Easy Organic Chicken, Kale & 3-Pepper Entree

Prep: 2 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

Total: 32 minutes

Servings: 6 

Ingredients

  • 2 Large Organic Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Cups Frozen Woodstock Chopped Kale
  • 2 Cups Frozen Woodstock Organic Tri-Colored Peppers
  • ½ Large Ball Sliced Fresh Mozzarella
  • 1 tsp. Simply Organic Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp. Simply Organic Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 2 tbsp. Organic Olive Oil
  • Chicken, Kale & Pepper Entree Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Boil 2 inches water in large pan. Add 2 large organic chicken breasts. Cook on high until water is halfway evaporated. Turn heat on medium to low. Brown and remove. Let cool. (Please note: poaching 2 large breasts of chicken will take approximately 20 minutes.)
  2. Dice chicken into small pieces (or you can pull it apart with your fingers).
  3. Add olive oil to large pan. Turn on medium heat. Add frozen peppers and frozen kale. Sauté for approximately 8 minutes or until the vegetables are glossy and slightly browned. Turn heat on low.
  4. Add chicken to pan. Add a touch more olive oil to help combine mixture. Add salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Stir well. Add fresh mozzarella. Stir until cheese is evenly distributed. Cover on low heat for 1 minute. Remove from burner. Serve and enjoy this quick and healthy entrée!
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Family Movie Night: Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb

One of our favorite family activities as a family is family movie night! We make it a big ordeal, with popcorn and candy, and tents with blankets and pillows and sometimes fun activities when we have the time.

This past weekend, thanks to VocalPoint, we watched one of my favorites Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. (If you haven’t seen the first one – go get it like NOW! One of the best movies ever, even my husband enjoyed it, which is saying something for a family movie! You can even make it a movie marathon and watch both of them!)

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Besides just your average movie & popcorn, you can also add some creative treats – for example, my daughter made one of her favorites, monkey bread!
To top it off, you can also do some crafts, or maybe even dress up (who doesn’t love that right?!) Print out some color pages, and dress up as some of our favorite characters with the printables found on VocalPoints website: natm_activities .

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Want to WIN a digital download copy of the movie to enjoy this coming weekend?? Enter in the rafflecopter below, winner chosen Friday!

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You can also get a great deal if you buy a copy – VocalPoint has a great deal going on right now where you can get a copy of the movie for just $14.99! Head over to the Goodies section to check it out!

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Strawberry Chipolte Jam

Ingredients 

6 cups strawberries, washed and cut in half
1/2 can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
3  cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
5 TBSP real fruit powdered pectin

Strawberry chipotle jam

Directions

In a food processor or blender, PULSE the chilis and berries.

Keep an eye on it so its the way you like it smooth or chunky. It chops very fast!

Pour the strawberry mixture, adding the lemon juice, and pectin into a large pot.

Cook, over medium to high heat, stirring and bring it to a boil.

Add sugar, continue to stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Bring the mix to a rolling boil again.

Let it boil for 1 minute, stirring non-stop

Remove from heat.

Skim foam if needed

Handling the jars 

Boiling the jars

Fill your  large pot with a canning rack or strainer 3/4 of the way full with water. You want to make sure the water covers the top of your jars.

Wash your jars and lids with warm water washing in and around the outside. Now place the jars in the large pot of water and lids in a separate smaller pot of water.

Bring both to a boil while preparing the jam.

Once the mix is ready use your tongs remove one of the jars and dry it with a towel.

Use your funnel and fill your jars with your strawberry jam.

Make sure to leave at least 1 inch from the top for jam expansion.

I would now recommend removing the bubbles with the long green tool provided in most kits by pressing the jam against the jar walls.

Wipe the sides and top to remove any jam so the lids can be attached.

Using the magnet tool pull one of the lids out of the hot water bath and place on top of the jar.

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Now repeat this process by getting the other part of the lid. Use towel to tighten the lid closed.

Repeat process till all jars are filled.

Now using the jar lifter place each jar back in the hot water bath and bring the water to a boil.

Turn the heat off and let the jars stand for another 5-10 minutes.

Remove your jars and place on a wire rack or a cutting board and let stand for 12 hours.

Label your jars with type and date of canning, they can store up to 1 year.

