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Greetings!  


Greetings! 


"What's for dinner tonight?" That was definitely a "FAQ" at my house! It's not always easy to keep things interesting,and on budget. So I was thrilled to sit down and create some really great meal ideas for my family last week,and I am looking forward to sharing them with you. 

 

Also, I'd love for you to help me and my blog readers by sharing your frugal kitchen secrets! Click here to post your favorite frugal kitchen tips that work for YOUR family!  

  If you have dinner ideas you'd like to share, please e-mail your dinner ideas to noelskitchen@gmail.com. Let's share what works for us, and help each other out!
   

Don't forget to visit my website www.NoelsKitchenTips.com for more help with meal planning as well. I dish up all kinds of other tips too! 
 

You'll find informative tips on pans, ingredients, cooking methods and the like. Soon, you will be able to sign up to have a weekly dinner menu plan, recipes, with prep and cook times for every recipe, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions , and a printable shopping list sent to you each week! So stay tuned for details. You never know what you'll find at Noel's Kitchen Tips, so visit often! 


  

Noel

 
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Here is a recap of what we shared on the blog last week, just in case you missed a post or two!



 


 

 

Here are some things I blogged about last week: 

  • Inspiration From A Mother's KitchenMy recipes reflect the usual standards of family mealtimes, nutrition and the ease of preparation, but they're also part of a much larger purpose. My blog is a comprehensive road map for an enjoyable lifelong journey of creating family mealtime memories.
  • Letting the Kids in the Kitchen-Mom Chats Blog Tour 2011: I'm Super Excited to participate in the first blog tour of Mom Chat's hosted by Val Selby. She has a wonderful line up of guests posts and she happen to stop by my kitchen  first, so I am very happy to introduce her. Join Val on some terrific sites and find some new blogs to follow along the way. I can't wait to read more!
  • Cook It Freeze It E-book Volume One:Beef Recipes: Are you like many of the rest of us, so busy with work and the kids that it's hard to find the time to cook a decent meal for your family each night? Would you like to be able to enjoy a family dinner each night and not have to eat fast food or take-out? Let me introduce you to Make-Ahead Cooking for Busy Moms: Cook It, Freeze It! Ebook Volume One:Beef Recipes
     
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Family Time

Busy Moms

Time Savers For Busy Moms! 


How about some tools that will help busy moms easily plan meals, quickly organize, and budget so that you can have more family time!

BIG NEWS!

Kitchen Essentials

 Tools Every Busy Mom Should Own

This year I'll be introducing a series on my favorite kitchen tools or what I consider my kitchen essentials. I thought this would be a fun way to give you a look into my kitchen. It will give you an idea of what kitchen tools I love and use the most.


In reality I know most of these are not essentials. Let's face it, you can eat and cook with just a pan, a spoon, and a knife. Many people have survived with less then those three items.


We don't need all the gadgets and fancy items that most of us have in our kitchens. However, they make our lives much easier.

 

These are the tools that make my life in the kitchen much easier. The tools that help my love of cooking fit into my busy life. The tools that save me time and give me better results. 

 

I hope by doing this you will find some ideas and items that you did not know about. Or you might find a new use for an item you already own. I also hope you will share if you agree or disagree with me about it being an essential kitchen item. When I share why I like it, I hope you will comment why you agree or disagree.

 

I look forward to sharing this series with you. Look for my first essential kitchen tool next week. But for now what is your favorite kitchen tool?

 
Featured Recipe: Kid's Chinese Chicken
Chinese Chicken
Crispy baked chicken with fluffy white rice
 
 
 

 

Ingredients:

 

6 Chicken pieces-wings, legs or thighs are best

1/4 cup soy sauce (lite is less salty)
1 teaspoon curry powder

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup pear juice from canned pears

1 cup white rice

 

Pear Salad:

Lettuce Leaves

1 16-ounce can pear halves

3-4 ounces cheddar cheese

Walnuts

Thousand Island Dressing

 

Needed:

9x13-inch baking dish or cake pan

Large Kitchen Fork

Small Mixing Bowl

 

Directions:

 

5:15~Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

 

5:30~Place the chicken pieces in a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish or cake pan. Mix together in a bowl, soy sauce, orange juice, pear juice and curry powder.

 

5:45~Pour mixture over chicken pieces and put the baking dish in the oven.  Turn the oven down to 350 degrees and with a large fork, turn over chicken pieces.

 

6:00~Set the table.

 

6:05~Start the rice (See Kid's Stove-top Rice)

 

6:15~Make the pear salad; Place a piece of lettuce on each person's plate. From the can of pears, pour a little juice on the lettuce, and place a pear half on top. Shred a little cheddar cheese over each pear and sprinkle with walnuts. Drizzle some Thousand Island dressing over the top.

 

6:30~Serve the chicken and sauce next to the rice, and....EAT!

 
Kitchen Tools and Seasonings used in this recipe can be found by visiting www.NoelsKitchen.com. 
 

 
 
Do you have something to share? Write to me at NoelsKitchen@gmail.com

I'm so thrilled with the new recipes I'll be sharing with all of you in 2011!  I'll have fresh new recipes as well as many new article additions each issue of A Busy Mom's Kitchen Newsletter.  In 2011 we'll be working through simple menus, saving money all along the way.

I would love to hear about your family's kitchen stories and ideas. 

Show us your family kitchen stories, favorite family recipes or what tips work for you in preparing family mealtimes! I'd love to showcase your kitchen talents or oganization in the kitchen, but I need to hear from you soon! Send me your story.

Until Next Time! 


Sincerely,


Noel Chapman
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Featured Recipe
Noel's E-CookBook's For Family Meal Planning
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Isn't it worth the investment of effort and time to gather your family to the dinner table?

Want to make that special connection with your kids?

As a Busy Mom myself I share tips and tricks in the kitchen to Revitalize family meal times and give Busy Mom's like you more time to spend with those you love!

What makes spending time in the kitchen even better are shortcuts in food preparation from useful tools to cookware.

Get ready for an unforgettable experience as I share with you how to create those memorable family meal times, in my first E-Cookbook........

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Make-Ahead Cooking for Busy Moms: Cook It, Freeze It! Volume One: Beef Recipes
Make-Ahead Meals

Are you like many of the rest of us, so busy with work and the kids that it's hard to find the time to cook a decent meal for your family each night? Would you like to be able to enjoy a family dinner each night and not have to eat fast food or take-out?

 

 Let me introduce you to Make-Ahead Cooking for Busy Moms: Cook It, Freeze It! Ebook Volume One:Beef Recipes

 

And it's yours, for just  $3.95!

Get your copy today!    

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