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Recipe

Panko Crusted Chicken Strips

January 28, 2012
Homemade chicken strips are so easy to make and so much tastier then frozen pressed chicken. Panko Crusted Chicken Strips Boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced into strips Flour Panko Egg Season Salt Canola for frying Coat the strips in flour then dip into your egg mixture. Get a large ziploc bag and fill with Panko bread crumbs that has been seasoned with season...

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Bento

It's Called a Club

January 20, 2012
Penelope had her very first club sandwich today, she was very impressed. Pineapple, pistachio-almond-cashew mix, sour cream & cheddar chips, pickle, baby carrots, club sandwich topped with a green olive. For the club sandwich crisp up some bacon. I like to make my bacon in the oven in a foil lined baking pan at 400 to desired crispness. I love how the bacon...

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Bento

It's Cold Out There!

January 18, 2012
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Brrr, it's been cold the last few days. I am talking in the negatives and single digits cold. Last year we had such a mild winter and this year we are freezing. I made Penelope in Easy Lunchbox today. She is not very keen on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I know right? What kind of kid doesn't like peanut butter and jelly?!...

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Bento

P Is For...

January 11, 2012
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The letter this week at (P)enelope's school is P. They had to wear (P)ajamas today and they made (P)ancakes. I also made her a P bento. P is also for (P)ink (P)olkadots, cheese letters that spell out (P)en (one of my nicknames for), (P)otato chips, (P)ineapple, (P)istachios and (P)ickles. She also had a turkey sandwich on a roll with tomatoes. P is also...

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Snow Day!

January 10, 2012
We had a snow day today, sNOw school, sNOw work, sNOw fun! Things should be back to normal tomorrow and thanks to our plow guy I will be able to leave my driveway.   ...

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Recipe

Empanadas

January 02, 2012
My first post in 2012! Can you believe it, already?! Did everyone have a fabulous New Years Eve? The three of us stayed home and kept warm, I am still trying to recover from the nasty cold that has been going around. Ugh. Did you have a delicious New Years Eve meal? We had some tasty appetizers and Penelope and dad made cupcakes for...

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