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Hello! All you have to do is go through this post, select which meals you would like, and then let me know via Facebook or email to lindsayheyneman@gmail.com. I'll send you an invoice for the cost of groceries + $5 shopping fee, then you go pick them up at Nel's Bilo on Wednesday the 29th! 333 N 15th Street. I'll give you all the recipes needed. Prices include all ingredients needed besides salt/pepper and common condiments such as ketchup, mustard, ranch dressing, etc as well as small amounts of milk that may be used. Please note that buying all 7 meals together reduces overall price. This is because some ingredients can be used across multiple meals, rather than buying a whole container, of eggs for example, for just one meal. Meals have at least 4 servings.

Italian Turkey Meatloaf- $10.75
Turkey meatloaf with spinach, Italian bread crumbs, and sharp cheddar.

One Pot Chicken- $9.95
Creamy chicken, fettucine, and veggies in a one pot meal!

Chicken Enchiladas- $7.74
Enchiladas filled with chicken, black beans, and corn!

Turkey Stroganoff and Egg Noodes- $7.25
Creamy turkey stroganoff served over egg noodles.

Taco Soup- $8.42
Easy and delicious taco soup that can be done on the stovetop or in the crockpot!

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Sandwiches- $6.77
Quick and easy BBQ chicken!

Shepard's Pie- $5.73
Yummy Shepard's pie with meat, veggies, and potatoes all in one dish!

All 7 meals together, including tax- $54.71

Here is this week's ad! If you want anything from here, please let me know and it can be added to your order.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Disneyland Tips and Tricks!

Let's just get this out of the way now... I am utterly obsessed with Disneyland. Since I've lived in Idaho/Utah for my entire life, I don't get the chance to go very often. That means when I DO get to go, I make the best of my time there! I have a lot of people ask me for these tips and tricks a lot, so I decided to post them! If you have any questions, ask away! And feel free to pin it:)

Magic Morning:

When you purchase certain tickets (3+ days), you get a free "magic morning" or early entry. This means you can enter the park an hour early on one day during your visit. Take advantage of this if possible! During this time, almost all the rides are open and you can walk right on to just about anything!

Food:

Get a big breakfast before you head to the park! You'll be walking around a lot, so you'll probably get hungry faster. There are McDonalds, sandwich places, Denny's Ihop, Subway, etc. right outside the main gates of Disney on Harbor Blvd. If you ask a cast member or someone at the gates, they will point you in the right direction so you leave the park on the correct side. Even in Downtown Disney, food is still very expensive; so try to get off of Disney property entirely. The exception is Jamba Juice in Downtown Disney. The have flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, and the juices of course.

Food inside of the park is very expensive, $3 for a bottle of water. Bring a backpack or two and fill the bag with sandwiches, fruit snacks, trail mix, water bottles, etc. You can fill up water bottles at many stations throughout the park. Technically, you are not allowed bring food into the park, but they don't enforce this rule. However, if you want to bring sandwiches, bring them already made. If you bring a loaf of bread, a jar of PB, and a jar of jam, they will make you leave it outside- no fun. For some reason though, if it is already made, they will let you bring it in.

If you choose to eat inside the park, they definitely have some delicious options! If you are looking for food that gets the most bang for your buck, I recommend Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill or Pacific Wharf Café in Pacific Wharf, or The Cozy

Cones in Cars Land in California Adventure. These places are relatively reasonably priced and can be easily shared. In Disneyland, I recommend Carnation Café on Main Street, Bengal Barbecue in Adventureland, The Tomorrowland Terrace in Tomorrowland, and Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante in Frontierland. Of course, there are many options, but these are some of the best values in the park, at least in my opinion.

There are two places in California Adventure that you can get a free little snack! If you are walking past Pacific Wharf towards Paradise Pier, there will be a sign that says “Bakery Tour” on your left. If you go into this building, you will get a free slice of sourdough bread! This bread is made fresh in that building, and is delicious!! Right across the street at the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, you will get a free Ghirardelli chocolate square just by walking in to the shop. Yum! If you’re wearing your buttons, they just might give you 2!

Souvenirs:

Hit ebay, amazon, anywhere online before you go if you want shirts, sweatshirts, a stuffed animal, etc. When you get into town, you can even stop at a Walmart or one of the discount Disney stores they have around town. If you google discount Disney merchandise in Anaheim, it will pull up different stores. These stores sell authentic Disneyland products from the previous year. It will have last years date on it, but you can buy items that don't have a date if that bothers you.

Some parents will buy the little one's a stuffed animal, sweater, pen, notebook, etc., outside the park, then when they ask for one inside the park, just pull the one you already have out and they'll forget they ever wanted a different one.

