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Everybody nowadays search for quick and easy recipes as we live in a world where time is money. Here below you will find some easy chicken recipe which I am glad to share with you all.

Broccoli Peanut Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup of peanuts
1 cup of steamed broccoli
1 cup of uncooked regular long grain rice
1 medium onion diced
1.5 cup of cooked rice
1.5 cup of boiling water
2 cups of broccoli pieces
2 teaspoons of ground ginger
3 chicken bouillon cubes
3 chicken breasts

Broccoli Peanut Chicken Instructions:

Heat your oven to 375 degrees. Add chicken, onion and 1 cube of chicken bouillon cubes (crushed) in a microwave cooking plate. Put them into the microwave and do not forget to cover the plate then stir it once. Then add ginger, boiling water, mushrooms, remaining cubes (crushed) and uncooked rice into the same cooking plate.

Let it cook in oven for about 30 minutes. Add broccoli and mix them, please check if rice is covered with water. Cook for another 10 minutes then cook it in peanuts, steamed broccoli and cooked rice.

Serve 6 people.

Lemon Grilled Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon basil (dried)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper (coarsely ground)
1tablespoon sugar
3 pounds chicken (cut in quarters)

Lemon Grilled Chicken Instructions:

Mix Into a small saucepan sugar, lemon juice m bay leaf, olive oil, basil, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Put the saucepan over a low heat and let it cook, a stir for about 2 to 3 minutes. Let it cool down to room temperature.

In a single layer, place the chicken (skin down). Try to put them in a 13 by 9 inch cooking dish. Over the chicken, put the lemon-juice. Then let it to room temperature for about 2 to 3 hours. Grill the chicken for about 7 minutes until it becomes a brownish color. You could achieve it by placing the chicken skin-side down on a grill with 4 to 6 inches above the heat.

Brushes with marinade then turn skin side up and let it grill for an additional 7 minutes. Return it and brush it with marinade. Let the white meat grill for an additional of 10 minutes, dark met 15 to 20 minutes, brushing them with marinade and turn them.

Serves: 4 people

These two recipes are my favorites. I take great pleasure in preparing it. Those two dishes are well known in medium range restaurants. So, no need for you to go to restaurants spending more money if you can prepare it by yourself.bon appetite and have a nice meal.

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Auto Parts, is a collective term that is used to describe the components of an automobile. These parts, can either be supplied by the original equipment manufacturer of a particular vehicle, or an entirely independent engineering firm that specializes in the manufacture of mechanical parts for various makes and models of autos.

Motor vehicles are so affordable these days that most auto owners trade their vehicles every two or maybe three years. The upside of this practice is that commuters have a modern, reliable mode of transport, they keep abreast of the latest technology and their vehicles seldom, if ever, require spare parts.

Auto parts are quite expensive, particularly genuine OEM parts, and there are other costs to consider such as, workshop charges as well as alternative transport costs while the auto is being repaired. Even if the repair work is be performed by the auto's owner, there is still the cost of time and inconvenience that must be considered.

The advantages of having replacement auto parts fitted by a mechanic at a workshop, apart from the fact that you, the auto owner, won't get dirty hands, is that the work is done by a professional, is fully guaranteed and your time can be spent more productively. The only disadvantage being the cost of auto parts, particularly if your repairer uses genuine OEM parts, then you will be paying top dollar for the parts.

Auto owners that are fortunate enough to have a degree of mechanical knowledge and a workshop equipped with the necessary tools to carry out repair work, can save quite a deal of money by purchasing auto parts at the many discount outlets that are available. Apart from auto accessory warehouses, there are other outlets to be found on the Internet such as the many private distributors to be found on Ebay.

There are also many wrecking yards that carry a huge range of second hand auto parts that are favorably priced. Some of these parts are near new, having been gleaned from auto wrecks involving late model autos. If you are a DIY enthusiast, then wrecking yards are the places to look for your replacement auto parts.

There are two trains of thoughtbeing presented here.

