Ingredients:
1/2 cup pecans
2 tablespoons cornflake crumbs
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 (5-ounce) boneless/skinless chicken breasts
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Finely chop the pecans in a food processor. Sprinkle the pecans and cornflake crumbs on a sheet of wax paper. Combine the honey and soy sauce in a shallow bowl. Dip both sides of each chicken breast into the honey mixture, then into the pecan mixture to coat. Arrange on the baking sheet in a single layer; spray lightly with nonstick spray. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 6 minutes on each side.
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It's delicious and I hope you try it!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Puppy-sitting
I've been wanting a puppy for a very long time. My dad basically hates any animal that can't be contained in a fish tank so we never had anything other than fish. I live in a no-pet apartment and that means I only want one more. Haha.
Anyway, my friend NB and her husband JB got super sick last week and asked me to puppy sit. They had only had Hoover for about 4 days so he has like no training whatsoever. He's in the process of being potty trained though and so he didn't make a mess.
Hoover's super cute, and that's why he's forgiven so easily. He's a dachshund, so he's very short and only about 2 months old.
He kept chewing on everything on his level, so I had to put away all the shoes and shut the closets and such. To keep him entertained, I sat on the floor and made him do circles around me chasing one of his toys. Then we played tug of war for a little bit. He loved the laser pointer too. He chased that around the living room for a while.
After that, I took him outside to go potty, and when we came back in he was cold and so he let me hold him and he fell asleep. He sleeps really well in bed. He slept the whole time. We got up early and took him out again, and then we all went back to sleep for a few more hours.
Steve and I slept horribly though. We weren't used to having a little creature in our bed and we were both very aware of him. Neither of us wanted to accidentally squish him. So yeah, we didn't sleep very well.
We've decided we're not ready for a puppy. They are a lot of work. We are, however, ready for a kitten. Jasmine was just coming out of her kitten stage when we got her. Since we lived with her for a year, we know what to expect. Once we live in a place we can have pets, we'll be getting a kitten. Until then, Jasmine and Socks will just have to do.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Blizzard!!!
Okay, so I already told you that a blizzard started Christmas day. Well I have to tell you all the little things that came with that...
We spent Christmas day and the day after stuck in our apartment. We wanted the new Mario game for the Wii for something to do, so before it got too bad, we tried going to Walmart. Everything went fine, and we got there with no problem. When we pulled into the parking lot though, there was too much snow and we ended up getting stuck. Because of that, our 24 hour Walmart closed early. (They only ever close on Christmas at 8pm til 6am the next day). Steve tried backing out in the same tracks we had just made, but it didn't work because the wind was too strong and was pushing the car sideways. He was about to get out and push, but a couple in a truck pulled up and started pushing. It didn't work, so I made Steve help while I drove.
Important side note: I NEVER drive on the snow or ice.
3 of them pushing wasn't helping. We weren't going anywhere. So they decided to get back in their truck and try to make several passings to flatten the snow as much as possible. As soon as they made the first one, I was tired of it all and just started going back and forth, back and forth and turning the wheel all about 30 times. Guess what? I got us most of the way out!!! When I finally did get stuck, the three of them pushed again and we made it out! I almost backed into the stop sign, but at least we were out! We got home with no problem after that. It was really nice of them to help us. Especially since they weren't dressed for the negative degree weather. Yes, I realize we should have just stayed home.
The next day, Dec. 26th, I was supposed to open at 6 am. The night before I asked my manager to text me in the morning if the mall was going to be open or not. The mall opened 2 hours late EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE STATE WAS CLOSED. We knew from the experience the day before that his car wouldn't make it because it was too low to the ground, especially since even more snow had blown in since then. So we tried my car. The only reason my car backed out of the parking spot is because it's on a slight hill. We could not get any grip. I even have 1 year old weather tires and I don't drive my car very often or very far. So there shouldn't have been any reason for that! He ended up having to push me back into the parking spot and I had to call in.
My boss told me to try to make it in later that day, but I knew there was no way because it was still blizzarding. So she was kinda frustrated with me because of it. There's nothing I could do though, so I tried to just shake it off. I hate letting people down so it really bothered me that I couldn't get there. I was looking forward to working that day, since I had 3 days off before that and I was getting cabin fever. The mall ended up closing at 5 because they finally realized that it was still too dangerous to be open. I really hate the mall managers. They are really stupid.
