NCircle Entertainment, Hit Entertainment & Fisher Price – Mike the Knight DVD, Activity Book & Toy Set Review and Giveaway
This has probably one of my kids' favorite reviews to date! NCircle Entertainment and Hit Entertainment are announcing the release the DVD launch of their popular medieval, CG-animated Nick Jr. series, Mike the Knight™. I had never seen Mike the Knight so this was also a treat for this mom. My kiddos have watched the “Mike the Knight: Knight in Training,” DVD at least 5 times within 48 hours of opening it. In addition to this great little DVD, we also received a pretty sweet Mike the Knight activity book, and a Fisher-Price Mike the Knight Sword and Shield. (The shield and sword has elicited several fights between my son and daughter.)
"Featuring five fun-and-learning-filled adventures, "Mike the Knight: Knight in Training" finds Mike on missions to serve and protect the Kingdom of Glendragon. Whether it's locating the perfect birthday surprise for his sister Evie, or helping others find their way back home, every day is an adventure with Mike and his friends! The all-new Glendragon Matching Game, as well as Meet Mike’s Friends! Music Videos and a karaoke version of the theme song are also included. ~ NCircle Entertainment
What I absolutely loved about this little package is that my daughter immediately fell in love with it. Even though I had given the toys to my son, she thought they were the best thing ever. I'm all for gender-neutral toys and shows, and while this I think is slightly geared more toward boys, it didn't phase her in the slightest. She wanted to be a knight, and fight dragons, and live in a castle. I love anything that expands her imagination and introduces her to new concepts of play and pretend. Both of my kids chased after the dog with the sword, and they even played together - one using the shield and one using the sword.
Disney’s PLANES – Father’s Day E-Card & Activity Sheet
I LOVE it when the freebies for the kids come in from Disney! Makes entertaining the little munchkins during the day that much easier. And, since Father's Day is coming up quickly, Disney has a pretty sweet E-Card available for your kids to give to dad. (Don't worry. We're last minute nellies too and have nothing planned. Ooops.)
Disney's PLANES comes to theaters August 9th!
June: Famer’s Market Challenge – Lemon Squares
Until yesterday, I had only ever made lemon squares from a boxed mix. They're one of those desserts that I LOVE, but can only handle the indulgence once or twice a year at most. Since I'm the only one who really likes them, I get to eat the entire batch all by my lonesome. Well, I just happened to have half dozen lemons in my fridge and had no idea what to do with them. (A story for another time.) So I started Googling around to see if it was possible to make lemon bars from scratch using real lemons. And look at that. It is! I grabbed this recipe from AllRecipes.com. Just a quick note, the crust does seem a little thick, but if you allow them to cool for a good 12 hours everything balances out.
Ingredients:
- 2 Sticks - Softened Butter
- 2 Cups - Sugar (Separated into 1.5 and .5 cups)
- 2 1/4 Cups - All Purpose Flour (Separated into 2 and 1/4 cups)
- 2 - Lemons (Juiced) = Approximately 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
- 4 - Large Eggs
Process:
June: Farmer’s Market Challenge – Fried Pork Loin and Sauteed Veggie Fajita
During the weekend my husband decided to cook up this MASSIVE pork tenderloin (with a meat tenderizer and garlic powder rub) we had taking up prized space in our freezer. We had at least half of it left over, and I had no idea what to do with it. I don't repurpose leftovers.... ever. In my mind, the point of leftovers is so you don't have to do anything except nuke them and serve. There wasn't really anything helpful online for ideas except throw the leftovers into a pork fried rice. Sigh. So, I decided to start playing around in the kitchen. The goal was to create something new from something already made without drying it out. Pork is sensitive that way. What resulted? A fried pork loin and sauteed veggie fajita which is perfect for this month's Blogger Recipe Challenge - Farmer's Market. My step-daughter described them as being, "Better than Taco Bell", and my husband RAVED about them telling me that he has tried several tacos/fajitas from food trucks in downtown DC and mine kicked their asses. "I would definitely pay money for these." *Squeee!* (Well, technically you did dear, but that's beside the point.)
Ingredients (Makes Approx. 6-8):
- 6 to 8 - Tortillas
- 1 to 1.5lbs - Cooked Pork Loin
- 1 - Zucchini
- 8oz - White Button Mushrooms
- 1 - Yellow Pepper
- 1 to 2 - Avocados
- 1 - Small Yellow Onion
- Taco Cheese
- Sour Cream
- 1 Can - Rotel
- 2 Cups - Chicken Broth
- Garlic Powder To Taste
- 1/8 Cup - Hot Sauce
- 4 - Garlic Cloves (Sliced in half lengthwise)
- 2 to 4 TBSP - Salted Butter
- Flour for coating pork strips
- Olive Oil for Sauteeing Veggies
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
Process:
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