Zaycon Foods--told you it was coming soon

Zaycon Foods Fall Event 2011

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

ONLY $1.49 lb

Yep...serious....no lie.

Isn't that a fantastic price?

Well...the time has come for Zaycon Foods Fall Chicken Event (I love this stuff).

Zaycon Foods in an ever expanding company offering quality, affordable, and FRESH products to it's customers.  This fall they have grown and are now offering delivery events in ALL 48 states (including 21 new locations here in good ol' WA).  This is a HUGE leap from where they were a year ago when I first started buying goods from them.  HUGE!  It's because people like it... it's just that darn good.

Find out when and were the next event is being held "at a location near you" by clicking here

FOR US WASHITONIANS 

(yep, I like to make up words) 

THE TIME IS NOW!

 Orders are now being taken Today, Tuesday Sept. 27th

through

Saturday, October 1st at midnight OR UNTIL SOLD OUT!

So don't wait to order.

Here's how it works:

1. Follow this link over to Zaycon Foods website.  

2.  Register for a free account. 

3.  Find an event near you.  

4.  Order your chicken already! 

(If you do decide to order, be sure and follow one of the links I have provided, click on the add on my side bar, or enter the name "MelanieG" into the Referred By field when registering....read why in #5)

5.  Check out their amazing referral program and start earning some $$ to use towards your NEXT purchase at Zaycon foods.  Just by sharing it with those you love (that would be YOU).

Questions?

So how is it delivered?  

In a 40lb box.  FRESH!  Never Frozen!  100% natural with no added hormones, additives or artificial ingredients.  Awesome, yes?

Don't need or have room for 40lbs of chicken...that's okay...find a friend/family member (or two or three) who might want to split it with you.  

Fortunately for us, we have a deep freezer in the garage (one that I begged Roberto to let me buy so that I could start taking advantage of awesome food deals like this one when they came along).  Did I mention our boys are eating us out of house and home?

Wanna know what I do with it?

El Jefe Roberto and I have tried preparing it many different ways--then freezing it into portion sizes that our family will use.  Here are a few of our faves..

 

Cubing for casseroles, stripping for fajitas, marinating in whole breasts for grilling, laying it on cookie sheets in individual breast until frozen and then packaging in large freezer bags (kinda like they do in the store).

We've cooked entire crockpots full of plain chicken (adding a bit of chicken bullion for added flavor) in preparation for fast and easy dinners (casseroles, burritos, pulled chicken sandwiches, etc).  We've parboiled it (or attempted to parboil it--I stress the word "attempt") , and even seasoned and broiled (or George Foreman-ed) it in large portions for easy salad topping, sandwich making, or just some tasty snacking.

Truly...the possibilities are endless (especially if you know your way around the kitchen better than I do).

If anything....just take a look into it.  It never hurts to try it, at least once, and see what you think.  That's what I did (over a year ago) and now I'm hooked.  So convenient...so nice.  Love it.

 

P.S.  About the referral program.  It's awesome!  And YES, I am a member.  But I can assure you...I'm not trying to "sell" anyone.  I wouldn't promote it if I didn't use it and love it myself.  How's that for a testimonial.  Find out more about the program and how you can join it here.



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Help Spencer and Whitney find a baby...

I have a whole lotta stuff going on in my head right now.  Someday soon I will tap into my sweeeeeet, yet rusty, prioritization and organizational skills and put those ideas down on paper....or in this case, on the computer, but for today....I have a different sort of message to share. 

I was informed of a "media blitz" for this beautiful couple today.

He is the brother of a very sweet friend of mine.  They have been unable to have children of their own and are now approved and ready to find a baby to love and care for, through the adoption process.

I don't know them personally but have quickly fallen in love with them as I have perused their adoption profile, blog and video.  

Any child would be extremely lucky to be placed in their home and engulfed in the love they have to offer.  Of this I am sure. 

The best way to help them is to spread the word.  

If you know someone...or know someone who knows someone, etc....who is contemplating adoption...please keep this beautiful couple in mind....

and these two too.....

my cousin Aaron, his wife Michelle

and their (adopted) son, Eli.

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Zaycon foods---****Chicken****Event. Coming soon....

 Got my heads up today....Just thought I would pass on the excitement!

Coming Soon!

Fall 2011

Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts for ONLY

$1.49/lb.

Event details to come! See locations below!

