Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken

 

Mid Autumn Moon festival 

For the sauce:

• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ⅓ cup honey
• ⅓ cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

For the chicken:

• 1 ½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced into 1" chunks
• ½ cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 orange bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 1 (15 oz) can pineapple chunks in 100% juice (do not drain)

• In a medium bowl, whisk together all sauce ingredients until well combined. Set aside.
• In a ziplock bag place chicken and cornstarch -and shake to coat. Then place in a skillet with oil and fry to golden brown. Take out and Drain. 
• Add the diced bell peppers and pineapple chunks (with juice) into the bottom of the slow cooker.

  • Place chicken into the slow cooker.
  • Pour the mixed sauce over the top of the chicken and vegetables; stir gently and cover. Cook on Low for 3 to 4 hours. 
  • Serve with white rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds. 

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Mid Autumn Festival

 

• Construction or other heavy colored paper (red is a traditional color for Chinese New Year)
• Scissors
• A ruler
• A pencil
• Tape
• A stapler
• Glue, glitter, stickers, markers, paint, sequins, and other things to decorate your lantern

1. Fold your sheet of paper in half lengthwise.
2. With your pencil and ruler, draw a line lengthwise on the paper one inch from the top of the unfolded edge. This is your "do not cut line" that marks where you stop cutting.
3. Now, take your pencil and ruler and draw lines one inch apart from the folded edge to the do not cut line.
4. Cut the paper along the lines to the "do not cut" line.
5. Now unfold the paper. If you flip it over and re-crease the fold in the opposite direction you can hide your pencil marks.
6. Roll the paper into a cylinder and tape the narrow edges of the paper together where they meet. The middle of the lantern will flare out at the crease.
7. Cut a one-inch wide strip from the narrow end of another sheet of colored paper for your lantern's handle. Use the stapler or tape to affix the handle to the top of the lantern.
8. Add decorations: stickers, glitter, paint, markers, crayons, and more can be used to make your lantern a thing of beauty!

 Moon cakes Day ! 

Mid-Autumn Festival is a 3-day celebration to appreciate a full moon and reunite with family.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays and celebrations in Chinese culture. The history of the festival dates back over 3,000 years. Similar festivals are celebrated by other cultures in East and Southeast Asia.

Diy Napkin art

Today I found my stash of Fall leaf  napkins.Perfect  for this home decor project I'm making.....

im using a tin can as my flower container.

First clean the can and remove label. Then I painted the can brown with acrylic paint. Let dry. Then take the napkin and separate the layers. You will be using the top printed layer on the can. Check placement and glue or mod podge on too the can. Smooth out and let dry. 

After filling with flower I added a fabric bow in fall colors.

Thanks for joining me today... hope I have inspired you today Lisa 

Fall ATC cards

I'm making some Fall inspired ATC cards today

Filled with found objects from my stash of stickers and paper.

Apple cider or Pumpkin spice? 

Diy Fall Stencils

Today I'm playing with paint and my new stencils from Temu

Happy Fall

This is perfect for a t shirt or sweet shirt. 

Make sure to pick a light color so it will show up.

I used regular acrylic paint and a sponge brush from Dollar tree.Use paint tape to hold down stencil.

This sign was made on a painted white board 

Paint tip....

I used regular acrylic paint but you can make stencil paint by adding corn starch to your paint to thicken it . 

Diy Pumpkin

Today project is made using recycled items 

My supplies 

Paper lunch bags

Candle 

Cardboard pizza round

Paint, natural items from outside 

The pumpkin is made from stuffed lunch pages. Tied with fabric and painted.

Then I painted tie pizza round green and glued on pumpkin. Then decorated with candles and natural items. 

tuesday 4

 

September So Far....

 Welcome once again to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.   I hope you are enjoying taking part and as always, if you have ideas for topics please let me know here or in comments on

Hello Friend!

Cottage by the Sea.  

1. How has your September been so quite as everyone is back to school.?

Good ,,,, quite since school is back in session. 

2. What events are coming up next on your calendar or have there been any special days so far for you?

Library card sign up ,   football games, niece birthday 

3.  How's the weather been in your neck of the woods? 

Louisiana doesnt change much days are still hot with evening a little cooler with lots of rain. 

4. How can we be praying for you or sending our good thoughts your way?

Pray for healing for a family friend.