I Adore Heidi Jane Blankets: March 2011

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Sitting here watching Tangled from Disney, I'm really wanting it for my 3 girls. It's really cute. A few blogs are giving away a DVD Blu Ray gift pack. Click on the blog name below to enter to win one on each of the blogs listed.

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The piece of me blog is giving away a gift pack from My Brest Friend. Click here to enter.

The My Silly Monkeys blog is giving away a gift certificate to Hayneedle. Click here to enter.

Minnesota Mamas Must Haves blog is giving away a Safety 1st Car Seat. Click here to enter.

Honey Glazed Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Honey-Glazed Chicken Stir-Fry

Ingredients
- 12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1 tbsp water
- 4 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 4 cups frozen stir fry vegetables- thawed and drained
- hot cooked brown rice

1. Rinse chicken; pat dry. Cut chicken into thin strips; set aside. For sauce, in a small bowl stir together honey, vinegar, orange juice, soy sauce, and cornstarch; set aside.

2. Pour cooking oil into a wok or a large skillet. (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Preheat over medium-high heat. Stir-fry frozen vegetables for 3 minutes or till vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from wok. Add chicken to hot wok. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or till chicken is no longer pink. Push chicken from the center of the wok. Stir sauce; add to center of the wok. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.

3. Return cooked vegetables to wok. Stir all ingredients together to coat. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or till heated through. If desire, serve immediately over rice or couscous.

Clearance obsession

I have to admit I have a clearance obsession. Nothing crappy though. I only like high priced items that are on good clearance. I bought my Graco Snugride car seat and stroller frame last year for $36 from Target!! Huge bargain. The other day I went to Babiesrus to trade in my 2 year old's car seat for a smaller one to fit into our new Jeep Cherokee, they were having a deal where you trade in your old car seat for a new one and get 25% off! Well I saw another couple looking at the old car seat I had that I was going to trade in. Long story short, I ended up selling my 2 year old's car seat to that couple for $40 and trading in my 4 year old's old car seat instead. So, I got an awesome Eddie Bauer high back deluxe car seat for $35, normal price $100. Woo hoo! Today I got a new pots and pans set, Paula Dean 10 piece from Walmart 1/2 off for $60! Love getting good deals! The only downer is that they're not dishwasher safe, but if you want your pots and pans to stay beautiful for a long time you have to hand wash them anyways. Had to share!

Diet week 2 update and menu plan

I lost 4 lbs this last week! Yeah! I didn't stick to a very strict diet except for the dinner menu plan. It was all extremely good! My kids even ate every meal without too much complaining. I found it cheaper to buy healthy meals than to buy the typical unhealthy meals. Here is my menu plan for this next week. If anyone is interested in any recipes, let me know. I will post them on here.

Saturday- Garlic Lime Chicken with Pepper Parmesan Green Beans
Sunday- Gyros, made with sliced steak, fat free cucumber sauce, whole wheat rice and whole wheat pitas
Monday- Chicken eggplant Casserole
Tuesday- Whole Wheat Spaghetti with zucchini and ground beef
Wednesday- Chicken and Shrimp Satay with Savory Peanut Dipping Sauce
Thursday- Pork Tenderloin with Asparagus
Friday- Chicken & Spinach Pasta Bake

Recipe of the week- Tuscan Chicken Soup

Here is my favorite recipe from last week. I added chicken and a few more veggies. Here is the updated recipe. Let me know if you try it!

Tuscan Chicken Soup

1 medium chicken breast- cooked and cubed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small carrot or a hand full of baby carrots- diced
1 small onion- chopped
1 small zucchini- quartered and diced
2 cans chicken broth
1 cup of water
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup whole wheat spiral pasta
2 cups fresh spinach- thinly sliced

Add olive oil to pan on medium heat. Add carrots and saute for a few minutes, add onions. Saute until tender. Add zucchini, chicken broth, water, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil. Add pasta and boil 15 minutes. Add chicken and boil until pasta is tender appox 5 minutes. Add spinach and heat through. Enjoy!

Sharing time!!!

Woo hoo for giveaways! The piece of me blog is giving away a Beaba Babycook. Click Here to enter.

My Silly Monkeys blog is giving away a few things to note this week.

Spongebob DVD. Click here to enter.

Backyardigans DVD. Click here to enter.

Playskool Wheel Pals. Click here to enter.

My favorite blog

Is the My Silly Monkeys blog. They have some beautifully good giveaways going on this week. They are all listed below.

Minui HandySitt. Click here to enter.

Pink Princess. Click here to enter.

Tea Collection. Click here to enter.