 

 

Alabama

Mobile

Montgomery

S. Birmingham

Tuscaloosa

Alaska

None

Arizona

Mesa

Peoria

Queen Creek

Chandler

Marana

Flagstaff

Prescott

Goodyear

Tucson

Maricopa

Casa Grande

Arkansas

Fayetteville

Jacksonville

California

Bakersfield

Burbank

Fresno

Riverside

Sacramento

San Diego

San Jose

Colorado

Arvada

Aurora

Colorado Springs

Connecticut

Hartford

Delaware

Dover

Florida

Crestview

Doral

Miami

New Port Richey

Orange Park

Orlando

Pensacola

St. Petersburg

Tallahassee

Wellington

Winter Park

Georgia

Canton

Columbus

Kennesaw

Lawrenceville

Norcross

Hawaii

None

Idaho

Blackfoot

Boise

Burley

Caldwell

Coeur D’Alene

Colfax

Eagle

Fruitland

Grangeville

Idaho Falls

Jerome

Kamiah

Lewiston

Mountain Home

Nampa

Pocatello

Preston

Pullman

Rexburg

Sandpoint

Shelley

Twin Falls

Illinois

Bolingbrook

Gurnee Mills

Joliet

Schaumburg

Indiana

Evansville

Fishers

Fort Wayne

Indianapolis

South Bend

Iowa

Ankeny

Cedar Rapids

Davenport

Des Moines

W. Des Moines

Waterloo

Kansas

Lawrence

Leavenworth

Olathe

Topeka

Wichita

Kentucky

Lexington

Louisville

Owensboro

Louisiana

Baton Rough

Lafayette

Maine

Gardiner

Lewiston

Topsham

Maryland

Kensington

Massachusetts

Springfield

Worcester

Michigan

Battle Creek

Canton

Flint/Grand Blanc

Lansing

Sterling Heights

Minnesota

Mankato

Minneapolis

Rochester

Mississippi

Jackson

Olive Branch

Missouri

Columbia

Conway

Grain Valley

Joplin

Lebanon

Liberty

Sedalia

Springfield

St. Charles

Montana

Butte

Dillon

Missoula

Nebraska

Bellevue

Lincoln

Nevada

Henderson

North Las Vegas

Reno

Mesquite

New Hampshire

Concord

Nashua

New Jersey

Livingston

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Santa Fe

New York

Albany

Rochester

Syracuse

Williamsville

North Carolina

Durham

Statesville

Winston Salem

North Dakota

Fargo

Ohio

Cincinnati

Columbus

Dayton

Oklahoma

Edmond

Oklahoma City

Tulsa

Oregon

Albany

Baker City

Bed

Eugene

Hermiston

Hillsboro

La Grande

McMinnville

Ontario

Oregon City

Pendleton

Portland

Salem

Tigard

The Dalles

Wilsonville

Pennsylvania

Lebanon

Scranton

West Pittsburg

Rhode Island

Providence/

Warwick

South Carolina

Charleston

Columbus

Greenville

South Dakota

Sioux Falls

Tennessee

Chattanooga

Knoxville

Memphis

Nashville

Texas

Arlington

Austin

Crosby

Fort Worth

Katy

Lewisville

Mesquite

Plano

Prosper

The Woodlands

Utah

Spanish Fork

American Fork

Cedar City

Centerville

Logan

Ogden

Orem

St. George

Vermont

Burlington

Rutland

Virginia

Lynchburg

Suffolk

Virginia Beach

Washington

Airway Heights

Albany

Arlington

Battleground

Benton City

Bellingham

Blaine

Bremerton

Burien

Camano Island

Camas

Cheney

Chewelah

Colfax

Colville

Connell

Ellensburg

Elma

Everett

Everson

Federal Way

Gig Harbor

Hillsboro

Issaquah

Kelso

Kennewick

Lynnwood

Maple Valley

Monroe

Moses Lake

Mt. Vernon

North Bend

Olympia

Othello

Pasco

Spokane Valley

Lakewood

Vancouver

Walla Walla

Wenatchee

Woodland

Yakima

Zillah

West Virginia

Charleston

Wisconsin

Franklin

Green Bay

Menomonee Falls

Sheboygan

Wyoming

Cheyenne

 

Gear up....I know you are all as excited as I am.  I'll let you know when you can start placing your orders.

 

 

P.S.   I love this chicken! I have a freezer full of it.

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Eclectic fashion in our home of XY's

We used to live in the land of outfits.

