Fall Fever Sneak Peek

Here it is...my Fall Make n Take class using Echo Park's super cute Fall Fever line.

I will be teaching this class at Scrap-a-Way Seekonk and Cool Crops Hyannis this month.  We will dry emboss, sand, ink and layer our way to a TWO page layout that will showcase your fall photos. 

What's Cooking?

Crockpot Mexican Chicken - Two thumbs up from all of my boys.  We had them for dinner last night as tacos and burritos.  The boys praised it through dinner and were planning their lunches with the leftovers!  Bonus...today is a snow day...no need to worry about re-heating, keeping food warm so I'm going to make quesadillas with the chicken :).  The original recipe bakes it in the oven but I made it in the crockpot.

Crockpot Mexican Chicken
 
Ingredients
1 pound boneless chicken breasts (3 boneless chicken breasts)
1 teaspoon Seasoning for Tacos Salt, to taste (1/2 packet of Low Sodium Taco Seasoning)
1/2 cup enchilada sauce (1 can mild enchilada sauce)
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
3 green onions, chopped
cilantro, chopped

Method (this is how I cooked it in the slow cooker)
Place chicken in crockpot and sprinkle the chicken on both sides with taco seasoning.
Pour enchilada sauce over chicken.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
When done, shred chicken.  Sprinkle cheese and green onions on top.
Serve with Mexican rice (I used Zatarain's black bean and rice mix), sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.  Also, flour and corn tortillas.  Enjoy!

Notes:  We have plenty of chicken leftover and will be making quesadillas with it for lunch today.

November Scrappy News

It’s November 1^st and there’s definitely a chill in the air.  I hope all of you weathered Hurricane Sandy OK.  I don’t have too many customers in the NY/NJ area but to those who are in that area, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Bazzill Bulk Buy 

·  The cost of this quarter's buy is $27.00

·  You will receive 60 sheets of Bazzill cardstock in 12 different colors. 5 sheets of each color.

·  Price includes shipping to me and tax.

·  Price is for local hand delivery only - It does NOT include shipping to you. We can meet up or deliver at an event (check my schedule here).  Bazzill will be in for Scrap-a-Way Seekonk and Cool Crops Hyannis.

·  Mailing from me to you is an additional $11.35 via USPS.

·  Deadline is noon Monday, 11/05/12.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 

·  The colors are...

• Butter Cream (Prismatic) - white
• London Fog (grass cloth) - black
• Lemonade (canvas) - yellow
• Marigold (canvas) - orange
• Intense Pink (Prismatic) - pink
• Crabapple dark (Prismatic) - red
• Steel Blue (canvas) - blue
• Palo Verde (grass cloth) - green
• Suede Brown Medium (prismatic) - brown
• Bouquet (grass cloth) - purple
• Wheat (orange peel) - neutral
• Aqua (grass cloth) -teal

Just Scrappin’ All Day Crops in Charlton

Our next all day crop is scheduled for December 8.  We are at the Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA.  It’s a beautiful location and much bigger than our previous one.  Crop fee is $40 and the crop runs from 9am to 9pm. Included in the fee are goodies, prizes, make-n-take (sometimes a project, other times a 2 page layout), lunch and dinner.  

Store Update

I have been doing a lot of shopping (a tad too much) but there is just too much cool stuff out there.  Also, with the holiday season coming up and the flurry of crafting…if you need packs of a certain paper or cardstock or stickers…feel free to shoot me an email.  If I can get a hold of it, I’d be happy to get you stocked up.

I have also been working hard on re-stocking my layout kits bin and have 5 new layout kits out for sale.  Some are leftover Make-n-Takes, if you wanted to participate in my MnT and couldn’t fit it in, now’s a chance to get my most popular ones – Snow Fun and Spring Blossom.

Last but not least, I scrapped through our power outage and have my Fall Fever MnT ready to go.  Sneak peek coming to my blog soon…stay posted!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Siewleng

New Release!

Got this in my inbox today and am loving the pink and grays.  Interested?  It's up for pre-orders and won't be shipping until December.  Now to make sure I get lots and lots of pictures on Valentine's day as well as on date nights!!!

November Bazzill Bulk Buy

A Bazzill Bulk Buy is an opportunity to stock up on Bazzill paper at a reduced price.

• The cost of this quarter's buy is $27.00
• You will receive 60 sheets of Bazzill cardstock in 12 different colors. 5 sheets of each color.
• Price includes shipping to me and tax.
• Price is for local hand delivery only - It does NOT include shipping to you. We can meet up or deliver at an event (check my schedule here).  Bazzill will be in for Scrap-a-Way Seekonk and Cool Crops Hyannis.
• Mailing from me to you is an additional $11.35 via USPS.
• Order Deadline is noon Monday, 11/05/12.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payment via check, paypal or charge.
• The colors are...

• Butter Cream (Prismatic) - white
• London Fog (grass cloth) - black
• Lemonade (canvas) - yellow
• Marigold (canvas) - orange
• Intense Pink (Prismatic) - pink
• Crabapple dark (Prismatic) - red
• Steel Blue (canvas) - blue
• Palo Verde (grass cloth) - green
• Suede Brown Medium (prismatic) - brown
• Bouquet (grass cloth) - purple
• Wheat (orange peel) - neutral
• Aqua (grass cloth) -teal

What's Cooking?

Parmesan Crusted Chicken {Hellmann's Mayo Recipe} ...this recipe is super quick and easy.  I made it for the first time last week and all the boys loved it.  It's on this week's meal plan and will be making the rotation quite a bit.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

(adapted from Hellmann's/Best Foods)

serves 4

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Hellmann's or Best Food's Real Mayonnaise

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

4 boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets, about 1 1/4 lbs. total weight or about 5 ounces per breast

4 teaspoons Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

Instructions:

1.  Place mayo and cheese in a small bowl and mix. 
2. Lay chicken breasts on baking sheet (I line my baking sheet with parchment paper to make clean up easy) and spread mayo mixture evenly atop each. Note: I butterflied each breast to cut down on cook time.
3. Next evenly sprinkle bread crumbs atop each. 
4. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and juices run clear. Tops will be browned and chicken will be incredibly juicy. You can also finish them off under the broiler for a minute or two to get them extra browned on top.
5. Season with a dash of fresh cracked pepper and sea salt, if desired.  
6.  I will be serving mine with steamed veggies, cranberry sauce and either rice or mashed potatoes.