Our Haunted House Adventure at The Nest

First off, I have to tell you that I hadn't been to a haunted house before last night since I was 21. Let's just pretend that was recent though for my own sake... on to my story though... 

Last night the hubbs and I went to a haunted house here in the valley (The Nest) with a couple of our dear friends, Ty and Jess. We were all excited, got dressed up for our plan of evening events and when we got to The Nest, we shortly found out that we were part of the very few who decided to dress up! A bit embarrassing to say the least. Well after we got our wrist bands we went to the haunted house and had a blast! It was so scary, and our friends shortly found out the set of lungs that I have with all of the screaming that I did! Apparently the characters like it when they find someone who freaks out, so I was picked on a little to say the least. Don't get me wrong though, that's what we paid the $60 admission for! Speaking of, when did the acceptable price for a haunted house admission go up to $30 a person?! That's scary enough in my mind!

Tonight is the last night that they are open, but if you're in for a scare, I say, check it out! 

www.Frightened.com

Bread Recipe

I don't know about you, but one of my favorite smells from the oven is of homemade bread! The hubbs gave me a bread maker for Christmas a couple of years back and although I don't use it as much as I like, it really is a time saver! 

I found this recipe through Allrecipies; it has a great artisan density and it is oh so yummy!

White Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

1 C water

1 tsp salt

2 tbs vegetable oil

2 tbs sugar

2 tbs dried milk

3 C bread flour

1 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast

Directions:

Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select basic white bread cycle; press Start.

Whew, a lot of work, right? Tee-hee.

Meat Sale, Don't Miss Out!

We're a carnivorous family, so when there's a good sale on meat, we don't joke around! I just got back from my weekly shopping trip and oh my, do I love Albertsons! They're having a great deal right now on their meat - buy one get one free on most. 

To make things better, their boneless pork chops are on sale for $1.77/lb., AND if you buy the 4 packs, you get $3.00 off a buy one get one free deal. What does that mean for me? We just scored 2 packages of pork chops (about 3 lbs. total - or 8 chops if you count em that way) for $2.30! Holy guacamole, now that's what I call a good deal! 

I also bought two bee-utiful pot roasts for $13.47. You can't beat that with a stick!

The sale runs from 10/06 - 10/12, don't miss out!

Phoenix Movies in the Park

image from: www.lighthousedistrict.net

Looking for a free, fun date night activity, or something to do with the family? Here's a list of 'movies in the park' in the Phoenix area that are coming up.

Grab your picnic blankets, some snacks and have some fun!

Biltmore Fashion Park

Fridays, October 15 - December 17
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

October 15 – The Seven Year Itch
October 22 – Chinatown
October 29 – Young Frankenstein
November 5 – Bye Bye Birdie
November 12 – North by Northwest
November 19 – The Great Gatsby
November 26 – no movie
December 3 – American Graffiti
December 10 – Holiday Inn
December 17 – Scrooged

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Kiwanis Community Park

Fridays, October 15 - October 22

6:00 PM

October 15 - Monsters VS. Aliens

October 22 - How to Train your Dragon

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Steele Indian Park

Saturday, October 16 - The Wizard of Oz

6:30 PM

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Things to Do in Phoenix, October 8th - 10th

Who doesn't like to have fun without spending a ton of dough?

50th Annual Greek Festival

Hosted by: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community Center
1973 E. Maryland Ave.
Friday, October 8th - Sunday, October 10th
Hours:

Friday 5 pm - 10 pm
Saturday 11 am - 10 pm
Sunday 11 am - 8 pm

Cost: $2 per adult, kids 12 and under are free
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Arizona Taco Festival
Hosted by: Affordable Food Festivals, LLC
7125 E. Via Soleri
Saturday October 9th
Hours:
10 am - 5 pm
Cost: $10 general admission, $50 VIP, $10 tequila expo
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Cupcake Love-in

Hosted by: Hotel Valley Ho

6850 E. Main Street

Sunday, October 10th

Hours:

11 am - 3 pm

Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door, kids under 6 are free

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Old Navy Deal of the Day

I don't know about you, but I love Old Navy! They're having an online sale today only on their jackets, only $16 a piece! To add on, they have free shipping right now on any orders over $50, just use the code ONSHIP50 when you're checking out. My favorites?

Too cute!

Rosemary, Lemon and Garlic Chicken

image and recipe from: http://www.foodnetwork.com

Can I tell you how much I love chicken?! I found this recipe through one of Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals quite some time ago and fell in love with it. It's super easy too, and great served with some wild rice.

Rosemary, Lemon and Garlic Chicken

Ingredients: 

2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks

6 cloves garlic, crushed

3 Tbs fresh rosemary leaves stripped from stems

3 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil

1 lemon, zested and juiced

1 Tbs grill seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Seasoning) or corse salt and black pepper

1/2 C dry white wine or chicken broth

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 450 F

Arrange chicken in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Add garlic, rosemary, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon zest, grill seasoning or salt and pepper to the dish. Toss and coat the chicken with all of the ingredients, then place in oven. Roast 20 minutes. Add wine (or chicken broth) and lemon juice to the dish and combine pan juices. Return to oven and turn oven off. Let stand 5 minutes longer then remove chicken from the oven. Place baking dish on trivet and serve, spooning pan juices over the chicken pieces.

Enjoy!