If you want autographs from the different characters, you can buy autograph books inside the park, but again, they are expensive. You can purchase a cute journal or notebook outside the park. Another way to get autographs is to have the characters sign your map of the park. It’s free, and really fun for scrapbooking. You can pick up maps and performance schedules at the main gates, or ask and cast member or in any of the stores and they will give you one.

Time Tricks:

When you first get to the park in the morning, go to the most popular rides you want to ride first. If you don't have a particular ride in mind, start at the back of the park (ToonTown in Disneyland and Paradise Pier in California Adventure) and work your way to the front of the park. Most people will get excited and step into line for the first ride they see. Radiator Springs Racers in California Adventure is the newest and most popular ride! Fast passes are usually gone about an hour after opening, and the stand by wait time is usually 90+ minutes. If you plan on getting on this ride, get a fast past first thing in the morning! The fast pass distributor station is in California Adventure right by Bug's Land.

If you have a Smartphone, I highly recommend downloading the MouseWait Disneyland app. This app updates in real time all of the wait times at the restaurants, attractions, and rides. This is a huge help in planning your trip so you don’t have to walk 20 minutes across the park to find that your ride is temporarily closed, or has an hour wait.

Yes, we have matching Disney shirts...

Fast Passes:

Fast passes are a HUGE time saver! The fast pass system is fairly new and is 100% free. However, you can only have 1 fast pass for each park at a time. So you can have a fast pass ticket to Radiator Springs Racers in California Adventure, and have a fast pass for Autotopia in Disneyland. The one exception is for World of Color in California Adventure, but I'll go into more detail in a second.

To obtain a Fast Pass at either park, you will need to walk over to the ride that you wish to ride that offers fast pass. Look for the ride sign that says "wait" or "standby" with numbers under it. If the wait time is under 20-30 minutes, don't bother obtaining a Fast Pass. You will also see a ride sign that says Fast Pass Return, that is the time that you want to look at. You will then go near the ride's entrance, up to the Fast Pass Machine and scan your Disneyland ticket. The Fast Pass machine will print out a ticket that has a return time on it (the time that was listed on the Fast Pass Return sign). When that time comes, you need to be back at the ride later during the day in order to ride the ride, at that designated time. When you come back, enter the Fast Pass line instead of the regular line. You will spend a lot less time waiting in line, though there might still be a little line (other Fast Pass holders for that time). Once you have used your Fast Pass, you can then obtain a Fast Pass for the next ride.

When you get a fast pass it will say "Return 5:10-6:10 to ride." You just have to return and give your ticket to the cast member working at that ride between those times. There is a 15 minute leeway though, so if you're a little late, no worries. Any cast members will me happy to help you if you have any questions about fast passes!

Adult/Rider/Stroller Swap Pass:

This pass has a variety of names, but if you just ask a cast member, they'll know what you are talking about. This pass is very handy when you have children with you! You can go up to the cast member at the beginning of the ride and just ask them for an adult swap pass. These work really well on rides that a child is too small to go on, too scared, has to suddenly go to the bathroom, etc. So, for example, say everyone wants to go on Hollywood Tower of Terror but a child is too small or is scared of that ride. You can go to the cast member and ask for an adult swap pass. The rest of your party could go on the ride while you wait with the child or person that doesn’t want to ride. When your party gets off the ride, they can come and sit with the child while you get to go on the ride. The great thing is that you can take someone with you. So, you and your spouse/sibling/best friend could go back on the ride through the Fast Pass entrance while the rest of your party waits with the person that doesn’t want to ride. This way, everyone can still enjoy the ride without having to wait in line for twice as long.

World of Color:

World of Color is the evening show in California Adventure. You can get a fast pass for this show-, which is HIGHLY recommended. The fast pass ensures that you are in an area (sometimes even with seating) that you will be able to see the entire show well. The show takes place on the Paradise Pier Pond, so it can be seen from many spots in the park if you don't get a fast pass, but I still recommend it. You can get a fast pass for World of Color by the main line for Grizzly River Run. It’s somewhat hard to see, but if you ask a cast member, they will be happy to help you find it. Again, this fast pass ticket will not apply to the "one ticket per park at a time" rule. You will need to hold onto this ticket to get into your designated viewing area though. World of Color is usually around *8 or 9 depending when the park closes, but they usually make it an hour before or after the fireworks at Disneyland. In my opinion, World of Color is the best show that Disney offers. I highly recommend seeing it at least once.

*You can get a schedule of all the events (parades, firework shows, world of color, etc.) at the front gate or in any store. The parks have different schedules, so make sure to grab a map and schedule of events at Disneyland and California Adventure.

