Please

can someone please make this for me?!?!

general dawn’s spicy tso chicken from www.vanillakichten.blogspot.com
by Dawn

Vegetable oil, for deep frying
4 boneless chicken breasts (you can use dark meat)
3 eggs
2 ts cayenne pepper
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup plus 2 TB cornstarch
1 – 1 ½ cups of panko crumbs

Sauce:
1 large orange, zested
1 ¼ cups orange juice (with pulp is best)
½ cup dark brown sugar
3-4 TB plum sauce
1 stick of unsalted butter
2 ts hot pepper flakes
2 TB Worcestershire sauce
1 – 2 TB cornstarch

1 red bell pepper, cut into small strips
¼ - ½ cup of sweet & spicy pecans (I found at Trader Joe’s)

In a large heavy-bottomed pot, use about one bottle of veggie oil or enough oil to cover your pot about 1/3 of the way full. Heat pot over medium heat until oil reaches 350 degrees F.
Cut chicken into 2 or 3-inch pieces.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cayenne, salt & black pepper, set aside.
In another large bowl mix the flour, cornstarch and salt & pepper, set aside.
In a medium bowl put the panko crumbs in.
Dip the chicken in batches, first in egg mixture, then in the flour mixture and shake to coat. Then coat in the panko crumbs, making sure to push down and get them nice and coated. Line them up on a tray to get ready for frying. It’s best to let them sit for a few minutes to absorb all the dry coatings.
To prepare sauce use a large sauté pan, melt 6 TB of the butter, then add in the orange zest, orange juice, dark brown sugar, hot pepper flakes and Worcestershire sauce. Stir, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and add in the 3-4 TB of plum sauce, bring to a boil again and sprinkle on the cornstarch (use your hands or a sifter to avoid any cornstarch clumps). Stir well, let cornstarch dissolve, taste as you go, it might need a pinch or two of salt. Let simmer a bit till thickened—maybe 10 minutes? Add the last 2 TB of butter, stir until melted.
Carefully place chicken in hot oil and fry in small batches until golden and crispy; should take about 5 - 8 minutes. Transfer cooked chicken to paper towels to dry a bit. (this recipe belongs to dawn finicane)
Add the cooked chicken to the sauté pan with the sauce and toss until evenly coated. Then add in the red pepper strips and pecans, toss again and serve with white sticky rice.

Missing....

Yesterday when I got home from work the neighbor boys(maybe 7ish) came by with a flyer of a missing dog. They told me that they knew we had a little white dog and thought maybe she had played with the missing dog. I told them, "Sorry but we keep Roxy in our fenced in yard." They proceeded to say, "Well you know they are offering a $100 reward if someone finds the dog." Yep it wasn't their dog they just wanted the $100!!

random questions

Q: What is your most memorable childhood memory (vacation,trip, birthday)??
-hmmmm........I have a lot of great/crazy/not-so-fun memories!! We used to vacation a lot with my Schriver Family(which is HUGE, i lost count after 120, jer was 98) we would spend a week at OuterBanks, NC--we would go crabbing, climb the sand dunes, hunt for ghost crabs at night, play lots crazy canasta and of course spend lots of time playing on the beach and in the ocean. Another memory I have is: my brother and sister were suppose to get me buckled in our van but they didn't! So is little Janelle(maybe 4)standing on the side-rail as my mom is backing out of a parking space!! I remember banging and screaming until she saw my little head trying to peak through the passenger window--my siblings go in lot of trouble that day!!

Q: Do you plan to have kids anytime soon?
-That would be a no.

Q: What is your favorite way to relax after a long day?
-Depends what kind of stress it was....big test=shopping :)...crazy day at work=bubble bath.

Q: How would describe the style of your home?
-That is a hard one. I would say I have my own style........ummm...VinatageFarmhouse Style. translation=my kitchen is 1950's style complete with chrome legged kitchen table and red vinyl chairs.....i love pottery barn-i love their furniture and a lot of their 'stuff' reminds of a farmhouse style......

Q: If you could live anywhere would that be?
-honestly where I live now, it has all of our friends and a majority of our immediate family.......cheesy I know!! if I could move the whole county to the beach, then that would be awesome :)

not sure what to do with this........

So I found this bottle the other day at thrift store and I am not sure what to do with it-----I passed by it several times, even pick it up, set it back down and obviously ended up buying it! Now the question is do i put something in it or keep it empty??




My spring centerpiece:


The green color that I am not a 100% sure on--I love it at night but during the day I don't but I am not home during the day.


I think that I had asked for help for picking a color out for the shed but never showed you what I picked--after four different colors I ended up going with green(thank goodness for the little sample cans at lowes!!)
 

so I struggle

So I struggle with worrying(and feeling overwhelmed), I can worry about anything and everything. I worry about my grades, about getting into nursing school, what to make for supper etc........I know that it is crazy to worry so much when I just need to give it all to God because its in his hands anyways. Maybe someday I will learn.

skiing

Jeremy and I went skiing this weekend, well I skied and he snowboarded. I was super nervous about skiing because I have only went once in my life and that was 15yrs ago!!

BUT I had a lot of fun and would def do it again:) Did I take any pictures you ask?? Nope!!

The ski lifts make me very nervous and every time I was on one I really did feel sick to my stomach but I never fell off nor did I fall getting off--Success!!

Jeremy's quote of me skiing "you did awesome babe and you were really fly down the hill!!" So I flew down the hills we tried everything to get me to go slower and it just seemed to make me go faster but I was really good at going side to side and dodging the other people on the slopes. On my last run I did go a good slow speed until about 3/4th's of the way down then I shot off like a rocket but I was always able to stop at the bottom, thankfully!!

cinnamon rolls and my new nephew :)

My cute little nephew, Maddox!




picture order: me, my sister Heidi and my sister Melissa
*I think that I look like the odd one in the picture--probably the brown curly hair*




So after being married for a little over 4 years I finally used the bread machine we received as a gift!! I wish I would have got it out before now :)

Jeremy says I got myself in trouble w/ these no more store bought!! Thats ok because they are super easy :)

Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls(recipe found on moneysavingmom.com)

Dough:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm milk
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 egg, lightly beaten plus 2 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups flour (Add a bit more if dough seems too wet after first few minutes of kneading in the bread machine.)
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Filling:
2 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup brown sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon cinnamon(I doubled this part but did not use all of it, so i would probably do one and 1/2 rather then double it)

Icing:
1 teaspoon milk
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar(i would probably decrease this amount the next time, maybe start w/ a cup and add more if it needs it)
4 tablespoons (or less) butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla

Put the dough ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed and run on the dough cycle. After the dough cycle is finished, roll the dough into a large rectangle and spread it with 2 Tablespoons melted butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar mixed with 1 Tablespoon cinnamon.

Roll up and cut into 10-15 rolls and place in two greased round cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until browned. Spread the icing on as soon as they come out of the oven.

You can also cover the unbaked rolls with plastic wrap, stick them in the refrigerator overnight, and then bake in the morning.(I froze some)

Does anyone have a good recipe for bread machine pizza dough?? It is my turn to plan "Date Night" and I am thinking of doing one at home w/ pizza and a tournament on the wii.