Drawers and drawers of matching items.  It was blissful.

Well, as you can imagine with four boys...those kind of luxuries were short lived.

Shirts are stained, ripped, distroyed...eventually earning them a home in the nearest landfill, leaving their matching counterpart sad and alone...but still very functional. 

Pants generally sprout holes rather quickly, within a matter of DAYS sometimes, and are repaired accordingly until there comes a time when they can no longer be recognized as pants.  Hello shorts.  But after time, even the shorts start to sprout holes in the most unusual of places, looking a bit like Swiss cheese (does this happen to you?), and they end up joining their long lost friends in the landfill.

Add to the eclecticism, the boxes and boxes of clothes people give to us (and believe me...we get A LOT!)  You know...The survivors from THEIR children's wardrobes...some most of which have already parted with THEIR matching counterparts as well.

The pile of eclectic fashion grows.

My point...

We have the makings of some VERY exciting outfits under our roof.  VERY exciting!

Here are some of my favorites!

 Our 4 year old

 (he's going to be SO excited when winter finally comes and we actually get snow...if we get snow)

 and

Our 5 year old

 (Sarcasm emphasized in italics)

Between the thumping of the moon boots and the clicking of the cowboy boots, these two turn a lot of heads.  Once the heads are turned the comments fly.  It's AMAZING!

My reply, "Well...at least they get themselves dressed in the morning."

I mean, really....that's what matters to me.

I wonder if I would feel differently if they were girls.  I'd like to think I would....you know, that I would want my girls to be cutesy and pretty and put together all of the time....but in reality, I'm not so sure. 

I guess it really doesn't matter...since I they aren't and I don't.

By the way, a sweet sweet friend of mine recently dropped off another box of clothes.  I'm currently somewhere in the process of sorting and washing.

Just think....A whole new world of interesting. 

Can't wait to see what they will come up with next!

P.S.  I just wanted to emphasize that we are always VERY grateful for the offerings we receive.  We have a hard enough time feeding a house of boys, let alone clothing them. :)  We have truly been blessed by others generosity.

Spotted Fox--LOCAL Tri-City/Yakima DEALS

Hey to all my Tri-Cities local friends and buddies. I just found this new and awesome local "deal" site.



The best thing about it (other than it's local for us) is that they let you choose which type of deals you want e-mailed to you. You can even choose how often. That's awesome.



If you sign up right now, you can also get a $5 credit to your account. And let me tell you...the deal today....$10 worth of gourmet cupcakes for only $5. Um....YUM!



Check it out here



They are also looking to expand to YOUR city....if you would like that...go there and check it out too.   



P.S. Leave a comment! I love to hear from you!

Basic Granola

Basic Granola

(from Mama Cindy's cookbook --aka it's my mom's recipe---and yes, it's from an actual cookbook, of the three ring binder variety that is chalk full of family favorite recipes from our childhood...and beyond.  It's awesome!)  Anyhow....to the recipe.


6 1/4 cups rolled oats

1 cup coconut

1 cup slivered almond

1/4 cup sesame seeds  (optional)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup canola oil (can use half olive oil)*

3/4 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup dried fruit (optional)


Stir dry ingredients together in large bowl.  Mix oil and honey together, heat on low until honey is warm and runny.  Stir in vanilla.  Add to dry ingredients; stir until evenly coated.  Spread on 2 cookie sheets.  Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes until lightly browned.  For finer granola stir every 5 minutes--for chunkier granola don't stir at all.  Add dried fruit after granola is cool.  Store in airtight container.  Keeps for 2-3 weeks.


Also try adding dates (ugh), mango, and craisins for a tropical mix; dried blueberries, cherries, strawberries, and raspberries for a plain fruit mix as well.


I am cheap, poor,  frugal...so, if my kids want fruit, they can add a few raisins.


*Oil can be cut in half (making it 1/4 cup) is desired.  It makes the granola a little dryer but not any less tasty...and far healthier.  Try it.

"Testosterone Overload kills brain cells"

I decided, just now, to Google the name of my blog, Testosterone Overload, and see what it came up with.

Of course a link to my blog did, but just a few hits down I saw this one.

Testosterone Overload Kills Brain Cells - Early Retirement ...

It made me laugh....really hard.

As the only female in a home with a definite overload of testosterone I can totally identify with this statement.

Slaughtered brain cells....check.

Looking for early retirement....check.




ha ha ha ha ha....love it.