People that have little mechanical knowledge, or those, whose interests lie in other areas will, naturally, tend to replace their auto regularly in order to have a reliable means of transport, as well as be able to keep up with modern trends. These people will substantially reduce the risk of time consuming breakdowns, loss of income and the added expense of costly repairs.

On the other hand, those people who have the expertise and the facilities to carry out their own repair work at home, can maintain there current model auto for years to come which, will still possess the reliability of the latest model.

People of today are fortunate that auto parts are available.

In past days, when one's auto broke down the availability of auto parts was limited, it was a case of manufacturing an alternative part or walking away from the vehicle.

In these times, the ultimate cost of parts and repairs, in the case of a breakdown, is minute compared to the spiraling costs of new vehicles.

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How would you like to have a closer relationship with your teen again?

Your ability to communicate effectively with your teen is one of the most precious skills you can develop to achieve this goal.

When we think of communication, we tend to think only of the way we can express ourselves. This is certainly important, but listening is the single most crucial of all communication skills.

As a mother of two teenage boys I know that it isn't always easy to communicate well with your teen.

It's particularly frustrating when they aren't talking to you. However, when I started applying these techniques to our lives, I found that we started getting along better almost immediately. There was less arguing between us, and our relationship became stronger.

1. Make Your Teen Your Focus

Give your teen your full attention. I know that this is a toughie, because we tend to be so busy. It seems like we are always multi-tasking. However, it is important in clear communicating that you make a point of stopping what you are doing and really listen to your teen (rather than just hearing them).

When you give your teen your undivided attention they will know that you care, because you took the time to listen, and it will increase the chances that they will listen to you.

2. Get the Details

Hear what your teen is really saying! Teens tend to give terse answers to questions, leaving out details that may be important. It's up to you to be able to get them to open up and draw them into a conversation.

Here is an example:

Teen: "I hate my teacher!"

Parent: "Oh, you don't really mean that!"

Teen: "Yes, I do, I double hate him!"

Parent: "Well, I don't want to hear that kind of talk. I am sure you don't really hate him!"

Teen: "Yes, I do so, I hate all teachers!"

Parent: "Do you think hating your teachers is going to get you a good mark?"

And on and on the arguing goes....

Heres an alternative:

Teen: "I hate my teacher!"

Parent: "Wow, you don't normally hate anybody. What did he do to get you talking like that?"

Teen: "A couple of kids didn't have their homework finished again today, so he decided to punish all of us by giving us a math test tomorrow!"

Parent: "That doesn't sound very fair!"

Teen: "No, it isn't fair at all. I wanted to go over to Rachel's tonight to hang out and listen to music. Instead I have to study for that stupid test. I am so mad at my teacher! He ruins everything!"

Parent: just listening.......

This teen was able to express herself and felt validated by her parent.

You will notice that the parent didn't argue about the feelings the teen had. You don't have to agree with your teens feelings; just acknowledge them. There is no such thing as a wrong feeling. We cant help what our teens may feel, however, we should set limits on behaviors that dont satisfy what we consider appropriate behavior.

Expressing one's feelings is a healthy thing; although negative expressions of ones feelings should be avoided; like screaming or name calling. A good way to avoid this is using time outs - wait and continue the conversation when everybody has calmed down.

3. Open-Ended Questions

Questions can be crucial to communicating with your teen. Ask them questions that they can't just answer with a yes or a no.

For example in the above scenario the parent could ask the teen, "What could you do to help your teacher change his mind about the test?" Teen: "I am not sure - this guy is so stubborn!" Parent: "If you talked to him and came up with better ways for him to deal with the kids that aren't doing their homework?" Teen: "Mmhhh, maybe I could give it a try....?"

4. Criticize Behaviors, Not Your Teen

Now, let's move from the listening to the talking part of communication. When you want to see a change in your teen's behavior, use the "when you...I feel...because...I need ... sentence. Using this wording (known as I message) doesn't attack your teen's personality; it merely talks about their action and that you'd like it changed and why.

