Sicilian Chicken

I am going to change gears a little tonight. I am always on the lookout for frugal and quick meals. I bought this packet of sauce several months back. It is McCormick Sicilian Chicken Sauce. I had all of the ingredients listed except for the bell pepper. I used rice instead of pasta. Also, I diced the chicken up after it browned. It seems to cook faster that way. This is the recipe from the back of the sauce packet.

1 package of McCormick Sicilian Chicken Sauce

2 T olive oil

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast

2 cups sliced mushrooms

1 bell pepper, cut into thin strips

1 onion, cut into thin strips

Heat oil in a skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once. Remove from skillet.

Stir vegetables into skillet; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender.

Stir in sauce. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes or until heated through. Serve with cooked pasta, if desired.

I paired this with some Garlic Roasted broccoli. It was all done within 30 minutes 

Frank Castle is Back

Marvel released yesterday that Jon Bernthal is being cast to play Frank Castle (Punisher) in Season 2 of Daredevil released on Netflix. It is slated to be released in 2016. For those like myself, who didn't recognize the name he played Shane in the Walking Dead. Punisher's character is a little crazy. Shane's character was also crazy. So, should be a good fit. Looking forward to seeing Season 2. We started a little slow watching Season 1 but about half way through it, we zipped right through the last of it. 

Marvel hasn't released whether Punisher will be a friend or not to Daredevil. I would like to see them cross each other as Daredevil/Punisher but Matt and Frank be friends. That would be an interesting turn of events. We shall see!

Nerdy quote of the Day

We're all a Geek about Something!

All of us geek out about something. Some of us many things, some of us not so many. My biggest geekdom is Wonder Woman, Winnie the Pooh, Star Wars, Star Trek and Game of Thrones. It is also great when you can share this with your other half. I have to say that is one of the greatest things that DeWayne and I share. Two years ago, DeWayne and I went to our first sci fi/Comic Convention. It is actually located about 2 miles from us. It is The Geek Gathering. 

31 Days of Social Issues - Hunger in The Unites States

It has been a couple of days since I have posted. I have gone back to work and I will use the next four days to get caught up.

This is the Second day of 31 Social Issues and I will be blogging about Hunger within The United States. Since the US is considered one of the richest countries in the world, the previous statement is so ludicrous to me. We produce more than enough food in the US to feed our hungry. But, I believe our government is more concerned with feeding the poor and hungry of other nations. We have a real need in our own country. We need to take care of our own before we hand our provisions out to other countries.

31 Days of Social Issues

In an earlier post, I said that I was a die hard conservative and that is very true. But, I do have a tender heart towards social issues. So, I have decided to devote 31 days to a different social issue each day.

DAY ONE -WORLD HUNGER

With my conservative viewpoints, most people would believe that I was against every social injustice in their world.  Not, always the case.

In this day and age, there should never be a reason for world hunger. One definition of world hunger is the want and scarcity of food in a country. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that over 870 million people of the 7.1 billion people in the world, or one in eight were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 210-2012.

Children are the largest number of victims of undernutrition. Due to their undernurtition, childen suffer over 160 days of illnesses. Undernutrition is responsible for at least over 5 million deaths a year within the world.

Homeless in Alabama

Homelessness is something none of us like to talk about. It makes most of us very uncomfortable. Wikipedia defines Homelessness as a person without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless, for whatever particular reason are unable to maintain a secure and safe dwelling.

The total Homeless population for the State of Alabama is over 4,600 people including over 500 Veterans. No one deserves to be homeless especially not someone who put their life in danger to defend our nation. In the Shoals Area, including Franklin, Lauderdale and Colbert County there are over 200 children. In my opinion, that is a travesty and an embarrassment.