Two Favorites on a Tuesday

Today I wanted to share with you two things that are my favorite lately. They're not food related, but I'm really grateful for them, so I thought I'd share. I'm going to (hopefully) have my baby next week, so I've been trying to get things organized around here and ready for Christmas and these two things have helped so much!

My 1st favorite thing -- My Target REDcard. I love it for three reasons.

#1. It's a debit card (I hate having credit cards from every store.)

#2. Every time I use it at Target I get 5% off (which pretty much just covers the tax).

#3. I get free shipping on anything at Target.com (This is huge for me, since I live almost an hour from the closest Target and a half hour from the closest Walmart). I might be placing a few more orders from Target.com before Christmas.

My 2nd favorite thing -- My Google Nexus 7. My hubby bought this for me for my birthday in August. It's changed my life...for the better.

#1. I can sit on the couch and check my email, surf the web, catch up on my favorite blogs in google reader, and look at pinterest instead of spending hours in front of the computer.

#2. It has a Amazon Kindle app, so I can read books (which I plan on doing after the baby comes).

#3. I use the calendar to organize everything. It sends me reminders (which are good).

#4. I have lots of lists on it and I take my Nexus with me when I go shopping.

#5. It connects to Wi-Fi -- which is pretty everywhere that I go...the library, Sam's Club, Lowes, church, etc.

#6. It has the LDS Gospel Library on it, so I can read the scriptures, or lessons for church while I'm waiting in the doctors office. I take it to church with me too.

#7. It's small and fits in my purse, so I take it with me almost everywhere.

What are your favorite things that make your life so much easier? Happy Tuesday!

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It ...

Chicken Angelo

Don't forget to enter the Whirley Pop giveaway . It ends tomorrow! Am I the only person that asks their friends what they're making for dinner all the time? That's kind of why I started this blog, because I want to know what my friends are making for dinner. The other day I asked my friend, Juli (who is great cook), what she was making for dinner. She told me she was making Chicken Angelo. Then she told me what's in it. I knew I had to try it too because she has some picky eaters at her house like I do. I figured if they'll eat it then maybe it was worth a try at my house. This Chicken Angelo pasta has my favorite things, artichoke hearts and mushrooms in it. But don't be fooled into thinking that my family likes these things too. Because they don't. They won't touch an artichoke or mushroom with a ten foot pole. That being said, my family loved this pasta dish. They even gave me the go ahead to make it again. ...

The Best French Bread I've Ever Made

This is the best french bread I've ever made. I got this recipe from my friend, Nikki, who gave us some of this bread as a thank you for my hubby helping them move a piano. I remember it being delicious and we gobbled it up fast. I was intimidated for some reason by the recipe and waited a few years before I made it. We needed some bread for to make some turkey, provolone, avocado sandwiches, so I made some of this bread and it was perfect! We sliced one loaf like they do at Subway. Then later I made normal shaped sandwiches with the rest of the bread. Delicious... light and fluffy and yummy! Update 2/22/12: This is still my favorite bread after making it for a year! It turns out perfect every time and it's gone in a flash! printable recipe French Bread recipe from my friend, Nikki Yield: 2 loaves Ingredients 2 c. warm water 1 pkg (or 1 heaping Tbsp.) yeast 1/4 c. granulated sugar ...

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