Peggy’s Singapore Curried Chicken

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This is a great recipe for a special occasion!

Ingredients for Curried Chicken:

  • 3 pound chicken
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons margarine
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 1 1/2 fresh curry powder
  • 5 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cup milk

Ingredients for Singapore Curry:

  • 1 cup rice, cooked  ( I would cook 2 1/2 cups of brown rice for 8 servings – we like rice!)
  • 2  15 1/2 ounce cans pineapple tidbits
  • 1 can coconut
  • 1  8 ounce can salted peanuts
  • 3-4 bananas, sliced
  • Durkee French Fried Onion Rings
  • Tomatoes, diced (optional)

Cook chicken in water and salt until tender.  Cool, debone, and cut into small pieces.

To make the sauce, melt margarine, add onions and cook 3 to 4 minutes.  Mix in salt, flour, and curry powder.  Add to margarine and stir until smooth.  Add liquids and cook, stirring constantly until thickened.  Add chicken and cook about 5 minutes.

Serve 1 cup rice per serving, topped by curried chicken mixture.  Add sliced bananas, pineapple, coconut, peanuts, onion rings, and tomatoes.

Makes 8 servings.

Glutathione – Great for Weight Loss

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Glutathione, which occurs naturally in some foods, helps in keeping down weight, according to studies done at the University of Michigan.  Now that I’m older and gain weight easier, I’m looking for healthy ideas…but not boring or tasteless ones!  Here are some foods which are rich in glutathione and are definitely not boring or tasteless:

  • Avocados (We love fresh made quacamole!  So yummy!  In fact, I think I’ll make some for supper tonight.)
  • Grapefruit (A nice juicy grapefruit is overflowing with flavor!  For a refreshing summer treat, serve sweetened fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice over ice.)
  • Oranges (Peel and pull apart into sections – great snack food!)
  • Tomatoes (Served fresh in a salad, fresh slices drizzled with olive oil & salt/pepper, salsa with added fresh chopped tomatoes & onion, or spaghetti sauce over a one cup serving of pasta)
  • Potatoes (baked with low-fat toppings, Low-Fat Mashed Potatoes)

Organization

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Being organized is a good feeling!  It feels great to be able to get something when it’s needed without having to hunt for it.

There are all sorts of great organizing products in stores now for organizing the kitchen, etc.  Having everything needed to do a job, and having it organized, eliminates the frustration of not being able to complete a task because of not having a needed item.  The office area of a home is an area where organization really comes in handy.  Having the right office supplies at hand makes the job easier.

What better time to work on organization than during the summer.  If there are unused items to get rid of to make more space, it’s the perfect time for a garage sale!  There’s always room for improvement in the area of organization, so whether it’s a room or maybe just a desktop, now is a great time to get better organized!

Fiber – Great for Weight Loss

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Trying to lose weight?  Many consider fiber one of the best weight loss tools.  Not only does fiber fill up the tummy by absorbing many times its weight in water so that a person feels satisfied after eating, but it lowers cholesterol by soaking up the fat in our bodies.

Here are a few ideas to get added fiber in our diets:

  • Fiber One “Oats & Chocolate” bars – 9 grams of fiber per bar & tastes great (also comes in peanut butter and caramel flavors, but chocolate is my favorite)
  • Fiber One Honey Clusters Cereal – 13 grams of fiber per serving & tastes good (also comes in Raisin Bran Clusters)
  • Fresh fruit salads (can be mixed with yogurt & topped with granola)
  • Add fiber to recipes (example: Ranger Cookies with added fiber)
  • Popcorn (great source of fiber)
  • Salads & veggies

Before You Paint…

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If you’re planning to repaint a room, and you’re not absolutely sure what color of paint would look best, then go to Behr’s “ColorSmart / Paint Your Place.” For only $4.95 a year, you can take unlimited pictures of your home with a digital camera and preview paint colors on your own photos.  In seconds, you can see what a room in your home would look like with several different choices of wall color.  That is awesome!

A Few Clutter Control Tips

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Clutter can build up within just a few days!  It’s absolutely crazy how fast it can accumulate.  Here are some good tips to remember:

1. HANDLE MAIL ONE TIME.  Sort mail as it’s being looked at.  (I do good for a while, and then we have company or something else happens.  Then the mail is in a pile for a few days.)

Here are some sorting suggestions:

  • Basket for bills and things needing a response
  • Basket for coupons and sale ads
  • Have the shedder nearby and shred as needed, especially credit card applications, forms, etc.
  • Have a recycling bin nearby and recycle everything possible

2.  “SOMETHING IN, SOMETHING OUT” is a good practice.  If something new is bought or received, something old needs to be donated to a charity or given to someone who can use it.  (I haven’t actually done this, but we have charities that come on a regular basis and pick up donations off our front porch.  I put things out for them regularly, so I think it balances out.)

