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Chicken Stuffed Shells

After spending week with my favorite Sarah in PA, I tried to copy one of her recipes.  (It didn't turn out 100% like hers, but it was still pretty good)

Chicken Stuffed Shells
1 box Jumbo shells
6 small or 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
Italian seasoning
1/3 head cabbage, chopped small
2 tbsp oil
mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 can of spaghetti sauce

Cook chicken with Italian seasoning and cut or shred. (I cook mine in water, then cut).

In frying pan, add oil and cabbage.  Cook cabbage until translucent.

 Add cooked cut up chicken. 

Boil the jumbo shells until tender. 

Drain.  In 9x13 pan, stuff jumbo shells with chicken.  Once all shells are stuffed, sprinkle each shell with cheese, cover liberally with sauce.  Cook for 20-30 minutes.  (Forgive me for not taking the end picture. They look like the shells on the Barilla box, but instead of a creamy cheesy filling, it is chicken/cheese filled).  Yumm-o!

Mulberries (Link to make some Mulberry Jelly)

While walking home from the post office yesterday, the kids and I stumbled upon some mulberry trees behind the common area in our backyard. 

Last year I heard from friends how yummy mulberries were and I kicked myself that I didn't run over and grab some while I could. 



So last night (in our good church clothes--as we were prepared for missions conference), the kids and I went out to grab some mulberries.  (I knew the color would stain, so we had our rubbermaid kitchen gloves on.)  Who knew it would be hard to pick berries with HUGE gloves on your hands??



I found an easy-to-make recipe...(I hope) for mulberry jelly, and the kids and I will be out today to round up some more berries. 

TIP---lay a tarp down and shake the tree over the tarp.  The berries will fall off and you will be able to gather more with less work!

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Helpful hints (Why didn't I think of that?)

Here are a few more ideas that can make your life and mine, much easier!

Folding a fitted sheet (The ONE thing my husband claims I do better than him!)

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Keep Brown Sugar soft


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Keep pesky bugs out of your drinks.



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Use  a wooden spoon to prevent boiling over


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Make an old sweater look new


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Remove oil stains with chalk!


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Magnetic strip to hold all those loose bobby pins!


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Parmesan lid on a canning jar!


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Use a Rubber Band to remove a stripped screw!



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And just for those of us who have been stretching the WRONG way.....


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Yoga classes, a new stretch in the road

Have you tried out Groupon yet?



I have purchased oil changes, CVS $20 gift card for $10, and most recently....Yoga classes. 

I have only personally dabbled in Yoga at home, and never in a class setting.  So I was uber excited to see if Yoga would help my neck/shoulder pain that I have had for over a year and a half.

The first class was Monday night.  It was a Hatha class.  It was easy and I didn't feel that I got much from it. 


My next class is Thursday and is a Yin Flow class (excerpt taken from Sound Method Yoga...Yin Flow is not a strict Yin Style class but a fusion of Yin and Flow styles intended to open tight areas of the body through long held poses and gentle flowing movement.)  This class looks like it will help my old lady body relax and open up my problem areas..i.e. shoulders, hips, hamstrings.

I am quite new and inexperienced, so I am just literally molding myself pun intended to whatever class is available that will fit in my scheduled. 



Have you tried Yoga?  What class do you find helps you the most?