The Piece of Me Blog

Is a beautiful blog! She has two more giveaways worth noting today. Click on the name below to enter. Thanks!

Aden and Anais Sleeping Bag

Tutortogs matching mommy and baby outfits

Diet Time!!

Since my only brother's wedding is in 11 weeks, I figured I better start my diet. Nothing fancy, just more veggies and fruits. Less butter, dairy, and no sweets at all. Also, only brown flour. That means brown rice, brown pasta, bread, etc. I will be using the blog as a way to keep me on track. I will try every Friday to update you on my progress. And tell you the week ahead's dinner meal plan, everything is homemade no pre-made sides or meals with all fresh ingredients. I am sticking to the recommended serving sizes, which is the hard part!

Meal Plan for this this week starting today-
Friday- Chicken Cordon Bleu with asparagus
Saturday- Tuscan Chicken Soup
Sunday- Eggplants stuffed with ground beef mixture
Monday- Apricot Pork Medallions and grilled corn
Tuesday- Salad with chicken and the works
Wednesday- Shredded beef BBQ on Whole wheat buns and Cole Slaw
Thursday- Honey Chicken Stir fry

Your weekly update!

First the Silly Monkeys Blog is giving away a Petunia Pickle Bottom set of bags. Click here to enter.

Next the Piece of Me Blog is having a few giveaways, click on the name of the giveaway below to enter!!

Playtex Bottles

Milan Maternity

Woombie

New style bows!

So excited for my finished work to be officially up on etsy! Check them out! Don't forget about the 15% off coupon code!

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Coupon Code- BLOG15off

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If so please share your website!

We've done it!

I've been busy making korker ribbons and hair clips and headbands all weekend. Now I'm starting to unvail the collection! Here are some CUTE Baby Lacey Headband Collection Headbands from OverTheRainBOWtique.etsy.com. Heidi Jane Blanket's sister shop!!
15% off when you use this coupon code!
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I NEED HELP!!! Everyone please read!

I am starting a new etsy hair clip business. what name do you like best?

Over The RainBOW-tique
Sugar Rush Girls Bow-tique

Mint chocolate chip and free tummy tucks! Hooray!

I tried mint chocolate chip ice cream for the first time the other day, it is seriously the best ice cream flavor I have ever tried! It's not the best discovery for the unfortunately. My brother's wedding in in 3 months and I need to lose this extra weight I accumulated from having 3 babies! I really think the government should give woman with 3 or more children and have permanent birth control FREE TUMMY TUCKS ;)! Who's with me?!

Hair Clip Barrettes, now available!

Very beautiful! These hair-clips and barrettes are a must have for any girl who loves to look pretty and any mom that loves to dress up their little one. They are handmade with high quality ribbons, embellishments, and silver french clips (barrettes). Each french clip is 2 inches (20mm). Their snap barrettes, so their insure a tight hold on thin to thick hair. They are perfect gifts for any holidays; birthdays, Christmas, first day of school, July 4th, or just because! Most barrettes are made with grosgrain ribbon, straight or korker, and beautiful embellishments. I am a mother to 3 girls, and they can't get enough of these! I hope to bring your little girl as much happiness with these as my girls get. Made with 100% motherly love!

Check them out at HeidiJaneBlankets.etsy.com

Don't forget the coupon code! blog15off

More designs to come! You can also custom order!

Ablaze candles

The piece of me blog is giving away a candle from Ablaze Candles. Click here to enter.

Wall pops

The piece of me blog is giving away a wall decoration of your choice from Wallpops, head on over to enter!

Clearance items PLUS 15% off your whole order!

I put up all my remaining baby blankets and bibs on etsy for clearance prices. Every blanket is only $12 now. Plus, for blog readers i am offering an additional 15% off your whole order. Enter the coupon code below for your discount!

Coupon Code: 15offblog

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Here are the giveaways for today!

Minnesota Mama's blog is giving away a Novica Gift certificate. Click here to enter.

They are also giving away a Calphalon slow cooker. Click here to enter.

Another great one from Minnesota mama's blog is Next Day Flyers postcards. Click here to enter.

The Stork Craft blog is giving away a beautiful glider chair. Click here to enter.

The Cloth diaper Report blog is giving away a Nick Jr. Brothers and Sisters DVD. Click here to enter.

She is also giving away a Dora's ballet adventure DVD. Click here to enter.

Two of a kind blog is giving away a complete set of Smarks. Click here to enter.

She is also giving away a Kolcraft activity center. Click here to enter.

The two of a kind blog is also having a Timmy Time DVD giveaway. Click here to enter.

My Silly monkeys blog is giving away a Kozy Carrier. Click here to enter.