It's Ok Thursday 3/7

Ok friends, I am going to apologize in advance.  My "It's Ok Thursdays" post today is going to be about some things that are NOT ok because, well...THAT's the kind of day I'm having today.

This week it is NOT ok...

...to cancel an observation of a lesson RIGHT BEFORE it happens.  The fact that it is necessary for me to meet with you a week in advance to share my lesson, hop around this chapter like a crazy person thanks to the weather and other circumstances that have been interfering, AND keep my students on track for the year has really been easy.  I'm so sorry that things weren't convenient for you today.

...to ignore the fact that your child needs help.  Your child's uncontrollable outbursts are not in any way helping the rest of my students to learn and stay on task. 

...to not let me do my job. I'm sorry that you are in denial.  But not allowing me to help your child is not good for anyone in this classroom.

...that winter is not over yet.  I need warm weather.  I NEED summer vacation.  My sanity is slowly slipping away......

...that we have to set the clocks ahead one hour this weekend.  I need my sleep, people.  Losing an hour doesn't make me very happy at all.

I hope you all enjoyed my angry, sarcastic post today.

Sorry that it's so negative, but I needed to get it off my chest.  I hope you will all forgive me.

My Harry Potter Fix: Week 21

 

 

Just a reminder of the link-up rules:

Grab the button, follow your hosts & co-hosts: Kim, Tarole, Erinn, & Me, link back to us somehow, and most importantly....post about Harry Potter!

This week, we're sharing our favorite Harry Potter GIFs.  SO fun! :)

This is how I feel as a teacher right now.  It's best to pretend that I don't exist than to address condescending parents.

 

I LOVE this scene.  It cracks me up every time.  :)

 

Haha.  Hermione could SO kick her butt!

 

Yes, Ron, we can.

 

Ok, it's not a GIF, but I found it while I was browsing, and it made me laugh.  I do love HP/Mean Girls humor.

 

Enough said. :)

 

Don't forget that we welcome your question ideas.  Submit them here.  Next week we'll be sharing the Harry Potter memorabilia that we own or (if you don't own any) our HP memorabilia wish lists.  It's going to be super fun! 

 

Can't wait to see your GIFs! :)

 

 

 

 

Dinner Time Tuesday 3/5

It's Tuesday!  That means it's time for Dinner Time Tuesday, hosted by yours truly.  Don't forget the link-up rules:

1. Grab the Dinner Time Tuesday button (over there-------------------------------------------->)
2. Follow your host, and link back to my post.
3. Snap a picture of what you had for dinner.
4. Write a post on your blog- however long or short you would like. Feel free to just snap a picture and tell us what you had or share your recipe!
5. Submit your link.

  

Tonight I had a chicken salad.

In case you haven't figured it out, I'm very good at making healthy meals not-so-healthy.  ANYWAY, this one had lettuce (duh), chicken (also duh), french fries, cheese, and Poppyseed Dressing.  If you haven't had poppyseed dressing, you TOTALLY need to try it!  I promise that you will not regret it.  It's sweet, which is quite enjoyable! :)

 So what did you have today??

Pot Roast

I thought I'd move another post from my WordPress blog today. This one is another recipe for the Bean Pot. Check out my Celebrating Home page for a list of Bean Pot recipes and more information about this amazing company I work for! :)

Bean Pot Pot Roast
Ingredients
~Small pot roast
~carrots
-small onion
~celery
~two small to medium size potatoes

1. Preheat oven to 325*.
2. Place the pot roast in the Bean Pot, and about 1 c. water.
3. Cut up veggies and potatoes and toss them on and around the roast. (I didn't peel my potatoes. I just rinsed them off, chopped them up and put them in. The end.

4. Place the lid on the Bean Pot and bake for 2-3 hours depending on the size of the roast. (My roast was pretty small. I checked it at two hours. Then, it was ready and Scott was still sleeping [He was on night shift], so I just turned the heat on my oven down as low as it would go and let it in until it was time for dinner.

This was seriously SO delicious! I used to dread when my mom made roast. I hated it. But I've grown to love many things that I didn't like when I was a child, and this is now one of them. We actually got a buy one, get one free deal on meat at the grocery store when we were shopping for ingredients. So, I will definitely be making this again!

Garlic & Lemon Pepper Chicken

So I had this chicken sitting in the freezer.  The thing I love about buying whole chickens is that they're usually SOOOOO cheap.  I believe this one was $0.99/lb, and since it was around 4 pounds, it was about $4. 

However, I make these decisions because it's so inexpensive, and then I don't know what to make.  I knew that I wanted to make it in my Bean Pot.  I got online and searched for a recipe.  I wanted to make something that included ingredients that I had on hand.  I find that so many recipes always have SOME ingredient that I don't have, and I was running into that problem.  I did see some promising ideas, and so.....