Photo Pass:

At all the classic photo opportunity spots in both parks, there will be a photographer there to take photos for you in just the right spot, at just the right angle, so you can get the castle, the Ferris Wheel, the perfect shot with Mickey, all of Radiator Springs and Route 66, everything in the photo! There are professional photographers just about everywhere and they are always happy to take a photo for you. They will always take one on their camera, and one on yours if you ask them to. When they take a photo on their camera, they will ask if you have a photo pass. If you don't, they will scan a new one for you. This makes it so that every photo taken for you in the park will be on this one little card. When you get home, you can jump onto the website printed on your card. All of the photos taken for you will be online for you to order prints of or buy the rights to. You do have to pay for these photos, but they are awesome shots! I recommend always getting a shot on your camera as well, because to buy the photos is usually $14.95 PER photo!

Buttons to Celebrate:

When you first arrive in Disneyland (or anytime during your visit) if you go to the first building on the left side (City Hall) there is usually someone standing on the steps at a podium. You can go up to this person and tell them that this is your first visit and they will give you a fun button that says, "this is my first visit." Besides these being just fun, if you wear them on your shirt or backpack, cast members will almost always recognize you, sometimes they will even let you to the front of the line just because its your first time! Also fun for a souvenir and scrapbooking! Buttons can also be picked up at the Information Desk on Carthay Cirlce in California Adventure. City Hall in Disneyland and The Info Desk also serves as the first aid station and guest services. If you have any problems whatsoever, questions, concerns, or seeking medical attention, go to one of these stations. They also have buttons for birthdays, anniversaries, just engaged, just married, or simply “I’m Celebrating!”

Pin Trading:

The pin trading in Disney is really a fun thing! At any of the gift shops (or on Ebay/ Amazon for a ton cheaper,) you can purchase pins to put on your lanyards. While the pin trading is MUCH more prevalent in Disney World, you can still do this in Disneyland. You can ask any guests that you see to trade, and they just might switch with you! However, if you ask any cast member with pins they will absolutely trade with you! Again, you have to keep your eyes out for this in Disneyland because there aren’t as many traders there.

Character Meet and Greets:

There are many characters in both parks available for meet and greets! Many of the time/place of when and where the characters will be can be found in the entertainment guide that you can pick up at the gates. However, if you ask the any of the cast members (employees of the park,) they are happy to help you. I know you asked specifically about the Frozen and The Incredibles characters. As far as I am aware, The Incredibles do not have a meet and greet; however, this could certainly change when you get there, so ask a cast member! The Incredibles do make an appearance in the “Phineas and Ferb’s Rockin Rollin Dance Party” parade in California Adventure.

As for Frozen, there is a meet and greet in Fantasyland near the carousel. The Frozen Characters are here nearly all day, and usually this attraction typically has a 2+ hour wait, so get there first thing in the morning! Anna and Elsa are there for photos/autographs. Olaf is outside on the roof telling jokes while you are waiting in line.

Favorite Rides:

*Disneyland*

Tomorrowland

Star Tours

Space Mountain

Astro Blasters (This ride usually only has a 5-10 minute wait. If its more then that, wait and come back!)

Toon Town

Gadget Go Coaster

Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy's houses are also here if you want to meet, get photos with, and autographs:)

Adventureland

Jungle Cruise

Indiana Jones Adventure

New Orleans Square

Haunted Mansion

Pirates of the Caribbean

Critter Country

Splash Mountain (Get a fast pass!!)

Frontierland

Big Thunder Mountain

Fantasyland

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Mad Tea Party Teacups

The Matterhorn

There are a lot of very low key rides here that have short lines. If you need to relax for a while, come to Fantasyland:)

You can also catch the train at any station around the park. There is a station in each land, and it takes you around the entire park. This is a nice activity if your feet hurt, you're getting tired, or just want to see a different view of Disneyland. It also takes you through some "behind the scenes" areas, but don't worry, it doesn't spoil any of the magic!:)

*California Adventure*

Hollywood Land

Mad T Party (This is a "night club" of sorts for all ages. A lot of fun! Usually starts around dusk. Live music, dancing, etc.)

Monster's Inc.

Tower of Terror

Disney’s Animation Academy- There are a lot of things to do in here! It is really laid back and so fun to explore!!!

Turtle Talk with Crush

A Bug's Land

This is mostly a land for younger kids, but its still a lot of fun!

It's Tough to Be a Bug (This is a show meant for little kids, but it was one of our favorites! I think you'd all enjoy it!)

Car's Land

Luigi's Flying Tires

Radiator Springs Racers

Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree- This looks like a little kids’ ride, but is is SO FUN!

Paradise Pier

Mickey's Fun Wheel (Ferris Wheel)

California Screamin'

Golden Zephyr

Goofy's Sky School

Toy Story Mania (AWESOME ride, but a long line. The morning or right before/after world of color is the best time to go!)

