A Tobin's Chicken Soup

Ok so here is my recipe for Chicken Soup

**Please note salt, pepper and garlic are to your taste and liking.

What you will need:

1 rotersire Chicken

2 Celery stalks(wash, cut down the middle then cut into pieces)

3-4 carrots(Peel, wash and cut into 1/2 in. pieces)

2-4 chicken bullion cubes

salt & pepper

2-3 garlic gloves(depending on size and your taste)

1/2 c-1 c of small pasta i like to use Pastina or Diatini

1/2 onion chopped

Directions: In a large stock pot or pasta pot if you have one(one that has the drainer in it) Place the whole chicken in and cover with water. Boil for almost 2 hours until the chicken pretty much falls off the bones. If you use a regular pot drain but save your water, this is the base for your broth, I like the past pot cause i can just pull the chicken out and it saves the water in the pan for me.

While your chicken is boiling chop all your veggies

When the chicken is done pull it out and start to pick all the good piece out, you don't want any bones or skin. Place all veggies in the pot and all chicken pieces. Salt and pepper add garlic and about 3 of the bullion cubes

Let this simmer for about 45mins till the carrots are ready.

When the carrots are ready you can add your pasta. Pastina only takes like 6 mins to cook.

Check your Broth for tastes add any more salt pepper, garlic or an extra bullion cube if needed.

Serve and enjoy

It takes a while but its worth it and pretty easy. Great for cold Sundays!!!

Plus you'll have lots of left overs! :)

I meant to take pics of it in the pot sorry :( I promise its yummy!!

Chicken Parm Casserole!

Courtesy of Mrs. Bear from Think Happy thoughts! http://bear-yexcitedbride.blogspot.com/ and Giada De Laurentiis's Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina. I changed a few things to my tasting.

I love Pastina! Especially in Chicken soup! This was a great recipe perfect for a cold winter night. It was very easy too. I used Ronzoni pastina!

Ingredients
1 cup pastina pasta (or any small pasta)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cup cubed chicken breast (1-inch cubes) (About 1/2 chicken breast per person)
1/2 cup diced onion (about 1/2 a small onion)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon butter, plus more for buttering the baking dish

*Serves 2-4

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain pasta into a large mixing bowl.

Meanwhile, put the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, stirring to combine, and cook until the onions are soft and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Put the chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta. Add the canned tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Place the mixture in a buttered 8 by 8 by 2-inch baking dish. In a small bowl mix together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the pasta mixture. Dot the top with small bits of butter. Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

SPRINKLES GIVEAWAY!

It's no secret that I'm head over heels in love with anything cupcake. I mean. everything I recieved today basically had something to do with cupcakes! & I even have a framed picture of beautiful artwork from Sierra that she painted herself! (it will be hanging in our kitchen once we move!)

Anyway; back to the point. I'm having another giveaway since it's my birthday!

The Rules?

1) Leave a comment with your name letting me know you're a follower. (or you just became one)
2) Tell me what your favorite dessert is!
3) Repost this on your own blog to double your chances!
4) If someone becomes a follower & lets me know that YOU referred them. that will TRIPLE your chances!

The Prize for the lucky winner?!

A SPRINKLES CUPCAKE MIX SET!!

Once I announce the winner I will email you asking you which THREE flavors you would like to recieve!

You can choose from Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla, Banana, and Lemon.

Each mix set will make a dozen cupcakes & comes with every cute detail that you would find on a store bought Sprinkles cupcake.

If the lucky winner happens to live in one of the areas that Sprinkles bakery delivers too; I'll be more than happy to send a box of cupcakes your way! :)

So there it is ladies!! Ready, Set, GO!

You have until Feb 7th to join in!

Tobin inc projects

This weekend I was able to give some of my artwork to a friend of mine. She was so excited. Here are some pics of the CHO CHO's I made for her son McKinley:

*Each canvas is 11x14 they run $25-35 each depending on the picture.

I take any custom orders and specialize in kids art!

I will post some other projects I have done at another time. I also went to my friends baby shower this weekend. Hopefully i can post some pics this week. I am still new to blogging and learning. If anyone has any suggestions please help! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Wishful Wednesday

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I loved the dress that Olivia Wilde wore to the 2010 Golden Globes. It was so elegant and beautiful. I also like Fergie's despite the fashion police who thought it was "too prom/bridemaid." I also love Sandra Bullock's purple dress too!. What dress did you like?

Blog layout design entry! Wish me Luck

A really need this! Maybe i will win!

Is it that time of year where you have been
craving a new layout??

Courtney held a giveaway a couple months ago for a blog-maker by the fabulous Jenn at Munchklin Land Designs, and I was THE lucky winner!! She gave me an entirely new look that is pretty fancy if I get to say so myself. Well, now I get to pass that joyous excitement on to another lovely lady (or man if you're out there) in just a short week.

Munchkinlin Land Designs is giving away another
Deluxe Blog Design, which includes .......

FOR FREE!!! :)

So, here's the rules if you want to play along ....

1. Leave a comment to be included in on the drawing!

2. Instead of having to be a follower of my blog, hop on over to Munchkin Land Design to check out her designs and follower her blog for an extra entry!

3. Blog about this giveaway for another extra entry and make sure you leave an extra comment with the direct link!

Good luck -- you have until
Saturday the 16th at 10 PST to enter!

Then the winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

Okay, so here we are... our FIRST BLOG GIVEAWAY for this year!! I am very excited, as I want to try and start doing one blog giveaway for every month of 2010{and maybe a little more}! So if you don't win this time, there will be plenty of other chances to come!

The Rules{sounds so harsh... but super simple}

1. Become a follower to my blog{this will keep you up todate about future giveaways}
2. Post about this giveaway on your blog{let's share the fun with others!}
3. Leave a comment for an entry.

That's it! Ha! I told you it was simple. The drawing will take placeSunday, January 10th @ midnight- so stay tuned for the win

My first Blog

Hello! My name is Justine. I am new to blogging. I learned about blogging from my childhood friend Jennie at A girl in pearls. She is great at blogging. I hope that i can create a blog that is interesting to others as well as help me with a business i am trying to start.