Tasty Tuesday.

So, the title is a bit cheesy, but it speaks for itself.

We had a scrumptious but very easy meal last night, so i thought i would share the recipes with you! What makes this meal nice is you can do all the prep ahead of time and then stick it in the fridge until you're ready to bake!

Enjoy!

Sweet Potato Fries

Peel & cut one large Sweet Potato cut into 1/2 inch wide pieces.

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil & spray with non-stick.

Lay the cut potatoes on the foil.

Drizzle with Olive Oil.

Sprinkle with salt & dried Italian seasoning (or whatever)

Bake at 425 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and soft with crunchy edges.

*note: this picture was taken before i realized i had to put foil down-hence two dirty pans :)

French Fried Chicken Strips

Cut a few chicken breasts into 1/2 wide strips (or just by chicken tenders instead of breasts).

Combine one package of French Fried Onions (2 cups) and 2 Tblsp. of flour in a large ziploc bag and crush/mix with a rolling pin.

Beat one large egg in a bowl.

Dip each cut chicken tender in the egg, then transfer to crushed mixture. Shake the bag well until chicken is coated. Repeat this process until all tenders are ready to go!

Stick chicken on a greased cookie sheet & bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

*note: these pics are 'before' baking :)

Go HERE to get $10 in free food at Schwan's. It MUST be under $10 for it to work. I thought i would try and just pay the difference-and it didn't work. OH well, a free gallon of Cookies and Cream Icecream will be at my door in a week or so (free delivery), so i'm not complaining! :)

This is For Lindsay...

...because you inspire Ava to be the best Mary Poppins she can be!

She worked really hard on this-enjoy!

Africa.

My sister Amanda, just returned back to the states from being in Swaziland, Africa for 2 months.

With her, she brought purses and coin purses made by the go-go's (grandmothers) there. She is selling them and then sending the money back to them, which is so cool! Who doesn't need a new purse? And what's better than buying a purse and then giving the money to people who really need it! I'm already having her save one for me! The material is so cool!

Go HERE to check it out and leave her a comment if interested! You'll have to add 'Amanda Larsen' as a friend to look at them-just leave her a personal message about the purses when you're adding her :)

Favorite Friday: Pampered Chef Food Chopper

So, i haven't done a Favorite Friday for awhile.

To be completely honest, i just totally forget AND I must not have very many favorite things that I just CAN'T live without. I suppose that's a good thing :)

Now that gardening and canning season is upon me, i have found that i LOVE my Pampered Chef Food Chopper. Chopping veggies is not my favorite thing, so this item defiantly gets the job done quicker and safer (i tend to aim for my finger a lot with a knife!).

For $29.50, although i have to say I was a little hesitant spending that much on one item, I think it was defiantly worth it! Now chopping those onions, garlic, herbs, peppers, etc. is a breeze! This product will defiantly get more use this fall as our garden flourishes with produce!

If you do a lot of chopping, give THIS (you can check eBay or Amazon for a better deal) a try....

Yummy!

I'm making this for Dinner tonight...Yum!!!!

Grilled Chicken Pasta in a tomato cream sauce.

For the recipe, go HERE

Slip and Slide Olympia.

A few weeks ago when our family was here, my brother, Justin, AKA Uncle Joe, made this video of him and Ava doing the Slip and Slide. It makes me laugh (especially the first part)! Enjoy :)