As far as South Dakota goes, the interstate and all other highways were shut down from the Wyoming border to the Minnesota border for 3 days. It was that bad. I'm still annoyed with the mall for opening in the first place.
We found out the next day that I wouldn't have gotten further than the parking lot anyway because they didn't plow the neighborhood streets. On top of all this, Saturday morning when I tried to go to work and failed, there was a stream going through our parking lot. Our water ended up getting shut off for several hours while they dug out the gigantic water pipe that had burst and replaced it. A few hours after that... the power on this side of town went out. We considered having my father-in-law come get us in his truck after he got off work if we didn't have either back by 7. No power and no water in a blizzard is not good. Thankfully, they both came back on and I took a shower that night, which is a good thing because when I woke up the next morning, the water was off again. No idea why.
I did get to work that Sunday though! They finally had all the roads plowed. So yay! Everything has been good since all that crap. I really hope the rest of winter goes smoothly.
We spent Christmas day and the day after stuck in our apartment. We wanted the new Mario game for the Wii for something to do, so before it got too bad, we tried going to Walmart. Everything went fine, and we got there with no problem. When we pulled into the parking lot though, there was too much snow and we ended up getting stuck. Because of that, our 24 hour Walmart closed early. (They only ever close on Christmas at 8pm til 6am the next day). Steve tried backing out in the same tracks we had just made, but it didn't work because the wind was too strong and was pushing the car sideways. He was about to get out and push, but a couple in a truck pulled up and started pushing. It didn't work, so I made Steve help while I drove.
Important side note: I NEVER drive on the snow or ice.
3 of them pushing wasn't helping. We weren't going anywhere. So they decided to get back in their truck and try to make several passings to flatten the snow as much as possible. As soon as they made the first one, I was tired of it all and just started going back and forth, back and forth and turning the wheel all about 30 times. Guess what? I got us most of the way out!!! When I finally did get stuck, the three of them pushed again and we made it out! I almost backed into the stop sign, but at least we were out! We got home with no problem after that. It was really nice of them to help us. Especially since they weren't dressed for the negative degree weather. Yes, I realize we should have just stayed home.
The next day, Dec. 26th, I was supposed to open at 6 am. The night before I asked my manager to text me in the morning if the mall was going to be open or not. The mall opened 2 hours late EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE STATE WAS CLOSED. We knew from the experience the day before that his car wouldn't make it because it was too low to the ground, especially since even more snow had blown in since then. So we tried my car. The only reason my car backed out of the parking spot is because it's on a slight hill. We could not get any grip. I even have 1 year old weather tires and I don't drive my car very often or very far. So there shouldn't have been any reason for that! He ended up having to push me back into the parking spot and I had to call in.
My boss told me to try to make it in later that day, but I knew there was no way because it was still blizzarding. So she was kinda frustrated with me because of it. There's nothing I could do though, so I tried to just shake it off. I hate letting people down so it really bothered me that I couldn't get there. I was looking forward to working that day, since I had 3 days off before that and I was getting cabin fever. The mall ended up closing at 5 because they finally realized that it was still too dangerous to be open. I really hate the mall managers. They are really stupid.
As far as South Dakota goes, the interstate and all other highways were shut down from the Wyoming border to the Minnesota border for 3 days. It was that bad. I'm still annoyed with the mall for opening in the first place.
We found out the next day that I wouldn't have gotten further than the parking lot anyway because they didn't plow the neighborhood streets. On top of all this, Saturday morning when I tried to go to work and failed, there was a stream going through our parking lot. Our water ended up getting shut off for several hours while they dug out the gigantic water pipe that had burst and replaced it. A few hours after that... the power on this side of town went out. We considered having my father-in-law come get us in his truck after he got off work if we didn't have either back by 7. No power and no water in a blizzard is not good. Thankfully, they both came back on and I took a shower that night, which is a good thing because when I woke up the next morning, the water was off again. No idea why.
I did get to work that Sunday though! They finally had all the roads plowed. So yay! Everything has been good since all that crap. I really hope the rest of winter goes smoothly.
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