3.  PRIORITIZE WHAT IS KEPT.   Keep only things that are actually used or that will be used in the near future, things of great sentimental value, etc.  (I’m working on this one because I keep way too much stuff!)

4.  KEEP THINGS IN THEIR PLACE.  When something is used, it’s good to put it back where it belongs…right after using it.

These are just a few suggestions, and I’m sure you have some great ideas.  Please share!  🙂


Added Fiber – Ranger Cookies

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Each cookie has 1 1/3 grams of fiber, 110 calories, and 1 1/2 grams of protein.

Fat content is 9 grams per cookie, so this is not a low-fat cookie.  Fat could be reduced by using 3 Tablespoons of Smart Balance instead of 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) which would reduce the fat by 18 grams.  By leaving out one or two of the following:  chocolate chips (16 grams of fat), coconut (27 grams of fat), or pecans (21 grams of fat but it’s the healthier type), fat content could be greatly reduced.

This makes 1/2 batch of cookies, approximately 30 cookies. To make 5 dozen cookies, double the recipe.

RANGER COOKIES

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Smart Balance (do not use the light version)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup flour (1 & 1/2 grams of fiber)
  • 1/2 cup Spelt or whole wheat flour (Spelt flour adds 8 grams of fiber)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup instant oatmeal   (8 grams of fiber)
  • 1 cup Fiber One Honey Cluster flakes (this adds an additional 13 grams of fiber to the recipe)
  • 1/2 cup coconut (I used organic, unsweetened)  (5 grams of fiber)
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans (2 grams of fiber)
  • 1/4 – 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (optional)  (4 grams of fiber for 1/2 cup)

Cream together the Smart Balance and both sugars.  Blend in the egg.  In a separate bowl, sift together both flours, baking soda, and baking powder, and then add to the creamed mixture.  Blend well.  Mix in the vanilla.  Add the oatmeal, Fiber One cereal, coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips.  Form into 1 inch balls.  (You can roll in powdered sugar if you like.)   Press down with a fork on greased baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes, depending on how brown you like them.

Four Foods On Friday #33 questions

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From Fun, Crafts and Recipes

Post a recipe or menu idea based on at least one item from each letter:

A – asparagus, applesauce

Easy Low-Fat Cake:

  • 1 box cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup applesauce

Mix & bake until done.

B – balsamic vinegar, bread

Make garlic bread out of whatever bread you have on hand.  (Italian bread, French bread, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, etc.)

C – chicken, cinnamon

Snickerdoodles

D – dressing, dumpling

Stove Top Dressing – it’s quick & easy, and the herbs smell so good.  (Our daughter really likes Stove Top Dressing.  I don’t fix it very often, but when I do it’s always a hit with the family.)

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

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Father’s Day is nearly here!  Still looking for a Father’s Day gift for that special person?  Here are some gift ideas:

  • Gift card to his favorite store along with a small gift of his favorite candy or nuts (put gift card and candy in a nice looking gift bag)
  • Tickets to his favorite sporting event
  • His favorite cologne
  • Something that he would never buy for himself but would really like to have

You need to know what he likes and doesn’t like. For example, tactical gear is something my husband would not want. Choose a gift that suits his personality and taste!

Stair Lifts

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Jameson Medical, Inc., has received the Summit Peak Performer Award for the past three years for providing customers with the highest level of care and service.  They have been members of the Better Business Bureau for seven years and want their customers to be satisfied.  Providing the longest full warranty for any stairway lift in America,  they give a five year “bumper to bumper” warranty.  Also included is free shipping to 48 states.

If you or someone you love is looking at stair lifts, I recommend checking out this site and their “12 Helpful Hints for Consumers.”

My Mother-in-Law…a Dear Friend!

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We took my mother-in-law to the airport today to fly home, 800 miles away.  So, not only did I tell her goodbye, but I also told a dear friend goodbye.  I feel very blessed to have that kind of relationship with her because I know of some people who have the opposite kind of relationship.  I’ve read about some who don’t get along at all.  It’s the complete opposite for me.  We had a great week talking in the mornings on the porch in our PJs while having coffee, going shopping on five different days, eating out, eating here at the house, having so much fun when our daughter “C,” s-i-l, & Baby J came for the weekend, and the list could go on and on.  We had an awesome week!

PS

Despite much encouragement from family members, my 86 year old m-i-l does NOT do email, but at least we can talk on the phone and send pictures through the mail.  However…I will give her credit…she does get on the computer to check for pictures of Baby J every other day!   I don’t know if I mentioned it or not, but Baby J is THE reason she flew to Texas so she could meet her great-grandson in person!!  🙂

Vacation Time

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This time of year is a busy time for travel guides.  There are so many places that are destinations for many people.  From one side of the country to the other, with a hundred destinations in between to choose from, travelers have a lot of choices.  Whether it’s Las Vegas travel or another popular vacation area, it’s good to plan vacations to help provide quality vacation time.