Happy Halloween!

Time is flying by so fast...can you believe that today is the last day of October and Halloween is upon us?

 Thanksgiving and Christmas is just around the corner.

 Do you celebrate Halloween?

 We have the candy ready for the trick or treaters and costumes ready for my trick or treating gremlins!

Happy Halloween - I'm off to wake up my kiddos and get the day started!

♥ Luv From KerrieLynn, The Mix Gal

Freebies for You! (re-post)

Please enjoy these freebies for your personal use only, compliments of The Mix Gal.

Click to Download "Snowman Soup":
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Click to Download "Joy to the World":
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Click to Download "Peace Love Joy":
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Click to Download "Santa":
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Click to Download "Weekly Menu Planner":
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♥ Luv From KerrieLynn, The Mix Gal

Veggie Critters!

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~Keep Life Simple by Mixing It Up! TM

Take Care ♥ Luv From KerrieLynn

Deal of the Day 8/24/13

Post by The Mix Gal.

~Keep Life Simple by Mixing It Up! TM

Take Care ♥ Luv From KerrieLynn

Chicken Chow Mien Recipe

I am definitely going to be making this! Looks super easy and yummy!
Ingredients:
5 ounces dried yellow Shi wheat flour noodles* or medium egg noodles
1 teaspoon sesame oil, plus more as needed
11 ounces skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
Dash dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 teaspoon chili sauce, optional
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons groundnut oil (peanut)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely sliced
5 ounces bean sprouts
1 large spring onion (green), sliced lengthwise
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
Freshly ground black pepper, finely ground
*Can be found at specialty Asian markets.

Watch how to make it here:

Re-purpose those Fruit Cups!

I saw an image the other day that was making the rounds of Facebook and it showcased a wide mouth canning jar with tortilla chips on the bottom and a small plastic cup inserted into the top to hold salsa, dip or something similar.  The small plastic cup had a link so that you could purchase them.  I saw the $11.00 sticker price - I am not sure how many you got for that price, but still, I was sure I could do better....

Now being the cheap thrifty person that I am I immediately thought to myself "It looks like a Dole Fruit Cup would fit right in there instead!"  Since I am a Mom of a grade-schooler who takes a cold lunch to school everyday, we always have the fruit cups in the pantry, so I set to work testing my theory.  I also want to add that based upon the comments on the original image another friend of mine (Judy) was thinking the same thing as me.

I set up my test kitchen and I am happy to report that the Dole fruit cups fit like they were made for the canning jars and no leaks either - I shook it, turned it upside down and even left it sitting on it's side for the whole day (yes I went to the day job and left it sitting on my counter by accident).