Friday Food ~ Pork Egg Rolls

Who loves egg rolls?? My husband occasionally comes home to find me making eggs rolls, one of his favorite! It's always a special treat since they take a bit of time and after a full day at work and 2 small boys, quicker dinners is normally what I make.

 

Pork Egg Rolls

 

What you need:

• 1 lb ground pork
• 1/2 cup salad shrimp, chopped
• oil for frying
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1-1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
• 3 cloves garlic
• 5-6 TBS soy sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 pkg egg roll wrappers
• sweet and sour sauce (for dipping)

How to:

1. Cook pork until done and set aside.
2. Fry cabbage for a few minutes in the oil.
3. Add the shrimp, bean sprouts, garlic, soy sauce and sugar. Fry for a few minutes longer.
4. Add cooked pork and cook for a few additional minutes.
5. Remove from heat and but 1/3 cup pork mixture in each wrapper. Fold both sides in a roll up. When you get to the tip, moisten wrap corner before completely rolling closed.
6. Fry egg rolls in 1" of oil until each side is golden brown.

There you have it! Do you have other egg rolls you like to make? We'd love to hear about them!

Feel free to email us at kikilovecreate@gmail.com if you would like to submit a recipe or would like to see something in particular!

Until next recipe....

Friday Food ~ Saute Chicken and Vegetables

A friend and I trade off having dinners at each others houses. We even have soup wars during the winter. You can find my winning soup in one of my previous posts here. But I have to give him a lot of credit, he is an amazing cook and I come home with a recipe or two every time we get together. This weeks recipe came from him and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Chicken Saute with Vegetables

What you need:

• 1-2 lbs chicken breast
• 1 cup flour, seasoned with salt, pepper and other spices of your choosing
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 lb zucchini, cubed
• medium onion, sliced
• 1 container cherry tomatoes
• 1 can mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cups chicken broth
• basil
• lemon juice
• rice

How to:

1. Cut chicken into bite sized chunks and coat with flour mixure.
2. Saute chicken, onion and mushrooms in oil until chicken is golden brown. 
3. Add chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add zucchini and tomatoes and cook until zucchini is tender.
5. Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste. 
6. Sever over rice.

I have two people I consider excellent cooks! One being my lovely grandmother. The other being the friend I talked about earlier in the post, Marvin. I'll be sharing recipes from both, all them them slightly tweaked for my family's preference!

Do you have food wars?? If so, we'd love to hear some of your winning recipes! 

Until next recipe...

Friday Food ~ Italian Wedding Meatball Soup

Wisconsin weather is weird! One day we're 60 degree, then next in single digits! And during these cold weather months, soup is an all time favortie!

One of our favorites is Italian Wedding soup, and I have two seperate recipes. This one is the white version, over the next few weeks I'll bring you the red version but for now, I hope you enjoy this one!

Italian Wedding Meatball Soup

 

 

What you need for MEATBALLS:

• 1 lb gournd beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• pinch of parsley
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp garlic
• 1/2 tsp peper
• 1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
• 1/2 grated parmesan cheese

 What you need for SOUP:

• 3 individual containers of Knorr Homestyle Chicken Stock
• 1 lb spinach, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• Shredded parmesan cheese

 

How to:

1. Boil water according to Knorr Homestyle Chicken Stock directions
2. When boiling, add concentrated stock containers
3. In the meantime, combine meatball ingredience without over mixing
4. Add meatballs to soup
5. Simmer 30-45 minutes
6. Add spinach and cook for an additional 10 minutes
7. Slowly add beaten egg while stirring, cook for additonal 10 minutes
8. Spinkle with shredded parmesan cheese

 

 

Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

Until nect recipe...



 



Lovey's for Little Ones Winners

As my co-auther and I found out, it was harder than we expected to pick a winners for each lovey. But we found some pretty great children for them to go to! I really wish we could make enough for all of the wonderful children that were nominated! And for those of you who did nominate a child, thank you. Thank you for caring so much for those children to take time out to do so.

Every child deserves a little extra love from time to time and I really hope we have inspired our readers to do the same.... whether it be to give an extra hug to the child in there life or something much bigger!

And if you didn't get choosen for this round of 'Loveys for Little Ones,' don't be upset!! We plan on doing this a few times a year!!

So let's take a vote! What type of lovey should we give out next??

1. A puppy
2. An owl
3. A hippo

Leave us a comment, most votes will make it happen!

Happily giving....

Free Heart Crochet Pattern

I have been crocheting on and off for a little over 24 years of my life, However it wasn't till 2012 that I started designing my own patterns. I have decided to share my first free crochet pattern on the KiKi Love Creations Blog Page in celebration of Valentines Day and I think this heart could be used in many different types of craft projects.

