In the Kitchen: Quick Chicken Stir Fry + Little Soya Soy Sauce Review

Ingredients:

2 boneless chicken breast cut into pieces

2 bags of frozen stir fry veggies

 4 tbsp. of Soy Sauce

Direction: 

Lightly coat cooking pan in sesame seed or olive oil. Cook chicken thoroughly then mix in frozen veggies, add soy sauce then stir-cook on medium for about 10-15 minutes or until veggies are thoroughly cooked. Season to your liking and enjoy!

 

Product Review

  

I requested a sample of soy sauce from Houston based Little Soya a couple of weeks ago and it finally came last week so I thought I'd try it out asap. I tried it as a cooking sauce and as a dipping sauce and it tasted great both ways and had no weird after taste like I thought it would. I really enjoyed it and the fact that it's a Gluten-Free, Non-GMO sauce makes it even better. Also, I really loved the little cute individual "fish" packets, what a neat and very creative idea! Overall to my surprise I am in like with Little Soya Soy Sauce, if you're interested in trying Little Soya for your self click HERE to locate a Little Soya retailer near you.

Disclosure: The product reviewed here was received as a sample for my personal use.  All thoughts, opinions and expressions are my own.

Houston Color Mania 5K Run + Giveaway

The Color Mania 5k Run will be in Houston on August 10, 2013 and a blogger buddy of mines over at Charm + Class is hosting a giveaway giving FIVE readers the opportunity to win a FREE registration to the Houston Color Mania race. Click HERE for more information about the giveaway and to enter! Giveaway ends in 5 days from today so hurry and enter. Also if you don't win you can still save on registration with $10 off! Click HERE for more information!

 

Bargain Shopping: $1 Flip Flops Sale at Old Navy (Today Only)

Today, Saturday, June 29th only, Old Navy will be hosting their annual $1 Flip Flop Sale where all solid-colored flip flops are on sale for only $1! Yes, you can pick up flip flops for the whole family for just a buck each! Since this is a very popular sale, be prepared to wait in line and I recommend that you get to your local Old Navy store at opening time to have the best selection of colors and sizes. Check out the Old Navy Facebook page for more information.

* In-store only. Limit 5 per customer. While supplies last. Excludes wedges, embellished, printed and leather styles.

Bargain Shopper: Tostitos Style Dip or or Salsa | TODAY ONLY!

Checkout Kroger's newest free digital coupon download! VALID TODAY ONLY!

Beauty Trends: Carol's Daughter Monoi Repairing Collection

Hey my beautiful butterflies! So my sister gave me the Carol's Daughter Monoi Repairing Collection 3-piece starter kit for mother's day this year and I'm in love with it! I have been wanting to tryout some of the Carol's Daughter products for years (since I went natural in 2010) but honestly thought their products were a little too expensive for my budget.

Anyway, the kit includes a 2 oz monoi repairing sulfate-free shampoo, a 2 oz monoi repairing conditioner and a 2 oz monoi repairing mask. The box states it's suppose to prevent hair breakage by 96% after one use, which is a really huge claim. Some of the major ingredients in the Monoi Collection include: monoi oil, hibiscus extract, bamboo water, and hydrolyzed silk (yes, SILK). The only thing I didn't like about the kit is that the sizes are so small; fortunately I have short hair so it lasted a little longer and I was able to get about 4-5 uses out of the kit.

$3.00 Summer Movie Nights at AMC

AMC Summer Movie Nights – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 10pm – $3.00 per person

Proceeds benefit autism & other medical research...get more info here!


- June 24-26: The Dark Knight Rises
- July 1-3: Django Unchained
- July 8-10: The Amazing Spiderman
- July 15-17: The Hunger Games
- July 22-24: Olympus Has Fallen
- July 29-31: OZ The Great and Powerful
- August 5-7: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
- August 12-14: Oblivion

In the Kitchen: Finally Started my Mini Greenhouses!

I've always been fascinated with gardening and growing things but life's been so busy that I never really have time to plant anything. Anyway, I finally had a few extra minutes today to get the mini greenhouses started that I picked up from Target back in May. 

