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Saturday, May 10, 2025

Crunchy Cashew Chicken Sizzle


 About This Recipe

This recipe is for Crunchy Cashew Chicken Sizzle, a delicious stir-fry featuring chicken, colorful vegetables, and cashews. It's flavored with soy sauce, honey, and ginger, and serves about four people. You'll need chicken breasts, bell peppers, garlic, jasmine rice, and a few other ingredients. The recipe includes easy-to-follow steps for cooking and serving. Enjoy! 😊

Makes about 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. boneless chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 cup unsalted cashews
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 orange bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 inch ginger, grated
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
  • 3 green scallions, sliced for garnish
  • 2 cups jasmine rice, cooked, or 2 packages of Uncle Ben's Ready-Rice

Steps

1. Cook the jasmine rice according to the package instructions; set it aside. You can also use Ready-Rice by Uncle Ben's.  

2. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.  

3. Add the sliced chicken and stir-fry until golden brown and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Remove the chicken and set it aside.   

4. In the same pan, add the remaining oil and sauté the minced garlic and grated ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds.  

5. Add the sliced bell peppers and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until they are slightly tender but still crisp to the bite.  

6. Return the chicken to the pan, then add the cashews, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.

7. Pour in the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce, stirring to combine all the ingredients. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.  

8. Serve the chicken stir-fry over a bed of fluffy jasmine rice, garnished with sliced scallions. 

Monday, May 5, 2025

Peace In The Night - Special Tea Recipe


 

🍵 Recipe for Rest: Heavenly Bedtime Tea & Scripture Comfort

Heavenly Bedtime Tea

A calming tea to help you wind down and prepare for restful sleep.

**Ingredients:**

1 teaspoon dried chamomile (relaxes nerves and calms the mind)

1/2 teaspoon lavender buds (eases anxiety and promotes sleep)

1 slice of fresh ginger (soothes digestion and relaxes the body)

1 teaspoon honey (natural sweetener and throat soother)

1 cup boiling water

Optional: 1 slice of lemon or a dash of cinnamon

**Instructions:**

1. In a teapot or mug, add chamomile, lavender, and ginger.

2. Pour over boiling water.

3. Cover and steep for 5–7 minutes.

4. Strain (if using loose herbs), then stir in honey.

5. Sip slowly and breathe deeply before bed.

🫖 Tip: Prepare your tea as part of your nightly wind-down—dim the lights, play soft worship music, and end the day gently in God’s presence.

📖 Scripture Comfort for Sleep

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.”

— Psalm 4:8 (NLT)

🙏 Bedtime Prayer

Lord, thank You for this day. Quiet my mind, soothe my body, and let Your peace settle over me like a warm blanket. In Your safety, I rest. Amen.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Comfort Zone Crab Chowder