Condor Flats

Soarin (this is an awesome experience, but wait for a small wait time. Usually right before the park closes.)

Grizzly Peak

Grizzly River Run

Redwood Creek Challenge Trail

Friday, March 7, 2014

Pizza Crust Recipe

The first time I tried this recipe was Valentine's Day 2012. Hubby (before he was hubby) came to pick me up for a little Valentine's date! He took me up to his mom's house and we made homemade heart shaped pizza for dinner and then went out with some of our friends. Here is a photo of said heart shaped pizza. I know, so super random I found a photo of the pizza we made more than 2 years ago… thanks, Facebook!

Anyways, on to the recipe!! This pizza crust is quick, easy, and versatile. Tonight, I made pizza and cheesy breadsticks out of it. Thanks to mommy in law for the recipe!

For this recipe, you will need:

1 pkg dry yeast

1/4 c warm water (almost hot)

2 3/4 c flour

1 Tb sugar

1 tsp salt

1Tb olive oil

1 c lukewarm water

Pizza Sauce

Any additional toppings you want! I used sauce, caramelized onions, Italian blend cheese, cheddar cheese, Italian seasoning, and pepperoni. Yum!

To start, sprinkle room temperature yeast over 1/4 c very warm water and let stand for 10 minutes. To make sure that it really bubbles up, I like to sprinkle about 1/8 tsp. sugar over it as well. While the yeast is bubbling, process flour, salt, and sugar for about 10 seconds in the food processor. If you don't have a food processor, this can be done in a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer. If you use a hand mixer or stand mixer, just make sure everything is very well combine as it will take longer in these appliances. P.S. please bare with me as I am learning food photography ;)

Once the yeast is nice and bubbly, add that in to the food processor and process for about 10 more seconds.

Add 1 cup of water plus the tablespoon of oil. Process it all until it forms into a mass. If the machine slows down, add 1/4 c flour more and process for about 30 more seconds to knead things together. Knead the dough slightly, then flatten it into a circle on a pizza pan. I used a 12 inch round pan, and I definitely could have made 2 thinner crust pizzas with this much dough. Instead, I took a nice chunk of it and made some breadsticks!

Once you have the dough pressed into the pan, let it rise for 10-15 minutes until it about doubles in size. I usually let my dough rise in an oven that has been heated to 150 degrees and then turned off before the dough goes in. Once the dough has risen, spread with pizza sauce and toppings. Let it bake at 425 degrees on the middle rack for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!

MMMM… nice thick crust!

Check back for my cheesy breadstick recipe!:)

Thanks for checking it out!!

Lindsay

Thursday, February 27, 2014

You Are Enough

It seems that there has been a recent spike of suicides in the media. Celebrities, teens around the country, everywhere. What hits me the hardest, though, is the recent deaths in my own hometown. There have been multiple deaths since the new year at home. Some of these deaths have been accidental, but far too many have been incidents of suicide.

Suicide is such a heartbreaking thing. It is 100% preventable, yet it is still prevelant in our society. Suicide can happen for a variety of reasons, but I believe that most of these reasons are coupled with depression and/or mental illness. A huge problem is that there is some sort if stigma around mental illness. This stigma runs deep in society and is often times just wished away instead of being properly handled and treated. It is forgotten until someone is pushed to the brink and takes their life. However, the pain doesn't stop there. The pain continues on through family members and loved ones in a vicious cycle.

I think at some point in our lives, we all go through a "breaking" event. Death, depression, abuse, stress, divorce; so many things can leave us feeling broken. I've heard so many individuals that self harm say how broken they feel. That no amount of glue could make them whole again, but I know that isn't true. The Lord created us, and He can certainly fix us. It's kind of like stained glass. We see these beautiful, intricate pieces of art in buildings around the world, and they look whole and perfect and special. In reality, these works of art are just broken, melted glass that have been "fixed" by the artist. The artist took broken pieces of glass and made them into something bigger and more beautiful than they ever could have been before. He made them better than before. This is just like the Savior. He loves each and every one of us, and wants to help. He wants to give us everything. He wants us to be happy, strong, confident, peaceful, and faithful. But sometimes for that to happen, we have to break. Breaking is painful, but can be beautiful if we rely on the Savior to pick up the pieces and put us back together. The wonderful thing is that He will always leave us better than He found us.

Please know that no matter what people say or do to you that you are enough! You are beautiful, you are loved, and you are wanted! Never let anyone tell you differently! No matter how bad things are, they can always get better. If you end things, you are only preventing things from improving. You are wonderful. You are so loved.

If you are in emotional distress or thinking about suicide, please know that help is available. For confidential crisis counseling, you can always contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) andsuicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Step up, speak out.

❤️Lindsay