Something New

Two things actually! About three weeks ago I bought my first BRAND NEW car!

2010 Toyota RAV4 Sport

Most of you already know about it, but I had to show it off. It is a 2010 Toyota RAV4 Sport and I LOVE it! My little Volkswagen was costing me a pretty penny back in February and it was about to hit 90,000 miles. I was probably would have ended up putting in about half of what it is actually worth to keep it moving. So we started look online and remembered that Toyota still had 0% financing. Thankfully my dad was also thinking about buying a new car and he just could not pass up Toyota's deal. We worked together to try and get the best deal at Wiese Toyoto in Taylorsville, Indiana. They let him take the 2010 Highlander Limited home on Friday night to test drive and on Saturday he bought it. The next task was to find the exact model I wanted, unfortunately they didn't have it on the lot. ha It took a week to find and back to Indiana, but on Saturday, March 27 I drove away in my new, white RAV4 with moon roof (major requirement).

By Monday it was already full of Girl Scout crap, but I'm doing my best to keep this lovely car looking good! Still has that new car smell too! :)

New Favorite Recipe

It was time to shake things up again and I wanted to make Thai food last weekend. I have so many cookbooks, but I hate when I have to purchase all these weird ingredients that we use once. So Dylan started to looking online for something easy and delicous. He scored big time!

Thai Chicken Stir-Fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce

2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned & cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. water
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. peanut or vegetable oil
2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
3 to 4 c. sliced broccoli or spinach

In a small bowl, blend peanut butter, water, soy sauce and sugar; set aside. In a wok or large skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add garlic and pepper; stir-fry 30 seconds. Add chicken, stir-fry until firm and white, about 5 minutes. Add broccoli or spinach, stir-fry until bright green, about 3 minutes. Stir in peanut butter mixture. Cook, stirring constantly until sauce is smooth, about 3 minutes. Serves 4.

We had everything we need except the broccoli. Instead of adding spinach we just made a salad. For those of you that are scared of spicy but love peanut butter, no worries! Put as little or as much red pepper as you want. We cooked 3 whole chicken breast and had just enough sauce. You will have plenty for leftovers, trust me.

I love trying new recipes, but its even better when I find a quick, easy and yummy recipe with simple ingredients. Don't you?