Nicki Minaj Bares Her Breasts On Instagram

 

This should come as no surprise since we all know that this Diva-MC and self proclaimed Queen Barbie is far from shy. I have to say I admire her courage though, I don't think I could ever bare it all for the world to see but kudos to her for being comfortable with her body. Rocking a very cute powdery pink lipstick, the beauty and musical mastermind posted the picture using the hastag #throwback. Any of you ladies bold enough to do the same? 

Tech Tip: #HashTags Come to Facebook!

Hashtags are the new rave amongst changes Facebook has made according to the Huffington Post last week Facebook announced that they will introduce clickable hashtags. Most of the popular social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and Google+ have been using hashtags for a quite a while. 

Hashtags are tags embedded in a social media post or message consisting of a specific word, term, or topic within the message prefixed with a hash sign that people can click to see all posts that are included in the public tag.

Popular Houston Stripper Miscarriages While Twerking On Stage

Butterflies, I've been seeing this story all over my social media sites and honestly I was going to past it up until I saw Houston in the title; I'm from Houston so anytime I see Houston in the title I start reading extra hard (lol). Anyway, different media sites are reporting that Houston exotic dancer @JhonniBlaze and self proclaimed "Queen of Houston" recently suffered a miscarriage while on stage twerking. Jhonni Blaze denied the miscarriage rumors via Twitter saying, "blood clots all it was, blood clots". I don't know about y'all but miscarriage or blood clots, I would have been both grossed out and traumatized had I saw/experienced this first hand. Either way it's bad, I really hope it was just blood clots and not a miscarriage and also just so I'm clear, there's no judgment from me...I'm all for living it up and twerking it out but I'm also an advocate for taking care. So if you're not feeling well go get checked out.

Fashion Trends: Low-Priced Fashion Glasses on Amazon + Review!

Brown Frame Clear Lens Fashion Glasses

 

Vintage Wayfarers - Red(QLook) & Black Frame Clear Lens Fashion Glasses

If you're in the market for some fashion glasses and don't want to spend a lot of argent (money) then head over to Amazon.com. I was able to find me a couple of cuties (pictured above) for under five bucks each which is a really great deal compared to spending $20-$40 at a store in the mall. Happy Shopping!

They are better than I expected! I was very worried that they would be too big and over power my face and other accessories but to my surprise they looked really great and everyone complimented me on them. I like to think I have an average sized head and these fit great, not to small not too big and for the cost I think these glasses are of a very good quality and they are very fashionable. They come in many different colors and ship really fast; I received mines in just a few days from my order date.

In the Kitchen: Quick Homemade Chocolate Frosting

Hi Butterflies! So it's my guys birthday and instead of buying a cake I decided to make one from scratch and that includes the icing. Here's how I made the icing...

Using the ingredients below, combine chocolate chips, evaporated milk, butter and vanilla in microwave safe bowl. Microwave on full power for 30-40 seconds. Remove and whisk until mixture is smooth (return to microwave for a few seconds if necessary). Add powdered sugar and continue whisking until smooth. SPREAD WHILE IT'S WARM for better frosting results! You may also mix frosting via stove top. To do so follow the same steps about but use the lowest heat as possible, stir continuously. Also this recipe only makes enough frosting for one 9in round or a small square (brownie) pan, if you are making a bigger or two layered cake you may double the recipe.

In the Kitchen: Double Layered Chocolate on Chocolate Cake

My husband's birthday was this week and as a yummy surprise I decide to bake for him (he's a chocoholic)! I came across a cake recipe on FoodyTuby's YouTube channel that I wanted to try out and give it my own personal touch. I honestly can't remember the last time I baked anything (haha) so you can just imagine how interesting of an experience this was for me. Anyway to sum it up my Double Layered Chocolate on Chocolate Cake was a hit at the palace and I need a new mixer ASAP lol! ;-)

Top & Bottom photos on the left are of the homemade icing, right photo is of the finished frosted caked.

