Trying New Things

I have been all about finding ways to save money lately. I scoured Pinterest and came across plenty of tips...some not so reasonable. For example, I have been searching for weeks for ground beef that is $1/lb because some woman on a money saving blog says she only buys meat when it is this cheap. After weeks of searching, my mom finally let me know that I will NEVER eat meat if that is the price I plan to buy it at! Some of these woman make their own soap, laundry detergent, make their own clothes, and grow all their own produce. That all sounds just wonderful....and totally beyond my scope of homemaking. I did find however, that a lot of these women make their own bread. How hard can that be?

I called my mom and asked to borrow her bread maker that I remember from my childhood. I brought it home and dusted it off, poured in all my ingredients, and set the timer. After about 2 hours the house started smelling FAB! My inner fat girl was going crazy. The timer finally went off and.....um....there was flour still sitting there. And the yeast was on top of that. Nothing had mixed together. I took out the canister and realized that I had not pushed the canister all the way in to begin with. None of the ingredients mixed...total fail.

Long story short I dumped it all out and tried again and it turned out great! I only have done the basic white bread so far, but I have found recipes for cinnamon raisin and another for how to make bread bowls for soup. I will let ya'll know how those turn out!

What's Cookin'

Tonight I am making Chicken Breast with Honey-Balsamic Glaze. I am currently on Weight Watchers and one serving of this chicken is only 4 points! I had to try it. Here ya go:

Ingredients:

- 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast, thawed, skinless and boneless
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tbsp honey

Instructions:

1. Combine first 3 ingredients; sprinkle over both sides of chicken.

2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 7-8 mins on each side or until chicken is cooked through.

3. Transfer chicken to a platter to keep warm. Reduce heat to medium-low; add balsamic and honey to pan. Simmer 1 min or until glaze thickens. Stir constantly. Pour glaze over chicken.

Yields 4 servings. (serving size is 1 chicken breast half)


Enjoy!

Third Time Is A Charm

I've given this a whirl two times before, but as they say, "Third time is charm" right? My old blog was titled Faithfully His and mostly followed my travels to an orphanage in Guatemala. So much has taken place in my life over the past year and is only going to continue to get better. I will try to post about my wedding planning, home renovations and decorating, yummy recipes, crafty ideas, and anything else that may seem interesting! So here we go.....