About a year ago we received a box of frozen chicken. When I write a box, I mean a BOX...about 30 lbs worth. We were really grateful, but what do you do with a box of frozen chicken that is all frozen together?
We decided to cook it all and then refreeze it. For some reason I decided to shred it all, because, shredded chicken can go in lots of things, right? Then, because I must have been feeling lazy at the moment, or because someone had given us advice once and told us it was "so easy" I put all the chicken in the mixer to shred it. Then we weighed and measured and put it all in labeled freezer bags.
In hindsight it wasn't a bad idea, but now, I wish I had done it all by hand, because apparently we are picky shredded chicken people, and shredding it in the mixer made it shred too fine. So, no matter what I make with our frozen shredded chicken...about the only thing we can stand is when we make chicken quesadillas. Even then, it just has a weird texture and is like eating a mouthful of mush.
Shane is definitely not a picky eater, and is always really grateful for whatever I make for dinner, but I can usually pinpoint when I make something that he doesn't really like. Lately, it's pretty much been anything with the frozen shredded chicken! Lol.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Decisions...and pizza
I was glancing at my blog over the past month or so and I made a decision. I like having an eclectic mix of topics. I like writing about my family, and spiritual experiences, but I also like writing about recipes that I've used, or we've recently decided we liked, or things that really, just didn't work out. I also like writing about my journey in the homeopathic world of things, because I have conditions and health issues that modern medicine can't really fix, so it's intriguing to see if other things will.
Today, what's on my mind was what I need to buy at Costco. I know, deep stuff. This brought to mind our current liking for pita bread. Not pita pockets. Pita bread. It's own little world of carb deliciousness, which actually has a lot of yummy uses. Our family's favorite...personal pizzas. We used to buy the frozen personal pizza's when they would go on sale, but since we've started doing this...I don't think there will be any going back. It's easy, they taste so much better, you know exactly what you are putting on your pizza, and it's cheaper. Did I mention it's delicious?
Friday, January 17, 2014
Reasons
So, this post is meant to be kinda funny, so don't take offense or be too serious when you read it. There, you have been warned.
The other day we went out for lunch. We went to help welcome home our nephew who had been gone on a mission for two years, and afterward we all went to lunch "Dutch." Probably for ease of time, they had told us beforehand that we would be eating at a buffet.
Shane groaned about this for two days, and I couldn't blame him, because eating at buffets is about our least favorite thing to do.
Shane's family love buffets.
I can see the positives...it's easy to feed a lot of people in a short amount of time.
However, when people try to tell me it's "cheaper" I just laugh. Cheaper for who? To eat lunch at a buffet (unless you're going to a really cheap one, or maybe a Chinese buffet) where we live it costs about $9.50 per adult for lunch, and then for Hazel it was $7.50. We had saved for this adventure, and spent $40 to eat at a buffet. Since Hazel's food choices equaled about every flavor of jello they had at the salad bar, and a couple of rolls and some fruit... well, I think you can see the point.
Typically when we eat out, if we are going to a nicer restaurant and have all the kids with us, we have the kids share an adult meal. It's more than plenty for them, and we all leave plenty full and satisfied, and we spend less than $40!
I also hate the feeling that I have to eat enough food to justify the cost. At a regular restaurant, I can take the extra food home and eat it for another meal. At a buffet...you can't, for obvious reasons.
It doesn't help that we are always thinking in our mind that for the same amount of money we could have eaten at our new favorite Chinese restaurant down the street that has amazingly delicious food, or we could have eaten at MADDOX, which is always delicious, or basically any restaurant besides a buffet.
I enjoyed being there, but really, we ended up in our own corner away from everyone else, so it didn't feel like we were eating with anyone but our own family anyway. Still, at the end of it all, our nephew did come over and talk with us for a few minutes, so, that made it all worth it. :)
The other day we went out for lunch. We went to help welcome home our nephew who had been gone on a mission for two years, and afterward we all went to lunch "Dutch." Probably for ease of time, they had told us beforehand that we would be eating at a buffet.
Shane groaned about this for two days, and I couldn't blame him, because eating at buffets is about our least favorite thing to do.
Shane's family love buffets.
I can see the positives...it's easy to feed a lot of people in a short amount of time.
However, when people try to tell me it's "cheaper" I just laugh. Cheaper for who? To eat lunch at a buffet (unless you're going to a really cheap one, or maybe a Chinese buffet) where we live it costs about $9.50 per adult for lunch, and then for Hazel it was $7.50. We had saved for this adventure, and spent $40 to eat at a buffet. Since Hazel's food choices equaled about every flavor of jello they had at the salad bar, and a couple of rolls and some fruit... well, I think you can see the point.
Typically when we eat out, if we are going to a nicer restaurant and have all the kids with us, we have the kids share an adult meal. It's more than plenty for them, and we all leave plenty full and satisfied, and we spend less than $40!
I also hate the feeling that I have to eat enough food to justify the cost. At a regular restaurant, I can take the extra food home and eat it for another meal. At a buffet...you can't, for obvious reasons.
It doesn't help that we are always thinking in our mind that for the same amount of money we could have eaten at our new favorite Chinese restaurant down the street that has amazingly delicious food, or we could have eaten at MADDOX, which is always delicious, or basically any restaurant besides a buffet.
I enjoyed being there, but really, we ended up in our own corner away from everyone else, so it didn't feel like we were eating with anyone but our own family anyway. Still, at the end of it all, our nephew did come over and talk with us for a few minutes, so, that made it all worth it. :)
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