Frugal In Florida

The very first time I made this dish, we were in the beginning stages of a Pantry Challenge and I was so thankful that my freezers were stocked with some pretty yummy stuff that allowed me to make this for dinner! Granted, now we eat a little different with purpose to avoid certain things, such as soy, etc. so I've put in parenthesis what we do now ... Here's what you need: 3 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bitesize pieces (Chicken thighs are WAY better) 1/2 cup soy sauce (coconut aminos) 3 tbs sugar (I cut this in half now, just 1 1/2 tbs) 1/2 cup chicken broth 2 tsp corn starch (or arrow root) 1 onion roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic finely minced 8 cups of wonderful frozen stirfry veggies from the freezer (carrots, broccoli, shrooms, water chestnuts, green beans, etc.) Sesame oil Canola oil (avocado oil) Mix 1/2 cup soy (coconut aminos) with 3 tbs (1 1/2 tbs) sugar in small bowl. Will make it thick. Mix 1/4 cup broth with 2 tsp cornstarch (ar...

AND ... entering Week 21 of Hubby's unemployment adventures ... Last week, I skipped doing a 'real' menu plan to allow Hubby to utilize his creativity skills ... and he did pretty well ... we did go out to eat with Princess on Tuesday and then Saturday we ordered pizza after we got home from boating all day ... but otherwise, he did pretty good! I spent about $95 or so at the store this past week ... half of the stuff was not 100% necessary, whereas the $3.75 TP and dish soap were ... I do see a Costco trip in the very near future, but thankfully, didn't go on Sunday :-) Hubby is traveling this week, leaves on Tuesday morning and comes home NEXT Wednesday (going to visit his dad, hopefully help move some more stuff to the new house) ... so I can make whatever I want and enjoy it! Woohoo!  I did tell a few girlfriends that we would do a girls night at the house on Friday and hope to be able to use what we have on hand ... I think it will be just fine. I also want...