I got brave.

I took the inspiration, and made it up on my own.

You don't have to have a Bean Pot.  You could make this in a slow cooker or however you normally cook a whole chicken. 

Garlic & Lemon Pepper Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 whole frying chicken (about 4 lbs)
• 1 14.5 oz. can chicken broth
• 1 1/2 c. water
• 5 cloves garlic
• Lemon Pepper seasoning
• Salt, to taste

1. Pour chicken broth and water into the Bean Pot.
2. Peel and toss in 5 cloves of garlic
3. Remove innards of chicken and rinse thoroughly.  Then sprinkle liberally with lemon pepper seasoning.
4. Place chicken into Bean Pot, and sprinkle in a little salt.  (Do not add too much salt because of the chicken broth.)

5. Bake at 200* for 5 hours.

You CAN cook this at a higher temperature for less time, or lower for longer.  I ended up making this on Wednesday when I was home for a snow day.  I had gotten everything ready the night before. (Go figure.  I'd actually be prepared a day early and wouldn't need to be.)  I just popped it in the oven at noon, and let it cook until 5:00.  When I went to cut into it, I didn't even need the knife.  The meat just fell off of the bone.  Quite literally.  We did have to be careful not to bite into a small bone because it just fell to pieces.  It was so tender and juicy, and honestly, it was the best chicken I'VE ever made.  I do like chicken, but whenever I make my own chicken, it just doesn't taste as flavorful, and it's usually a bit dry.

You should totally make this.  It's so easy and delicious!

It's another Super Saturday!

It's another Super Saturday here at Rebeckann's Random Thoughts & Recipes!  I've got another SUPER list of things for you:

1. Again, I must welcome my SUPER new followers!  So many of you have hopped on board thanks to Tarole's giveaway!  Thank you. :)

2. I've been watching the SUPER show, The Taste on ABC Tuesdays at 8/7c.  On Tuesday night, I won a gift card from Whole Foods thanks to my "snarky" tweets.  No seriously, that's what they said:

A @wholefoods giftcard for @rebeckann2 for being so snarky :)

— Influenster (@Influenster) February 27, 2013

It was pretty SUPER to win something.  There is just one problem....the only Whole Foods store close to me is about 2 hours away.....suggestions?

3. I am SUPER excited to have another SUPER sponsor on my sidebar!!  Welcome to Elizabeth from The Young Retiree.  Check her out below:

 

"Hello! My name is Elizabeth and I write a little blog called The Young Retiree! After getting married and moving to the west coast, I became a stay at home wife, but my retirement has been busier than I thought it would be! I've recently begun living the dream of selling CHOCOLATES through Lindt Chocolates R.S.V.P! YUM! Over on my blog I'm talking all about my main goal of getting healthy this year, my weight loss journey, training for my first 5K, my other huge goal of having a weekly date night with my husband- our crazy adventures and fun times! You'll find random recipes, tips, and tricks in there too!"

Keep up-to-date with Elizabeth!

 

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Also, stay tuned for a guest post from Elizabeth in the future.  She'll be sharing something chocolately, I'm sure! :)

Don't forget, you can get featured in a SUPER Saturday post, share a guest post, get social media shout-outs, and have the option to participate in a giveway, too!  Just visit my sponsor shop now!

That's all for this week's SUPER Saturday!

Breakfast Cookies

So as you all know, I was so excited when I got my first blog sponsor!  Ashley is an absolutely amazing girl, and I introduced her in my Super Saturday post!  I'm so proud of her because today, she's sharing a recipe, and she doesn't like cooking!!  :)

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Hey guys!

I am Ashley and I blog over at Being Ashley!

I am so glad Becky is having me on her blog! She is one of my most favorite blogging pals, and a great girl period.

Today I thought it would be appropriate to flaunt my anti-cooking skills and share a recipe!

These actually turned out really well…and are REALLY healthy!

  I am going to show you a recipe I found for some delicious breakfast cookies!
   

You will need:

3 ripe bananas

½ cup applesauce

2 cups oats

1/3 almond milk

1 cup raisins

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

What to do?

Put all ingredients in a big bowl and mash with your hands!

Then spoon onto a cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 20-25 minutes!

Take them out and let them cool a bit- and enjoy!

I hope you enjoy them!

Thank you for having me guys!!!

xoxo
Ashley

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Yay, Ashley!  :)  I'd like to take a little credit for inspiring her to cook.  These do sound pretty good, minus the raisins.  Raisins freak me out.  lol  I think I'll make them without raisins!  Thanks, Ashley!