Oct 9th, 2012
Kids are eating at school today, so I didn't have to pack lunches this morning! I'm cooking the Cranberry Chicken and the brown rice to go with it, today, for tomorrow's dinner. It just tastes better the next day. And tomorrow is baseball for Joey and Ella and swim team for Eva, so the five of us will probably eat before we go and Dad can eat when he gets home.
This recipe I got from Hannah Keely. Have you seen her on tv? Oh! I so want her to come to my house and give me a hand! I also enjoy her blog and that's where I found this recipe. I only make one recipe of it because my kids think it's "ok". Dad and I LOVE it and since we haven't had it in awhile, that's what were eating on Wednesday. And it's ok if the kids don't eat a lot of it, they serve pizza after the game, so hey! lol


Cranberry Chicken  (printable)

2 Tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup orange juice
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 lbs. chicken (about 4 breasts) (I did 10 thighs and doubled the recipe)

Melt butter in microwave, but let cool slightly before dumping in the bag. Dump all ingredients except chicken in a gallon-size zippered plastic bag and smoosh it together. Add chicken, seal completely and smoosh some more to thoroughly coat chic ken. Empty into a casserole dish and cook at 350 for 40 minutes or until done (juices run clear); cook in a slow cooker for 4-6 hours; or allow to marinate for two
hours and toss on the grill.

Feeling a little better today, but still no energy. I packed Eva her snack (left) and Gerald his breakfast and lunch (right). For Eva's snack: Goldfish, string cheese, carrot sticks, some colby cubes, a hard boiled egg bunny, and strawberries.  For Gerald: a Schwan's Chicken Quesadilla, carrot sticks, Schwan's Golden Fruit Blend, some colby cheese cubes and some garlic Triscuits.
     Breakfast:  Cinnamon Swirl Toast (playing it safe this morning!)
     Lunch:  Chicken nuggets and fries
     Dinner: Cranberry Chicken on brown rice with green beans. (Oh my gosh was this good!!)

I found this recipe on Hannah Help Me's website. LOVE her show, LOVE her website, LOVE this recipe!!

Cranberry Chicken

2 Tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup orange juice
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 lbs. chicken (about 4 breasts)

Melt butter in microwave, but let cool slightly before dumping in the bag. Dump all ingredients except chicken in a gallon-size zippered plastic bag and smoosh it together. Add chicken, seal completely and smoosh some more to thoroughly coat chicken. Empty into a casserole dish and cook at 350º for 40 minutes or until done (juices run clear); cook in a slow cooker for 4-6 hours; or allow to marinate for two hours and toss on the grill.
    What I did: I mixed it all together, then tossed it into the fridge. I then cooked it at 450 degrees for 45 mins (my pieces were still a little frozen, thus the longer time). While it was cooking, I made up some brown rice (threw in a little chicken bouillen to give the rice some flavor) and steamed some green beans.
     When Gerald served it, he cubed the chicken and then poured some of the sauce over it. It was VERY yummy and the rice absorbed the sauce too!