I hope ya'll knew I wasn't gonna leave yall hangin on #TastyTuesday ! lol
We tried this recipe earlier in the week and it definitely tastes authentic! This is one of my mom's favorite dishes from the Chinese restaurant so I had to find out how to make it at home. It's quick and easy, the meat needs to marinate for only about 30 minutes. You can substitute the meat for a lighter fare like chicken or even vegetarian options like tofu for a very versatile and delicious dinner that can be made from scratch right quick.
I think I do pretty well tho :)
But I think any mom, especially of boys, can agree that the stanky laundry never ends!
Well, I have no remedy for those piles (if you do, let me know)...but I do have a solution for your pockets. Buying cleaning products can add up quickly but it's a necessary spend to keep the family clean and germ-free....But you can make an easy switch that will ease the budget and keep a little change in your bank, while also being environmentally friendly and safe for all ages and skin types.
This naturally deep cleaning detergent is the only laundry detergent we've used for over a year now so I know it works :) (If it works on dirty cloth diapers, it works on ANYTHING) It's easy and inexpensive and you can make it with or without adding any other liquid detergent. It's made with a few simple ingredients that can be found on the laundry aisle of most grocery and superstores.
This recipe is repeated about a million times all over the internet but I'm sharing it here in case you haven't found it yet. Ya welcome! :)
You'll need:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup Super Washing Soda
1 cup Borax
1 bar Fels-Naptha soap (grated or chopped into small pieces)
3 1/2 gallons of water
1 bottle of your favorite liquid detergent (optional)
a squeaky clean five gallon bucket
Bring a big pot of water to a boil (approx. 8 qts), add chopped soap and let it boil until all the soap is dissolved. Pour soap solution and all remaining ingredients into a five gallon bucket. Stir well and cover. Move it to an area where it wont be disturbed and let it sit. I'd say 4 hours minimum but I usually let mine sit over night. Stir it up again, it'll be thick and clumpy at first. Some clumps may remain and that's ok. Use it just like you'd use regular liquid detergent. I use a 1/2 cup size measuring cup as a scoop.
Enjoy not having to purchase laundry detergent for a few months :)
P.S. The ingredients cost under $10 and will make more than one batch, so you wont have to keep buying these items either. (The soap is the only exception but it's only about .97/bar....I have used other soaps in a pinch but Fels is specifically for laundry so I like it better :))
Tasty Tuesday has made its way back around and I'm glad because after cooking this for dinner last night, I HAD to share! It was soooo good I'm making more for lunch! :)
Don't let the title fool you, it's a quick and easy dish....and while "stewed fish" isn't typical to the American diet, the flavors alone will have you craving an island vacation.
Normally, whole or fresh caught fish is used but I had tilapia so that's what I used and it was still on point!
Here's the recipe...
This was my first pot of gumbo EVER! I'm so proud of it, I had to share it! My husband has been bugging me for gumbo for weeks now and I was too scared to try it. I never tell him no for real so I had to bite the bullet and I'm so glad I did! The results were so delicious and the method was so easy I was kinda upset that I'd been a chicken before! We've given up shellfish for a cleaner, kosher diet so this isn't a traditional seafood gumbo (and God knows I'm not sacrilegious enough to put FISH in my gumbo!!) But the chicken and sausage play together so well we didn't even miss the extras! This is NOT an okra gumbo recipe, none of us eat it. But feel free to try the okra variation because it is very popular, and I hear it's delicious.
This recipe comes with a few bonuses too! If you've never made homemade stock or a roux from scratch, you're about to learn. It's easy, no worries!
This is an authentic New Orleans dish! This classic is light and delicious! A great soup to keep you and yours warm on these chilly winter nights without overloading your system. It's made from scratch with very little effort and ingredients that most of us have on hand. If your family is anything like mine, it'll disappear in no time, everytime! Of course, this recipe is suited to my family's taste, and the traditional flavor of yaka mein, but feel free to adust the seasonings as you wish. It's a pretty hard soup to mess up, so don't worry ;) There isn't a vegetarian version that I know of. Sorry my no-meat eaters, I'll be posting something soon for you guys!
Don't you wish you could just stop the clock sometimes? I remember a story in the scriptures when the Most High held the sun in the sky so our forefathers could finish fighting....yea, I pray for that all the time. It seems there's always so much to do and so little time.
If you're anything like me, not getting to every item on you list can be quite frustrating. Feeling inadequate when you can't fit everything and everyone into a 24 hour day can be the spark for plenty anxiety and nuff depression. I know most people think being a stay at home mom is easy breezy...but it aint. I can definitely testify that I work much longer hours staying home than I ever did leaving home. The labor is more intensive and unpredictable as well. But it's beyond rewarding. However, seeing my sons smile and laugh with glee while painting, coloring or playing in the yard doesn't take away from the self-imposed stress I endure when I have to spread the laundry over the whole week, or I cant fit in a single recipe post on Tasty Tuesday. But that's the thing, we don't HAVE to be stressed. We are not required to be anxious to get things done....we're actually commanded NOT to be. :/...
So why do we put ourselves through such headache by submitting to this world's view of what our lives should be? How do we break free of the time warp that we're in and get to really fulfilling our Given time here? I can't say what will work for everyone but I'll tell you what seems to be working for me...
So I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to pie crust. Not a snob-snob but like a "geez it's not that hard to make from scratch, what is this 'store bought' crap" snob.... so maybe that is a snob snob but so what. When you see how quick and easy this recipe is, I hope you'll understand. But hey, if you enjoy the taste of cardboard coupled with beautiful and delicious pie...by all means, do ya thing. :) However, if a light, crisp, buttery crust that can be easily prepped, stored and even frozen appeals to you, here it is ;)
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