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Easy 10 minute Herb Chicken  I happen to have found this recipe a long time ago it was a lot more complicated so I decided to cut a few corners.  This is the easiest chicken recipe I've ever made. With 7 ingredients and 10 minutes I don't think you can get easier than this. Enjoy!  Ingredients: 1 table spoon of Parsley 1 table spoon of Basil  1 table spoon of oregano  1 lemon (optional) Chicken breasts  Olive oil 1 teaspoon of Salt Other materials: Plastic bag Aluminum foil (optional) Tongs/Fork  Plate  Method: Step 1: Wash the chicken with cold water place on plate Step 2: Squeeze lemon on chicken and set aside  Step 3: Put one table spoon each of parsley, basil and oregano in plastic bag. Step 4: Put chicken breasts in the bag with the herbs.  Step 4: Shake the bag to cover/coat chicken breasts  Step 6: drizzle olive oil on baking pan or dish  Step 7: sprinkle salt over olive oil on baking pan. ...

Easy Soft beef Tacos This may seem like it would take a long time but you can prep tomato onion mixture the day before and chop all ingredients and store in bags or plastic containers the night before. Leaving you only to cook up the meat  and heat the tortillas the day of. Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Materials: Knife, chopping board, bowl, tongs, spoon, frying pan. Ingredients for beef: Beef  Salt  2 bell peppers  1 white onion 1/2 lemon or lime 2 table spoons olive oil Ingredients for onion tomato mixture: 1 large tomato 1 large white onion  1/2  lemon or lime Other ingredients: Lettuce 6-8 Flour or corn tortillas 1 bag Shredded cheese  Sour cream Hot sauce Store bought salsa  Tortillas  Steps for beef: Step 1: Squeeze half lemon or lime on meat  Step 2: Coat each side of beef with salt and pepper and set aside Step 3: cut off tops of bell peppers an...

Mango Banana crumble Okays summer time here and bananas tend to overripe too quickly. I made this to make good use out of the 8 smaller bananas that started to look like they were on their last leg. For filling: 8 small bananas or 4 large bananas 1/2 cup of sugar white 1/2 cup of orange juice 1-2 cups chopped mangoes frozen or fresh For topping: 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1/3 cup butter 1 teaspoon salt Method for filling: Cooking time: 5-10 minutes on low heat Step 1 Chop bananas  Step 2 add bananas and mangoes, sugar and orange juice into a sauce pan Step 3 cook on low heat until mixture begins to boil  Step 4 place in baking dishes allow to cool Method for topping: Step 1 put flour, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl and stir with a fork Step 2 add butter and stir with fork until it resembles crumbles  Step 3 Once fruit is cooled sprinkle on-top of fruit. Step 4 Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until crust is slightly golden. Enjoy!...

Banana Chocolate Cake~bread This is a great recipe if you have extra bananas that are about to go bad or are too overripe to eat. You can also customize it to suit your taste. I happen to think brown sugar works better than plain sugar for dishes involving bananas. I changed and halved this recipe since I have a small family you can easily double it and produce a bigger cake. Enjoy! Ingredients:   1/4 cup  (1/2 stick)  unsalted butter  3/4 cup all-purpose flour    1/2  teaspoon baking soda   1/4 teaspoon fine salt   1/2  cup brown sugar   1 large egg 4 ripe bananas   1 teaspoon vanilla powder or extract  2  bars of chocolate  Materials: Measuring cups and spoons, hand mixer or blender, whisk or fork baking pan. Method: Step 1: Preheat oven at 350 degrees Step 2: grease and flour pan  Step 3: Put salt, flour and baking soda in ...

Dry Eraser Halloween Decor I'm the biggest fan of Halloween, but I'm not a big fan of storing tons of decorations. Every year I try to find new ways to decorate that won't cost too much and that will be easy to clean up. I've seen a lot of posts about using permanent marker on glass items to decorate them for the holiday. I say why not use dry erase markers instead? If you mess up your design you can erase and start all over you can also easily decorate things like mirrors around your home without worrying about having to replace them. I've done it here on a candle and one of my mirrors. You can create your own designs using different colors I'll try a few more and show you what I came up with. Happy Decorating! 