Cake Ingredients:

2 Boxes of Chocolate Cake Mix

2 Packages Of Chocolate Pudding Mix

1 1/2 Cups Of Sour Cream

1 1/2 Cup Of Vegetable Oil

2/3 Cup Of Water

2/3 Cup of Milk

1  Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1 Teaspoon of Almond Extract 

Chocolate Frosting

Mixing & Baking Instructions:

Pre-heat oven to 350, add cake mix and jello to large mixing bowl then add all other ingredients and mix well. Pour mixed batter into two greased & floured baking pans (round or square) and bake for 25-35 minutes.

Tip:

Adding milk is optional, I did so because my batter was too thick for my liking so I used the milk to loosen it up a bit. If you are ok with the thickness of your batter then skip adding the milk. Because of all the added ingredients and ovens vary it may take longer to bake, I suggest using the old school baking method of sticking a toothpick or fork into the center of the cake to check if it's done.

Check out BLS's One-Minute Easy Chocolate Frosting!

Check out FoodyTuby's Chocolate Cake Video below...it's yummy and super moist! ;-)

Beauty Trends: Amber Rose with Hair?

This is the Amber we all know and love. For years she's been rocking her signature look (and very well I might add) but she recently decided to change it up. Check out these photos Amber posted via her Instagram @MuvaRosebud of her rocking hair!

Amber rocking her long golden locs! She looks totally different right?

Amber posing with her boo Wiz Khalifa @ a Juicy J concert.

Here's a short but hilarious video of Amber aka Muva Rosebud flipping her golden tresses on Vine.

Around the World From Home: Serena Accepts French Open Trophy in French

If you know me you know I love the French culture (I'm a huge fan of Serena too) and their language is my favorite. Anyway, I came across this video and thought it was cute. It reminds me of the many times I tried speaking French.

Serena speaks french while accepting the French Open trophy:

Fashion Trends: ENVY Unleashed Fashion Mayhem MEDIA EVENT

Update: Hey fashion lovers! I stopped by the ENVY Unleashed: Fashion Mayhem fashion showcase this past weekend which was held in uptown park at one of my favorite night clubs, Belvedere and it was a delight from start to finish. 

ENVY Online Boutique owner Kenya Crawford put on a tasteful fashion show displaying the talents of some really great designers from all over. Fitness guru Edrina "Masterpiece Newman was even in attendance. Check out what Envy has to offer at envyfashionmayhem.com.

Music: Make Money Reviewing Music Online at Slice the Pie

If you are a lover of music like myself you're going to love this site. SliceThePie.com is a really cool site that let's you listen to and rate music before it is released and get paid to do it. Each track pays differently depending on the quality of your review. You must build up a total $10.00 or more before you can cash out via PayPal. I wouldn't expect to get rich from SliceThePie but it is extra money. I use to listen to Pandora (and still do from time to time) while I work or do chores but since discovering this site I now listen to SliceThePie that way I'm listening to music and making money, it's a win win for me! To get started click here to go to their website, setup your profile, then choose which type of music you like and start rating.

Influence what gets played on radio, discover tomorrow’s hits today, get paid to review music!

Bargain Shopper: Kroger Deals 6/5-6/11

 

I picked up some really cheap Surf at Kroger today, check and see if you can get this great deal on Surf detergent:

- Surf Laundry Detergent (3.4-lb; 40-load) (reg. $6.29)
       sale price $2.99 - $1/1 Surf Laundry Detergent Coupon (6/2 RP) or Printable Coupon

       * some boxes have a coupon for $.75 off

Final cost = $1.99 + tax

 

Fashion Trends: Ford's Warriors in Pink Clothing Line

For several years the Ford Motor Company, through their Ford Warriors in Pink initiative has been showing their unrelenting support by donating over $120 Million to the breast cancer cause. Ford Warriors in Pink features items such as button down shirts, scarves and t-shirts are available for sale at FordCares.com with 100% of the net proceeds going towards one of four charities that consumers can chose from: Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (DSLRF), The Pink Fund and the Young Survivor’s Coalition (YSC).

Beauty Trends: Fysiko Eyelash Growth Serum

Fysiko Eyelash Growth Serum is made in the USA using natural ingredients. This product is suppose to help you grow longer and fuller natural eyelashes in 16 weeks (some start seeing results in 2-6 weeks). This product is suppose to work on lower and upper lashes and eyebrows so I will be applying this serum on all three areas over the next six weeks and see if there’s any progress.

