 cup plain yogurt
15 oz can chickpeas
2 cups spinach

1 box of couscous, flavor of your choice.

Step 1
Saute the onion and curry powder in oil until the onion begins to soften. 5-7 min

Step 2
Season the chicken with salt and pepper, nestle them in the pan with the onions and cook until just cooked through. About 2 min a side. Remove chicken and set aside.

Step 3
Stir in the yogurt and cook for 1 min more. (Do not boil) Return the chicken tot he pan. Add the spinach and chickpeas. Cook until the spinach is wilted and the chickpeas are warm. Serve over the couscous.

You HAVE TO try this, super easy and YUMMY. And honestly I was a bit creeped out by my alien pics.

I have to admit, I stole this from a friends blog. Like flat out copied and pasted straight from her blog. I could have re-written the recipe and taken my own pictures but that sounded like a lot more work. And to be truthful, I was too excited to eat it that I couldn't be bothered with taking my own pictures.

Also, I really wanted to share this recipe with my friend Lisa and since she refuses to check her e-mail I figured it was the only way.

I've been on a kick lately & I eat Georgia Cracker Salad almost every day for lunch. Forgive my pics because I was just taking them on the fly since I had my camera sitting there. Super easy!


Chop up tomatoes and cucumbers. I used about 1/3-1/2 of a hot house cucumber and 1/2 of a tomato. Only because I was too lazy to go get another tomato. I usually like 1 whole tomato, but I digress...

I know you know what cucumbers and tomatoes look like, but in my fantasy I am channeling the Pioneer Woman. If you don't know her...see me.

Now add yourself a little dollop of the mayo! Just eyeball it (channeling Rachael Ray!) but about half of a kitchen soup spoon. Just enough to get things moist.

Ok, so maybe today I was a little liberal w/ it. Shut up.

If you are feeling a little saucy, add yourself some chili paste. :) This is also a good way to keep peeps out of your salad! Although Kaitlyn could eat this whole bowl by herself and it is a good way to get her veggies, so I often forego the spice.

Now add in some of these puppies!! I use about 6 Saltine crackers. Note: When you are serving this to a crowd, put the crackers in and IMMEDIATELY serve! Those suckers only stay crunchy for about 5 minutes.

These are crackers. ;)

Add just a pinch of salt. Pinch I say! But with the pepper...now bear with me...hear me now, believe me later...I use 18 grinds. ~cringing~ I know!! Sounds like a lot! But I tell you, add it a few grinds at a time and you'll see what I mean. When you hit 18, its like magic happens!! I'm not a huge pepper person either. But it just takes it to the next level!! Hopefully your grinder gives you a fine grind. Otherwise, you're on your own.

See what I'm saying?! LOTS of pepper. Ok, now I know this doesn't look too appetizing. And to be honest, I'm not sure if the crackers are in there yet...oh wait...I see some! Ok, crackers are in! More crackers are better but I'm trying to cut back, ya know. Carbs and all that. :)


Recipe is courtesy of Shari and her fun blog listed in my "Fun Blogs To Follow" column.

Homemade Laundry Soap

So a while back some of my 0n-line friends were talking about how much money they save by making their own laundry soap. I decided, since it sounded like fun and who doesn't like to save some money, I would try it. I found a "recipe" and went to work. I've been using it now for about 6 months and I love it! It smells good and really is much much cheaper. So since I've gotten my friend Lisa converted over I figured I would share it with anyone that still checks my blog.

Laundry Soap

1 quart water (boiling)
2 cups bar soap (grated)
2 cups Borax
2 cups Washing Soda

*Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted.

*Pour the soap water into a large, clean bucket and add the Borax and Washing Soda. Stir well until all is dissolved.

*Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed.

*Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir the soap each time you use it. (it will gel)


*For the bar soaps you can use Fels-Naptha, Ivory, Sunlight Bar soap, Kirks Hardwater Castile, and Zote. Ivory works well also. Don't use heavily perfumed soaps.


I like the Fels-Naptha soap the best. It has a nice fresh almost lemon-y smell to it. The Fels-Naptha bar is also a bit bigger and one bar equals the 2 cups you need. The other bars are a little smaller so you end up needing more than one.

All of the ingredients can be found in the laundry soap isle at the grocery store. I keep mine in a big bucket and fill up a old laundry detergent bottle just so it is easier to dispense and you can shake it to mix it up a bit before you pour.

I've been really happy with this recipe and so far it has worked great, has gotten out all the stains and dirt a 4 year old can manage. It also doesn't seem to fade clothes as fast as some other store bought brands and its better for the environment.