Quick & Easy Sangria Ingredients: Bottle of house red wine, 1 can of fruit cocktail, 1 can lemon-lime soda Materials: Long spoon, Drink carafe or punch bowl. *Note the grade of wine really doesn't matter this is a great way to make a house wine party ready! Great for dinner parties with more people. This is easy and great for stretching that wine budget.  Step 1: Open wine and can of fruit cocktail set aside Step 2:  Pour contents of fruit cocktail in container  Step 3: add lemon lime soda to fruit mixture Step 4: add wine & stir  Prep time: 2 minutes "cooking time": 3 minutes  Total time: 5 minutes Enjoy!  

Stuffed Roasted Bell Peppers Ingredients: bell peppers, shredded cheese, crackers. Materials: Knife, baking dish/pan, plastic bag, spoon Step 1: Cut tops off of bell peppers about a half inch to an inch down and set aside. Step 2: Use spoon to scoop out seeds of peppers. Step 3: Place crackers in bag and smash away. Step 4: Put crumbs or crackers in hallowed out peppers. Step 5: Top with shredded cheese. Step 6: Place on baking pan or dish with tops off bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees. Step 7: Place tops back on and bake for another 5 minutes. Prep time: 5 minutes  Cooking time: 10 minutes Note: You can also use bread crumbs in place of crackers and skip the smashing step. The reason you bake first with no top on is to get the cheese nice and melted and you replace it so that the tops get a nice roasted look. You can also use your toaster oven so that you don't have to waste electricity and make the house hot esp...

Flavored water Strawberry & Lemon Ingredients: Strawberries 10, 1 Lemon Materials: Water canister, knife Step 1: Slice lemon as thin as possible and try to remove all seeds Step 2: Place lemons inside water canister  Step 3: Pop in strawberries Step 4: Fill with water  Step 5: Chill & serve  You can make tons of flavor combinations as I try them I'll post them. I personally love this combo!  Enjoy!

Strawberry Banana Crumble Ingredients filling: 2 cups of strawberries, 3 whole bananas, 1/2 cup brown sugar Topping: 1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, 1/3 cup butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar Materials: measuring cups, large bowl, sauce pan, stirring utensils. Steps for filling: Step 1: chop strawberries and bananas into bite size pieces Step 2: Place fruit and 1/2 cup brown sugar in sauce pan. Step 3: Cook on low heat for about 10 minutes or until fruit becomes soft. If it starts to stick add 1/2 cup water. Step 4: turn off allow to cool Step 5: Grease a baking dish lightly and add cooled fruit mixture. Steps for topping: Step 1: place 1/2 cup flour and salt in a mixing bowl stir with fork Step 2: Cut up butter and start to mix it into flour. Step 3: Once it resembles crumbs you are done! Step 4: Once fruit mixture is cool place on top and bake at 350 for ten minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy! 

Chocolate Covered Marshmallows Ingredients:  Marshmallows, Chocolate bars, 1 tsp vegetable oil, sprinkles  Materials: a bowl for chocolate, skewers, a cup  Note: I used 2 chocolate bars, one bag of marshmallows. You can substitute sprinkles for any crushed topping cookies, candy, nuts. (To crush materials place in zip-lock or any bag and smash away). You can also use chocolate chips about one cup and a few generous spoons of sugar if they are unsweetened.  Method: Step 1: Stick skewers through marshmallows  set aside. Step 2: place sprinkles (coating of choice in a bowl) Step 3: place chocolate in bowl cover with cling wrap microwave for 2 minutes or until slightly melted. Step 4: remove from microwave and add 1 tsp of vegetable oil stir thoroughly  Step 5: Dip marshmallows in chocolate Step 6: Dip in coating and let cool!  Use different colored marshmallows for a fun twist. You can also custom the coating for different occasions. F...