This heart is just 1 of 5 in my newest pattern pack I chose to share this one because it was Crystal's favorite out of the 5. I took all my hearts from creating the patterns and made a sweet little valentine's day banner for the house. If you follow me from over on my other blog Smalltown Dreamz you will see that I use a lot of Red Heart Yarn especially when I am working on my amigurumi patterns. I find that red heart is great for durability when its being used as a young ones toy. I have noticed that the Red Heart Super Saver has a new formula or something because it is considerably softer than it was years ago. This is a huge bonus for me because I can still use the yarn I like without having to worry about my little one not wanting to wear or touch it because of its harsh textures. Thank you Red Heart!!!

Valentine’s Day Heart

Crochet Pattern

Created by: Stephanie Jennings

Material Used: Red Heart Red Medium (Pink, White, Purple) Abbreviations: SC – Single Crochet HDC – Half Double Crochet SL ST – Slip Stitch DC – Double Crochet TRB – Treble Crochet DBTRB – Double Treble Crochet

Crochet Hook Sizes: F or G Gauge is not important as long you remain consistent. Special Notes: *SL ST in red do not count as part of the stitch count *(TRB, DC) –All Stitches in a parenthesis will go into one stitch. *When starting the next round start in the stitch next to the last SL ST for those that apply.

Heart 1

Start - Magic Loop

Round 1 - SC 10 into Magic Loop, SL ST (pull magic Loop tight) (10)
Round 2 – 2 SC in each stitch, SL ST (20)
Round 3 - HDC in first 2 stitches, skip next stitch, (HDC, DC, HDC) in next stitch, Skip the next stitch,
HDC 5, 2 DC, 2 TRB, 2 DC, SL ST, 2 DC, 2 TRB, 2 DC, HDC in next3 stitches, SL ST (26)


That’s it. You are all done. I hope you enjoy!!


***This pattern, in part or in whole, is not to be copied, sold, auctioned, or redistributed. These images, in part or in whole, are not to be copied, sold, auctioned, or redistributed. You are allowed to make a copy of the pattern for your OWN personal use. You are also free to sell your finished product, however you will need to provide your own images and give credit to Stephanie Jennings or Smalltown Dreamz as the designer of the pattern ALSO please link back to THIS POST so that others can get the free pattern too.***

This pattern has been tested but if you believe there may be a mistake, please contact me. I also offer assistance if you need it, feel free to contact me at smalltowndreamz@gmail.com


As always we love to see what you make with the tutorials that we share on this site. If you use this pattern please share with us we would love to see!! Also remember if you would like to purchase this pattern and get the other 4 heart patterns you can find them in my online pattern shops. Ravelry and Craftsy the sale prices is $2.70 for the pack.

Happy crafting,

Kiki Love's Loveys for Little Ones

There's something wonderful about children... well many things really! But I absolutely love how happy they can get by the smallest things! I think us adults forget to take a step back and appreciate the small things in life. Life is so fast paced and so much is expected of us, its very hard to even think of small joys.

Take a moment here.... whats the first thing you think about if I were to ask you about your day....
I'll wait.....

Ok, now tell me, was that memory good or bad? I tend to think about the bad... rough day at work, car wouldn't start, dinner burned... Then I ask my oldest child what his memory of the day is, and its always exciting! He built something amazing with his legos, he read a good book, he got to eat a huge chocolate chip cookie....

You get the idea!

As adults, it's hard to change our thinking, our habits. We've had years of being like this. Our children, and I say that meaning any child in your life whether your a parent, relative or friend of the family, our children deserve so much happiness!! And that's where Kiki Love Creations comes in!

Does your child ever get a letter in the mail? It makes their day!! And we'd like to send out some care packages! Below you will find a picture of 2 loveys! We want both to go to deserving children!

Dino and Teddy Bear Lovey
Patterns by One and Two Company

And we'd like YOU to nominate those children!

RULES:

To nominate a child, please email us at kikilovecreate@gmail.com 
Please put the name of the lovey as the subject of the email 
Nominations will no longer be accepted after February 3, 2013

Please include first name and age of child, along with a brief explanation of why the child should get the Lovey.

(DO NOT include any mailing information. That information will be asked for when the child is picked!)

1. ANY child under 13 years of age can be nominated within the continental US. Nominations may be made outside of the continental US but original emailer must pay entire shipping.
2. If multiple loveys are being given away on a single post, you can only submit the same child for one lovey. You may submit up to two different children.
3. We will hand choose the recipient(s) will be chosen within one week after ending. We will then contact the original emailer asking for further information on where the Loveys should be sent. Loveys will be addressed to the child.
4. The original emailer will have 72 hours to reply to us with the appropriate information or another child will be selected. Same rules will apply.
5. An unborn child may be nominated if the mother is 20 weeks for further along.
6. All loveys are not for resale.

Loveys are made in a smoke-free, cat-free home. By submitting to us, you are also giving us permission to use what you write about as to why the child should be chosen for later posts. No identifying information will be given out.

And if you don't get an email from us, don't worry! There will be plenty more 'Loveys for Little Ones' in Kiki Love's future!

Happily giving...