Grilled Asian Barbecued Chicken

Now I want some chicken to grill. Might have to make a store run!

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1 jar (8 oz) hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)

1. In medium bowl, mix hoisin sauce, soy sauce, mustard, lemon juice, sesame oil and ginger. Measure out 1/2 cup mixture; cover and refrigerate for use in step 3. Place remaining mixture in large resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add chicken; seal bag and marinate in refrigerator 4 hours.

2. Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove chicken from marinade, reserve marinade. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 25 to 30 minutes, turning frequently and brushing with marinade from plastic bag, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks).

3. Before serving, brush chicken with the 1/2 cup mixture reserved in step 1.

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Lots of banging

The hubby is downstairs making lots of noise, hopefully this will be the year he finishes the guitar he is making for our nephew. Then he can get started on the next one, which I believe is for him again. He was showing me this morning the style he wants to do, when the power went out. This led us to going around unplugging all of the appliances, don’t need any of them frying with a surge of electricity. We hesitated as to whether or not we were going to continue with our plans of going to Burley Park for the flea market. We ended up going, and boy was it hot and muggy after all the rain! Still not sure why we go every year, its all junk there and I never buy anything. John found a few things, as did Trent. There was a sign at one of the booths that said “hgh products here”. I had no idea what it was for, so we kept right on walking, but looked it up when we got home, and it had to do with growth hormones. Now why would you be selling this at a flea market!?! To each their own.

With our power back on, he’s working in the basement, and I started the laundry and will be knitting in between loads of laundry.

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Frozen hot chocolate

I love the ones from Biggby, but its so expensive to keep going to get one, so I looked for some recipes online and found one by Paula Deen:

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* 3 ounces best-quality chocolate (or a variety of your favorites)
* 2 teaspoons store bought hot chocolate mix (recommended: Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate Mix)
* 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
* 1 1/2 cups milk
* 3 cups ice
* Whipped cream, for garnish
* Chocolate shavings, for garnish

Directions

Chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt in a small heavy saucepan or in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted. Add the hot chocolate mix and sugar, stirring constantly until blended.

Remove from heat and slowly add 1/2 cup of the milk, stirring until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

In a blender, place the remaining 1 cup of milk, the chocolate mixture, and the ice. Blend on high speed until smooth and the consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with whipped cram and chocolate shavings.

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Sleepy

I am ready for this overly tiredness to go away! All I want to do is nap. I think I have found the best night cream that is helping with my insomnia. I have to take a week off every month from using it, and this month it happened at the worst possible time. It coincided with my cat injury. So with me trying to fight off the infection, which had me tired as well, I had my night sweats and insomnia going too. I didn’t do much crafty things this week, but I am ready to get back into some baking and knitting!

May 30, 2010 | Jodi | No Comments »

Market bag

My next project, I think.

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GAUGE:

11 dc = 4 in. (10 cm) over pattern. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

dc2tog (dc dec) Yo, insert hook in sp between next 2 sts and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops; yo, insert hook in next sp and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops; yo and draw through all loops on hook.

NOTES:

Work dc into sps between st, rather than into sts.

BAG
Ch 3; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), work 11 more dc in ring; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 12 dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, *2 dc in next sp between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 24 dc.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next sp between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next sp between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 36 dc.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next 2 sps between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next 2 sps between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 48 dc.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next 3 sps between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next 3 sps between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 60 dc.
Rnd 6: Ch 3, turn, dc in each sp around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc.
Rnd 7: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next 4 sps between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next 4 sps between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 72 dc.
Rnd 8: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next 7 sps between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next 7 sps between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 81 dc.
Rnd 9: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next 8 sps between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next 8 sps between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 90 dc.
Rnd 10: Ch 3, turn, dc in same sp as join, dc in next 9 sps between sts, *2 dc in next sp between sts, dc in next 9 sps between sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 99 dc.
Rnds 11–22: Rep Rnd 6.
Rnd 23: Ch 3, turn, dc in next 30 sps between sts, dc2tog, *dc in next 31 sps between sts, dc2tog; rep from * once more; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 96 dc.
Rnd 24: Rep Rnd 6.
Rnd 25: Ch 3, turn, dc in next 29 sps between sts, dc2tog, *dc in next 30 sps between sts, dc2tog; rep from * once more; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 93 dc.
Rnd 26: Rep Rnd 6.
Rnd 27: Ch 3, turn, dc in next 28 sps between sts, dc2tog, *dc in next 29 sps between sts, dc2tog; rep from * once more; join with sl st in sp between beg ch and next dc – 90 dc.
Rnd 28: Rep Rnd 6. Do not fasten off.

Handles
Row 29: Ch 3, dc2tog, dc in next 29 sps, dc2tog, dc in next sp; leave remaining sts unworked – 33 sts.
Rows 30-41: Ch 3, turn, dc2tog, dc in each sp across to last 3 sps, dc2tog, dc in next sp – 9 sts.
Rows 42-48: Ch 3, turn, dc in each sp across – 9 sts.
Fasten off at end of Row 48.
Skip 10 sps from last st worked on Rnd 28. Join yarn with sl st in next sp, ch 3 and work same as for first handle. Do not fasten off. From wrong side, sc ends of handles tog.

FINISHING
From right side, sc evenly around edges of handles. Weave in ends.

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