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One of my faaaaavooorrriiittee things to eat at Zippy's is their korean chicken with mac salad and rice. AAHHHhhhggg I LOVE IT! I found a recipe in an old country cookbook a while ago for a similar recipe but now that book is lost (boo!) Luckily, I made the chicken a few ( like 2 ) times before losing the book and still kinda remember it. I've tweaked it a little to where I like it so here's the results. It's the closest I've gotten to Zippy's...maybe even better :) I just made this on Sunday but yeah we ate it all before I could even take a pic. Next time though :) KOREAN FRIED GARLIC CHICKEN What you will need for the sauce : chopped garlic- 1 head 1 cupp soy sauce 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup onion red pepper flakes Optional 1 tsp grated ginger 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tsp sesame oil What you will need for the frying : 5lbs Chicken- whatever parts you like to fry. I like using thighs and drumsticks. 1 cup Flour 1/2 cup Cornstarch...

This is one I found on Pinterest and thought would be good. Those food pics are always sooo convincing.   When it comes to recipes, Pinterest is either a hit or miss.  This was a hit! Thankgoodness..I hate wasting food, time, an energy for a blah recipe.     The kids loved these little bites and I loved that it was good for them ( no flour, no oil, no sugar.... not that I'm a health nut but sometimes I like to try )!  #Winning! If you want to get all the healthy facts, more pics, and whatevers you can find it HERE ! Yes. They do taste as good as they look.    P.S. They are pretty small so make plenny! Here's the recipe! Prep Time:  8 min Cook Time:  10 min Ready in:  18 min Yield:  14 1" cookies Ingredients 1¼ cups canned chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ½ cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams)  natural peanut butter ,  SunButter Natural ...

This recipe I learned from when I was living with Uati and Omi.  It's super simple, frugal, and tasty.  All you need for easy maple syrup is 3 ingredients.. sugar water Maple extract (or imitation extract). Here's how it's made... It's a 2:1 ratio of sugar to water so.... 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of water or whatever measurement you want to use just make sure its a 2:1 ratio.  Bring to boil and allow it to boil until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is clear. Then add in a tablespoon of maple extract (Use a little less if your using less than 2 cups sugar) and bring it down to a simmer. You could just turn the heat off and let it sit on the burner until it cools.  Let it simmer for a few minutes (2-3). Give it a good stir and there you go. Tips:  It needs to cool in order to thicken. I put mine in something I can use to serve with and pop it in the fridge until I'm done making my pancakes/french toast/oatmeal/ whatev...

It's 2014 ya'll !!!  And I feel like it's going to be a good year! Last year I got to go the Alicia Keys and John Legend Concert in New Zealand...well I went vicariously through my Sis-in-law Sui...but either way...my girl Alicia said to "be A New You" and "Follow Your Heart!" or was it "Dreams"?  Either way.... I was feeling all "New You"-ish  that I felt like changing up the blog format/layout/design thingy and add new things. *Thanks Sui for the inspiration! We are all going to be a better people! And I'll start off by being better at updating the family blog.... Here goes! Our Family Goals, New Adventures, and Baby Bumpdates FAMILY GOALS I was reading the First Presidency Message for January 2014  (The Best Time to Plan A Tree) and I couldn't help but get all pumped up and excited to become my best self and to start/restart NOW.  Since Aljay and I got married our family has written do...

There's always two things that worry me when roasting a whole chicken- 1. The white meat coming out dry and not juicy.  2. Having to choose what spices/herbs/flavors to use.   There are so many combinations/flavors to choose from. How do you choose? Well...#2 really isn't that big of a deal, especially when you are limited on ingredients. Thanks to the Food Network website I've found a recipe that takes care of both my concerns.  I gave it a try the other night using what I had and the chicken came out juicy and succulent. Definitely a keeper!! You can adjust the seasonings any way you like! Here's the recipe and the adjustments/substitutions I made based on what I had available.  Garlic Roasted (Whole) Chicken  Ingredients 2 tablespoons kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 (5 pound) chicken 4 heads garlic, top 1-inch cut off I only used 3 heads..gotta ration out the rest 2 tablespoons olive oi...

We decided to celebrate New Years Eve by just relaxing and staying home. Hmmm....talk about sure signs that we are getting old.  Funny how time flies. Just a few years ago (almost 10!! Holy Crap!!)  we were starting our college lives single and ready to mingle.  Now we are married, expecting kid #3, and living the life!!! *A more fulfilling life lol.   This cartoon sums its up. Minus the alcohol and immodest attire.  So we enjoyed our Last Supper of 2013.  Decided to end the year with a "healthy" meal of stuffed pork chops, gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans.  Then I got the phone call from Uati that we should come over to their ward dance. Despite not having much energy for it, we decided to suck it up and stop being old futs and go to the dance. I'm glad we did.  It was so good to see our Afele family again. We hadn't seen them since moving. Bringing in the New Year with family and being surro...

This Christmas is definitely one for the books. Although we didn't get to do all the Christmas traditions we would usually do (and wanted to start) we were still able to make wonderful memories, surround ourselves with family and friends, and most importantly shift our thoughts and hearts towards the Savior.  Here's our very Merry Christmas week. Monday Dec. 23:   Fetus Updates ,  Furnace dramas,  First House Guests  and finally Moving Into our OWN HOME!!! 9:15am: Fetus UPdates Finally had the ultrasound scan I've been waiting weeks for and found out we are having ONE baby!!! whewww! We were honestly kinda bummed...but got over it in two seconds. Didn't find out the gender because baby's legs were crossed, but we didn't care. We (mostly me) just needed to know how many kids were swimming around in my belly. 10:30am-3:30pm: Furnace Dramas Met with 3 different furnace specialist at the house because our heater was never fixed (which the s...