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Crab Roll Sliders

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 12 minutes

Total: 27 minutes

Servings: 4

 Ingredients

  • 4 King Crab Legs
  • 4 Slices Glutino Multi-Grain (gluten-free)
  • ¼ Cup Spectrum Canola Mayonnaise
  • ¼ Cup Diced Organic Green Onion
  • ¼ Cup Diced Organic Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp. Fresh Squeeze Organic Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp. Melted Organic Butter
  • ½ tsp. Simply Organic Onion Powder
  • ½ tsp. Simply Organic Garlic Powder
  • Salt & Pepper

Crab Rolls & Sliders Ingredients

Instructions

Fill a large pan with 1 to 2 inches of water. Bring to boil. Add crab legs. Boil for approximately 5 minutes. Remove crab legs from water. Set aside and let cool.
Dice green onion and tomato into small pieces. Slice lemon in half. Set aside.
Add butter to small microwavable bowl. Microwave for 1 to 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Set aside.
Preheat oven at 250 degrees F.
Use hands to break lobster apart at joints. If you can pull crabmeat from shell without breaking further, go ahead. Otherwise, take knife and make one continuous cut down each shell. Pry shell open with fingers and remove crabmeat.
Cut crabmeat into various sizes. Place crabmeat in medium mixing bowl. Drizzle 1 tbsp. melted butter over crabmeat. Stir. Add diced green onion, diced tomatoes, mayonnaise, freshly squeezed lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir. Place in refrigerator.

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Lay 4 slices multi-grain bread on aluminum foil sheet. Drizzle 1 tbsp. melted butter on top of slices. Place in oven for 3 to 4 minutes or until just crispy (rotating sides halfway through). Remove bread from oven.
Flex bread into shape of hotdog buns. Scoop crabmeat mixture onto bread. Plate your crab rolls onto serving dishes and enjoy this seaside staple! Best served with potato chips and an ice-cold beer or orange soda.

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Baseball Mom Essentials

In our neck of the woods baseball isn’t just a one practice during the week and a game on the weekend kind of town. The kids practice 3-4 times a week with 2 or more games a week. It’s a big committment, but it’s also a ton of fun.
If you’ve never been a ‘baseball mom’ before, or maybe you feel like your lacking in the area, I put together a few tips/tricks/and must have essentials to keep you and your little player on track this baseball season.

Comfy/Portable Chairs. A chair is actually a major piece of the baseball Mom game. You need something comfortable (after all, you’ll be in it for hours), but also really easy to carry since you’ll probably be lugging a lot of other stuff along too. I love the ones with an extra side table (you know for your phone, or snack) and the best ones also have the visor on the top to block the sun or even the rain. Trust me on this one, it’s worth the investment.

Your Own Baseball Bag. Besides their own bag to carry their helmet, bat, glove and balls, you need your own bag. You need an umbrella, a hoodie for when it gets chilly, sunblock, chapstick, bandaids and neosporin, or other emergency type kit items. I also keep eye drops (I wear contacts),  extra snacks (for me, my ball player, or his sibilings) and usually my extra battery for my camera.

Don’t Forget Your Team  Spirit. Every year I go and buy a t-shirt matching the  colors of my kids team. Number 1 my son LOVES that we match (well, he’s still small, I’m sure that will change) but when all the parents match the kids it just gives them an extra boost of confidence during a game. ..and I also bring my ‘cheer’ on. My son knows I’m always on the sidelines for him no matter what!

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Body Armor Sports Drink. 

BODYARMOR is a premium sports drink with more potassium packed electrolytes, vitamins and coconut water. It is low in sodium and contains NOTHING ARTIFICIAL – unlike other sports drinks on the market. It’s a GREAT choice for young athletes especially, who don’t need all the extra sodium in their diets or the artificial ingredients that come from drinking other sports drinks on the market. My son loves them, and even asks to take them in his lunch to school! You have to try them out, pick them up at your local Meijer or Target- and in fact they’ve offered a coupon on their Facebook page so you can give them a try this season.

Many of today’s top athletes choose BODYARMOR as their sports drink of choice, including: Mike Trout, Andrew Luck, James Harden, Buster Posey, Rob Gronkowski, Kevin Love, Richard Sherman, Skylar Diggins and Sydney LeRoux!!!

 

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