Gotcha!

The empty nest was busy last night. We were asked to dog-sit our granddog while the Priss spent some time at the gym. Jaxon is active, to say the least. We love having him over, but I guarantee you that Simba does not share our enthusiasm.

Simba is an old man (dog). He's set in his ways and not the least bit interested in learning any new tricks. His home is his castle and he doesn't like sharing it with anyone. Particularly some young whipper-snapper who shows up occasionally and steals his thunder. It's a wild time for sure. But we're hoping that Simba will eventually adapt, Jaxon will learn to be more respectful of his elders and Mike and I will be able to remain in neutral territory.



I used my crock pot again yesterday. I just love my crock pot(s). I can tell it makes the Mr. nervous when I try a new dish though. He grew up a beans and taters kinda guy and some habits are really hard to break. However, he wasn't complaining when he left the table last night :) Delicious!!

Here's the recipe:

Chicken Stroganoff

6 frozen chicken breasts
1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom
1 16 oz. tub of fat free sour cream
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
Mushrooms (optional)
Splash of white cooking wine (optional)

Place chicken in crock pot. Mix all other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low all day. Serve over egg noodles.

Now how stinkin' simple is that?? And for you WW fans - 6 servings, 4 pts each.

Priss and I did a little Walmart-ing Sunday afternoon. I picked up a cute little bag of apples, which turned out to be a huge mistake. Along with them came of herd of pesky little 'fruit flies' (aka GNATS!) Those irritating little creatures were in full force by the time I got home yesterday, so I swatted and cleaned off and on all evening. I finally got online and found instructions for making a 'Homemade Fruit Fly Trap.' Who would've thought??



You'll need:

Glass jar
Paper
Apple Cider Vinegar
Dish Liquid



Instructions:

Pour about an inch of apple cider vinegar into the jar and add a couple of drops of liquid dish detergent. Form a funnel with the paper so that the top rests agains the edge of the container. Cut a 3/4 inch opening in the bottom of the funnel. Place funnel in container, but do not allow funnel to touch liquid.

Note * Ok, confession. I didn't have a jar, so I used a tall narrow drinking glass. And I wasn't sure what they meant by 'paper' so I used paper towels & scotch tape to make my funnel. I also didn't have apple cider vinegar, so I used white distilled vinegar and added some Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing and a little sugar :) WHAT??

Regardless of the glitches, the thing is amazing!! I hope you never have a need for one of these, but if you do you won't be disappointed.

Within 5 minutes of putting it together, there were several little pests already on their way to Fruit Fly heaven. And when I checked it first thing this morning I was extremely proud of my little project. GOTCHA ... mess with my apples won't you??

Until later :)