Sunday, June 24, 2012

Things I am grateful for ~

Hi guys! 

Happy Sunday!

Yes, it's happy.

We are home. 

We have our home to come back to thanks to these folks:


         They slept on the streets and on our lawns to protect our homes.  God bless them!!


Now, we all feel like we have colds.  Super sore throats, coughing... but we are home and safe!

I'm beyond thankful to the firefighters that protected our community!  THANK YOU!!! 
My community is amazing.  Everyone helping everyone.  Strangers opening their homes to others and PETS!  So many people and businesses stepped up to donate food, comfort and shelter for displaced people and pets.  Not one single life or structure was lost.   It's amazing to me after what we saw when we left in a hurry Friday morning.

I'm grateful, also, for my crock pot today.  Since we all feel pretty crummy, it was nice to be able to throw this recipe in the crock pot, rest and sleep all day and still have a yummy supper tonight.

We are really tired of fast food and sandwiches.  :-P

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken


  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 3/4 cup soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained with juice reserved
 Just throw everything (except pineapple chunks) into the crock pot.  Put the lid on, turn the heat on low and just forget about it for 6-8 hours. 

Cook up some plain white rice. Shred the chicken. Then throw in the pineapple pieces and let them warm through.  Serve over rice!  If it's too saucy (mine never is) you can add some cornstarch mixed with a little water to thicken it up.  This is so easy and very tasty!



Sweet, salty, tangy... very, very yummy!  Tonight I even added a good deal of hot sauce for even more zip.




Thank you, everyone for all your prayers.  They worked!!  We feel very blessed tonight!!

XOXO

7 comments:

  1. June 25, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    Thank God you are all safe! My area went through the same thing in 2003, with the winds against us things got really dicey but only a few were actually impacted and then the rains came...

    Live every day as if it were your last! xox

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  2. June 25, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Glad to hear that everyone is safe!
    I can't believe fire fighters slept on the streets... that's incredible.

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  3. June 25, 2012 at 6:00 AM

    So thrilled everyone and home is safe... hang in there...



    Carri

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  4. June 25, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    Glad everyone is safe. You do have a lot to be thankful for!!

    And the chicken sounds delicious.

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  5. MichelleJune 25, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I'm so glad you are all safe! The chicken sounds yummy! Hope you all feel better soon! :)

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  6. dreamingahomeJune 25, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    So glad you are home safe! And, really, those folks asleep on the road really deserve a very nice, soft, clean, safe bed. God bless them... and you!
    :) Liz

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  7. June 26, 2012 at 8:19 PM

    Wow, you have been through something else, haven't you! That is so cool that these firefighters stayed and protected your homes. I'm sure you will be glad to sleep in your own bed again, as will they!
    Liz

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