Tasty Tuesday - Crockpot Chicken Tacos

Tacos are one of our favorite foods and the kids always gobble them up when I make them.  I came across this chicken taco recipe a while back and thought I would try it out.  Everyone loved them and said they were as good as regular tacos. They are so easy and really tasty!

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts

4 cups salsa

2 cups frozen corn or 2 cans of corn, drained

2 cans of black beans, undrained

Directions:

Dump everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  I used frozen chicken breasts and cooked them for about 9 hours.  Shred the chicken with forks and serve in tortillas with your favorite toppings.

Lady In Waiting {Review}

After romance books, my next favorite kind of book is historical fiction.  Combining the two is even better!  I had never read any books by Susan Meissner before, but have heard lots of good things about her books.  When I had the opportunity to review her newest book, Lady in Waiting, it sounded like it could be a good combination of romance and historical fiction.  It is about 2 Janes, Jane Lindsay, who lived now and Lady Jane Grey, from the 16th century.  Jane Lindsay's husband recently left her after 22 years of marriage and as Jane is trying to figure out what to do, she comes across an old ring in a box at her antiques store.  The name Jane is engraved in the ring and as Jane searches for clues to who the ring might have belonged to, she is drawn to the life of Lady Jane Grey.  Lady Jane's story is told through her dressmaker Lucy and is a story of how Lady Jane's life was controlled by politics with no option for her to choose to marry for love.  In the end, both Janes realize that they do have a choice in how they live their life, even when it seems like things are out of their control.  The book switches back and forth between the two stories, but it is very easy to follow both of them and pick back up where they left off.  I really enjoyed Lady in Waiting and will be looking for more of Susan Meissner's books to read soon!

I received this book from Waterbrook Multnomah for free for review.  All opinions are mine and I get to keep the book.

SafetyTat {Review, Discount Code & Giveaway!} CLOSED!

A few weeks ago, Hubby was telling me about an idea he saw on a list of tips for taking kids to Disneyland about writing your contact info on your child's arm with a permanent marker in case they get lost. I thought that was a great idea! And then a couple days later, I received an email from Dawn from SafetyTat asking me if I would like to review their product.  After I looked into their product, I thought their tattoos sounded like an even better idea!  SafetyTat is "The tat that brings kids back!" and they specialize in temporary tattoos which display a parent/caregiver's mobile phone number, helping the parent and child to quickly be reunited if separated.

I received a sampling of their tattoos, including several customized ones with our cell number on, several write on ones, alcohol prep cloths to clean the skin prior to application, and a black marker for writing on the tattoos.  The customized ones are their Original SafetyTats and are applied with water, similar to regular temporary tattoos.  They last from 1-5 days and are easily removed with baby oil or rubbing alcohol. The write on ones are a quick stick waterless, water-proof skin applique that can last up to 2 weeks and is removed simply by peeling it off like a band aid.

SafetyTat also has a variety of other tattoos, such as allergy or medical condition alerts, Tat Kisses, and even a few in Spanish.  I especially like the TatBuilder, it's a great way to customize a tattoo just for your child!

What I like about them: I love how easy to use the SafetyTats are! They work exactly how the SafetyTat site says they should.  Having an easy way to make an outing with 4 kiddos safer is great.  My kids love the cute pictures on the tattoos, so it makes it fun for them too.  These are so much nicer than actually writing on my kids' skin since it can easily be removed.

What I didn't like: Well...there isn't much! I think these are pretty great!

Want to buy it?  Head over to SafetyTat and check out all the neat options they have available.  They have even offered my readers a discount of 10% off your order of $15 or more with the code MunchkinFarm, good until March 20, 2011.

Want to win it?  Two of you can win a pack of the Quick Stick Write-On! Multi designs!

Mandatory Entry: Please visit SafetyTat and leave me a comment letting me know your favorite product.

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Please leave your email address in each comment so I can contact you if you win. This giveaway will end March 16, 2011 at noon, when I will use random.org to pick 2 winners.  The winners will have 48 hours to respond to my email or I will have to pick a new winner. Open to US and Canadian residents.

I received theses tattoos from SafetyTat for free in exchange for my honest opinion.

Tasty Tuesday - Whole Wheat Bread

A while back I was blessed enough to win an amazing new appliance for my kitchen, a Nutrimill grain mill.  Since then, I have been having a lot of fun grinding grain and trying out new recipes.  My family likes whole wheat bread, and most of us actually prefer it to white, but I have had a hard time finding a good whole wheat recipe that doesn't come out too heavy or have too hard of a crust.  And now I know why, store bought whole wheat flour is nothing compared to freshly ground hard white wheat flour!  It tastes so much better and makes a very light and fluffy loaf of bread!  If you bake your own bread and want to make it even better, I highly recommend getting yourself a grain mill!  They are kinda pricey, but if you could taste the difference you would know it is worth it!  It will actually pay for itself very quickly with the money you can save over buying good wheat flour.  And it is healthier for you!  (If you live near me, I will even bake you a fresh loaf so you can taste the difference for youself, just let me know want one!)  Here is the recipe that I use and it probably will work with regular flour, but might not be quite as tasty!

1-1/2 cups hot water
1 cup cold milk
(The resulting temperature will be lukewarm so as not to kill the yeast)
1/3 cup oil (I use melted coconut oil and I think that is another reason this bread it so good!)
1/3 cup honey
3 eggs
4-1/2 tsp. instant yeast
2 Tbsp vital wheat gluten
4 tsp lecithin granules
6 to 7 1/4 cups freshly milled flour
1 Tbs. salt

Combine water, milk, oil, honey and eggs. Add yeast, gluten, and about 5 cups of the flour. Mix on medium speed until well blended. Add the salt. Continue to mix adding the flour 1/2 cup at a time. When the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl enough flour has been added. Knead 8-10 minutes in a mixer (more if done by hand), or until the dough, forms a smooth ball . Let rise until double. With a single or double batch, you may let the dough rise in the bowl. With a triple recipe, turn the dough out onto a floured surface to let rise.

After rising, form into loaves or other shapes. Place in greased loaf pan. Let rise until at least double in size. Bake loaves at 350o for 25-30 minutes.  When done, brush with melted butter for a really soft crust. Recipe makes 3 medium size loaves or about 30 dinner rolls.

Enjoy! There is nothing better than fresh bread with butter on it while it is still warm!

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