Arm Knitting: Infinity Scarf

Im a little late in posting this week. No real reason, just didn't get it done in time! Which is the story of my life right now can you say PROCRASTINATING!? I'm like an ostrich putting my head in the sand! Seriously this move is 26 days away and I am not even a little ready! I mean yes we've gone through almost the entire house and purged A LOT of stuff, so far we are at 2 dump runs and 2 Goodwill runs. We still have the garage to go through which is probably going to end up being another dump run and another Goodwill run as well!

So in all lol this procrastinating that's been going on ive put off doing the projects that I need to get done for the blog and for our trip! But I finally finished this Infinity Scarf! And I have to tell you I have no idea why I was waiting! It was so easy! It didn't take me 30 min like all the websites said but it did take just under an hour and I'm pretty happy with that, part of that time was me just trying to get it right!

I'm for sure going to be making another one and I may even try the arm knit for a blanket!

If you're interested in trying to Arm Knit an Infinity Scarf I used the tutorial at Flax and Twine!

Because you can't take yourself too seriously right?

                        Enjoy

Chinese New Year: Sweet and Sour Chicken

If you've been following my blog for the last few years you know we LOVE Chinese food and you know that we celebrate Chinese New Year! Its one of our fun little traditions. I use the term celebrate loosly too. We celebrate it by eating Chinese Food and watching a movie like Kung Fu Panda. In case you're new to my blog here are a few of the recipes I've shared in the past!

                                                                    Chinese Noodles

                                                               Fortune Cookies

                                                     Spaghetti Squash Chinese Noodles


Do you have a favorite Homemade Chinese Food Dish? My favorite homemade Chinese is Sweet and Sour Chicken! I'd never even attempted to make it on my own until a few years ago when my Friend Stacey made it for me! I COULD. NOT. BELIEVE. how easy and good it was. honestly I like it better than take out! It's just so good! She found it on Pinterest of course! Its all over the place now. So I thought I would share mine with you!

*note no pictures because I forgot to add the SUGAR!!! I'll update it with pictures next time I make it! But it's still a great recipe and I recommend you try it this Chinese New Year!

Ingredents:

• 3-4 Chicken Breasts, boneless skinless
• 1 cup Cornstarch
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup Canola Oil
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Sweet and Sour Sauce

• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 4 TBSP Ketchup
• 1/2 cup White Vinegar
• 1 TBSP Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• Directions:
• • Start by preheating your oven to 325° degrees. Rinse your chicken breasts in water and then cut into chunks. In a Zip top bag add the salt and pepper and the Cornstarch, add the cut up chicken and close the bag, shake it to cover all the chicken. then dip the pieces of Chicken into the eggs.
  • Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet and pan-fry chicken pieces just until slightly browned but not cooked through. Place chicken in a 9×13-inch greased baking dish.
  • Mix all of your sweet and sour sauce ingredients in a bowl with a whisk. Pour evenly over the chicken. Bake chicken for one hour, uncovered. During the baking process you will need to turn the chicken every 15 minutes.
  • Serve immediately.
  • *Tip I always double the Sweet and Sour Sauce!
  •                        Enjoy
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Valentines Day in Our House

I had planned on making a Valentine's Day craft to share with you all, but then I decided that I really didn't need to make another thing right now, since we are getting ready to move! That's not to say that I'm not making anything in some upcoming posts but I felt like this project was just me making something to make something. So instead I thought I would let you in on a little of my life and our Valentines Day traditions!

Do you celebrate Valentines Day in your house? We do, but we usually just do something simple! I think its such a rarity for us to actually be together on Valentines Day that we really just want to spend time together. We've never gone all out for it, and usually it ends up being a nice dinner at home! I mean we have had a kiddo at home almost since the begining.

Our Wedding 1999

Our very first Valentines Day, 16 years ago, the Hubster (who wasn't the Hubster just yet) was in Fort Greely on a field problem, of sorts. I drove the 100 miles from Fairbanks to Fort Greely so that we could spend the day together! We went Bowling, which was epic and by epic I mean that I am the worlds WORST bowler, and the Hubster is really really good. But it was fun and cute and he tried helping me in that cute let me show you how to do it way. We ate greasy bowling alley food and just hung out for the day and then I drove home!

Our next Valentines Day he was gone and that was the last one without a kiddo around. We have gotten a baby sitter and gone out to dinner in the past, but honestly its always so crowded that we kind of just don't do that anymore.

Date Night

This year I have something planned that I can't share cause he might read this and then it wouldn't be a surprise anymore!

We also do stuff with Drew, like I shared last year we always have WAFFLES because we have a heart shaped waffle maker! We've also always gotten him a small box of candy and a stuffed animal. That we give him at breakfast! We even always get to eat a piece of candy in the morning! I used to get the same thing as a kid and it's just a tradition we've carried over!

What are your Valentines Day Plans? Share in the comments below!

                           Enjoy

Mini Nutella Rolls

I can't believe that the movers came today to do a pre-inspection?! Its super early right, but I'm ok with that! Having other people look at my stuff makes me feel like I have too much stuff! Which is good right before a move! It means I will be purging a lot!! It's probably one of the things I like the most about moving, the chance to get rid of stuff! It's like a forced Hoarders intervention!

In the midst of all the purging I of course am stalking facebook cause well it's what I do and my Mom had shared a video showing someone making Nutella rolls, that's all it was, a short video clip no instructions or anything but honestly it looked so simple I knew I had to try it! That and because it had Nutella in it which pretty much is a staple in our house! I don't know about you but I could eat Nutella anytime and on almost anything!

Ok these are SOOO good! You might will want to make more of these! I suggest making a double batch at least!

Ingredients:

1 Crescent Roll Sheet

1/2 cup Nutella

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Unroll the Crescent Roll Dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Spread the Nutella over the Dough, then roll up dough. Cut into 12 pieces. Place each piece into a muffin cup. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm

                          Enjoy