Week 9, Day 3

Orange Chicken Stir Fry:

• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1 lb. chicken breast strips
• 1 bag (1 lb.) frozen broccoli, carrots, and water chestnuts thawed and drained (just use whatever veggies you like in your stir fry)
• Chopped green onions, if desired

1. Cook rice as directed on package
2. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix OJ concentrate, soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic powder until smooth
3. Heat 10 inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken; cook 5-8 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center
4. Stir in juice concentrate mixture and vegetables. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally until vegetables are crisp-tender. Serve over rice.

Tonight's dinner was good! This recipe was really easy to follow, and turned out well. It was a great night with friends and food! A bunch of people from my church came over as well as two new members of our church community. There was some Apples to Apples (you should find and play this game if you haven't already) and some chocolate chip cookies for dessert!

First of all, now that I've been making dinner every night, I realize how many dishes that means I will need to clean after. Second, I have no clue how some mothers work AND cook every night. Props to you guys! Third, cooking really is like a science, but I'm loving it!

Also, something really cool happened last night. After dinner, we all moved to the living room and went through some prayer requests. A girl from my youth group was there and had injured her foot so we laid hands on her foot and prayed. And guess what....She was healed! Praise God! That was the first time that I've ever witnessed physical healing. God is so good, and He cares about us so deeply! It was truly a night to remember.