Cashew Chicken in the Crockpot

 A nice quick and easy meal. 

Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

Ingredients:

2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thigh tenders or chicken breast tenders*

1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp ketchup
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup cashews
Directions:
Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes in small bowl; pour over chicken. Cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours. Add cashews and stir. Serve over rice. Makes 4-6 servings.
If you want like sauce and want to have some to pour over the chicken and the rice, double the sauce ingredients.
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/10/slow-cooker-cashew-chicken.html

Honey Whole wheat Bread

Working with yeast is not my forte but this bread turned out great.  It  was perfect for sandwiches or just to eat.

I plan on adding more wheat flour next time to make it healthier.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp. active dry yeast
• 3 Tbs. powdered milk
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 3 Tbs. honey

Instructions

Add both flours, yeast, powdered milk, and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the water, oil, and honey to the dry ingredients and turn the mixer to medium low. Mix with the dough hook just until the dough begins to form a ball. Turn the mixer to low and allow the dough to knead for 8-10 minutes, or until the ball of dough is smooth and pliable.

Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, and cover with a towel. Allow the dough to rise until it has doubled in size, or for approximately 1 1/2-2 hours.

Once the dough has risen, remove it from the bowl and shape it into a log. Place the log of dough into a lightly greased 9×4 inch bread pan. Cover the dough log with plastic wrap and allow it to rise again until it has doubled in size (1-2 hours) and the top is puffed over the top edges of the pan.

Preheat the oven to 350, and bake the bread for 35-40 minutes, covering the top of the bread with a tent of foil halfway through baking. Bread is done when the top has turned a golden brown, the bread sounds hollow when you knock on the top, and the internal temperature of the bread has reached 190 degrees.

Once the bread is cool enough to handle, remove it from the loaf pan and place it on a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice as needed.

http://jcocina.com/honey-whole-wheat-sandwich-bread-and-creepy-emails/