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Alright guys, Canceled my Weightwatchers this morning, it worked great I lost 22lbs, but it lost its luster and so now Im trying the free myfitnesspal. Hoping this can help too. Follow me on there schaeferar@gmail.com. Here we go again!!

#sugarandspicevoxbox

I'm so excited to show you my next adventure! I received a SugarNSpice VoxBox from the website Influenster. I cant wait to try all these products and give all my honest opinions. I will be trying the products in the days to come, but how about blog with my first reactions of the products and a little rundown of what I received!

"I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

Colgate Optic White
Alright how excited is the (Licensed) Dental Assistant in me to receive all these Colgate Whitening Products? Super excited!!! I cant wait to try the toothpaste and mouthwash combo, now I want to see if its claims of whiter teeth in one week are accurate  so I will use this product as directed in combo with the mouthwash morning and night starting          ( immediately!!) 

Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer
How cool is this product? Spray moisturizer, I can not wait and neither can my Minnesota Winter Skin. If this is as easy as the spray sunscreen this product is a shoe in for an easy A+, we shall see, I think a shower and moisturizer treatment is in my near future :)

"Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Oil Controlling Towelettes"
This should be an interesting product to try, I do not normally use any oil controlling towelettes, but this might be just the trick after a long day at work or a day on the go.

NECTRESSE Sweetener"
I just sprinkled some sgar on my strawberries this morning, I'm interested to see if this product:  makes fruit taste as sweet without giving it a different after taste, we shall see! I would also like to see if my (extra picky) diabetic father in law likes this natural sweetener

"belVita Breakfast Biscuits"
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Flavored breakfast biscuits, it says its  nutritious sustained energy,  lets see if I am ready for a snack an hour after eating them, that will be the real test.

Stay tuned for the reviews when I try each one of these products!

Agenda Today: Homemade Chicken stock

One Chicken, Three Uses:

I haven't had this blog active in years, but I'm starting back up and adding all the recipes and things I try on Pinterest on here, instead of updating my faceboook everytime. I also move all recipes I use from my Yummy board to my Things I tried and liked/didnt like once I try them. Ive already tried a whole bunch and when I make them again I will add a blog post. But some of my favorites are Cheesy Chicken TatorTot Hotdish in the Crock pot  This dinner is a hit and everyone seems to like it even better the Hamburger TatorTot Hotdish. The 3 ingredient Pork Chops are amazing and I made them Christmas Eve. I've had everyone ask for that recipe. I also like the desert Turtle Cheeseball, that one has also been a hit.
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Today's plan: Making Chicken Stock.

Went to Walmart and purchased one of their family sized Rotisserie Chickens. Took off 1/2 the Meat and separated for lunch  paired with Roasted Parmesan Green Beans. The recipe is from pinterest and you can find it Here. I never follow the recipes exactly so that is the base anyway. 

The other 1/2 the meat is for dinner tonight: Chicken Mushroom Stroganoff over Egg Noodles. Recipe from Here  I also "pinned" this on my pinterest. I will be adapting that recipe, probably using fettuccine noodles today. I also dont have a lot of the herbs and seasonings mentioned in the recipe so I will just wing it with what is in my cupboard.  

Chicken carcass is being used for a Chicken Stock which I will use in the recipe tonight. 

I was looking for a recipe to do this and found plenty, all pretty similar, but cook time was ranging from 2 hrs to 10... Im trying the 2 hour time frame. Although l like to save money, I also live by the phrase time is money people. So 10 hrs is not worth the extra $ I save. So Im trying the 2 hr recipe lets see if it works. Stripped all the meat off and placed in big pot added my precut frozen veggies that I have in the freezer ( I pinned a "live on $14k a year" pin and one of her ways is going to the grocery store once a month: she has fresh fruit and veggies all month by cutting and freezing them as soon as she buys them and then throws the frozen veggies in her dish) Anyways, all the different recipes said just throw some veggies in so I had: Carrots, Mushrooms, Fresh cut garlic, green onion, I added Italian seasonings, onion powder, basil. Added water to cover, brought to a boil and then turned down and let simmer for an hour and half. Allowed to cool and Removed everything, strained and placed in fridge. Some recipes said you can freeze too. 

 Family Size Chicken from Walmart $7.98, was able to use the chicken for lunch and dinner and make stock. I havent finished with the stock yet so whether its good or not I have no idea and whether I can get enough for more than one meal is unknown. I will update.