Here is a scenario you might relate to: The chores haven't been done and your teen went out instead. This example shows not the best way of communicating by attacking them as a person and making statements you may not stick to anyways.

Parent: "You didn't do your chores! You are such a lazy slob! You never do your chores and I always have to do them for you. Next time you don't do them I am going to ground you for a week! Teen: feeling pretty lousy...

Now here is an example with using the: when you...I feel...because...I need technique:

Parent: "When you didn't do your chores before going out, I felt really mad. We had an agreement about chores being done before going out and I need you to do your part of the chores or I am stuck doing them for you. Teen: thinking I guess that makes sense.

Remember when you start a sentence with You are such and such, you arent communicating. You are criticizing!

5. Let the Consequence Fit the Action

A fairly big problem that parents run into is looking for suitable punishment for broken rules. However, the penalty applied usually isn't related to the teens action. As parents, we need to show our teens that each choice they make has consequences.

Parents tend to punish their teens by taking away something the adolescent enjoys; for example, no TV for a week. Take the above example of the unwashed laundry. It would be more beneficial to the development of your teen if you base the penalty on a natural connection between his action and the punishment. A good way of showing the consequences to his action in this instance would be having your teen do your chores as well as his next time, since you had to do his this time. When following this step you are practicing "silent communication" with your teen. Letting your teen experience the natural consequence of his actions speaks louder than any words ever would! It illustrates to them that they will be held accountable for what they do.

As they grow teens tend to get more privileges from parents. It is important for them to realize that with the extra freedom there is more responsibility that goes along with it.

6. Using Descriptive Praise

We all praise our teen sometimes. We tell them "You are a smart kid" or "You are a good piano player" etc. We mean well, but unfortunately this kind of praise doesn't get the desired effect of making your teen feel good about himself. Why is that? It is because what we are doing is evaluating their actions. With this type of praise, we arent giving evidence to support our claims, and this makes the praise fall flat, and seem empty and unconvincing.

We need to describe in detail what they are doing and as your teen recognizes the truth in your words they can then evaluate his actions and credit themselves.

Here is an example (evaluating praise):

Teen: "Hey Ma, I got a 90 on my geometry test!"

Parent: "Fantastic! You are a genius!"

Teen: thinking - "I wish. I only got it 'cause Paul helped me study. He is the genius."

Descriptive praise:

Teen: "Hey Ma, I got a 90 on my geometry test!"

Parent: "You must be so pleased. You did a lot of studying for that test!"

Teen: thinking - "I can really do geometry when I work at it!"

Describing your teen's action rather then evaluating them with an easy "good" or "great" or labeling like "slow learner" or "scatterbrain" isn't easy to do at first, because we are all unaccustomed to doing it. However, once you get into the habit of looking carefully at your teen's action and putting it into words what you see, you will do it more and more easily and with growing pleasure.

Adolescents need the kind of emotional nourishment that will help them become independent, creative thinkers and doers, so they aren't looking to others for approval all the time. With this sort of praise, teens will trust themselves and they wont need everybody else's opinion to tell them how they are doing.

Another challenging problem is when and how we criticize our teens. Instead of pointing out what's wrong with your teens actions, try describing what is right and then what still needs doing.

Example: Teen hasn't done his laundry yet.

Parent: "How is the laundry coming?

Teen: "I am working on it."

Parent: "I see that you picked up your clothes in your room and in the family room and put it in the hamper. You are half way there."

This parent talks with encouragement, acknowledging what has been done so far rather then pointing out what hasn't been done yet.

"Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes in it to drain it dry."

- Alvin Price

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For more helpful information and examples on good communication with your child I highly recommend the book by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish called: How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen So They Will Talk, Publisher: Harper, ISBN:0380811960.

Also, in the Fall 2005 a new teen version of the book is scheduled to be published - How to Talk so Teens Will Listen ISBN: 0060741252. Keep your eye out for it!

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