Active ingredients:

-Bio-Peptides and Amino Acids: Help to repair and strengthen fragile eyelashes and eyebrows.

-Vitamin E, Olive oil, Thyme, Biotin, Soy Protein : Natural lash enhancers.

-Sodium Hyaluronate: Promotes hydration and helps eyelashes and eyebrows appear shiny and strong.

-Methylamido Dihydro Noralfoprostal: Promotes healthy lash follicles for full growth potential.

-Panthenol: Helps eyelashes and eyebrows last longer by making them more flexible.

In the Kitchen: Crock-Pot Tomato Vegetable Soup with Chicken

I haven't use my crock-pot since my daughter's 7th birthday party (she'll be 9 in October lol) but I was inspired by a fellow blogger and I had some housework I needed to get done so I decided to try cooking my favorite soup recipe via crock-pot!

Crock-Pot Tomato Vegetable Soup with Chicken

1 small onion, diced
3 ribs of celery, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 bags of frozen soup vegetables
4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into pieces
2 - 14oz. cartons of chicken stock/broth
1 tsp. of Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. of cayenne pepper
3 dashes of hot sauce (optional)
2 - 14oz. cans of diced tomatoes
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Toss all ingredients into your crock-pot and cook on low for 8 hours.


Tips:

- You can use water if you don't have chicken stock or if the soup is too dry and add a little tomato sauce if the soup is too thin.

- Brown chicken on the stove before adding it to your crock-pot if you want to shave off some cooking time.

Bargain Shopper: $.50 Rubbermaid Take A Longs! @ Dollar Tree

4 (2pk) Rubbermaid Take A Longs for $2.00 ($0.50 each)

Money Saving Butterflies, there is a rare printable Rubbermaid coupon available and if you use it at Dollar Tree you could pick up Rubbermaid storage containers for only $.50! If your family is anything like mine, storage containers mysteriously disappear over time; the coupon printer allows you to print 2 coupons so it would be a good idea to stack up.

Rubbermaid Take Along Containers, - $1
$1/2 Printable Coupon

Final Price $.50 each WYB 2

Thanks My Litter!

Visiting Texas: Pley With Yelp @ the Childrens Museum of Houston -June 7th

Women's Health & Fitness Expo Houston - Sat. June 22nd

Event Details

Check out the Women's Health & Fitness Expo Houston. Enjoy fitness workshops, nutrition seminars, product sampling, demonstrations and entertainment. There will be back to school immunizations for the kids and fun for the whole family! The event is FREE to the public.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

10:00a- 7:00p

Reliant Park Center

One Reliant Park

Houston, TX 77054

Please RSVP at www.womensfitnessexpo.eventbrite.com

Links: Official Website

 

Mom Life: Club MomMe Houston Presents: Hot Products & Cool Gear

Houston area moms you are invited to join Club MomMe for "Hot Products and Cool Gear" hosted by Hollie Schultz of Baby Gizmo on June 5th at 5:30 PM at Right Start -Rice Village located at 2438 Rice Blvd. Houston, TX. 

Tickets can be purchase here: http://clubmomme.com/hot-products-and-cool-gear/

Bargain Shopper: CVS 6/2-6/8

 

 ***These prices reflect the prices I see in my local CVS, prices may vary in other places. Don't forget to check your email and scan your card at CVS for extra savings and coupons.***

- Pepsi (reg. $2.09)
       sale price $0.99 - $0.24 CVS coupon
 Final cost $0.75

-Charmin (reg $15.79)
      sale price $9.99 - $0.25 MFR coupon

 Final cost $9.74

-Bounty (reg $14.99)
      sale price $9.99 - $0.25 MFR coupon
 Final cost $9.74

-$3.00 CVS ExtraBucks Coupon (from CVS summer fun email)

Total= $18.65 w/tax + Get $5.00 CVS ExtraBucks back towards next purchase.



Final Cost $13.65   (saving $19)