Things found under my couch pt.1

The pink sphere is a golf ball he peeled last week. To prove he is the smartest dog in the world, he left the coating in one piece for me to find later and marvel at.

Behind him is the faceless bunny and the remains of daffy duck.

An invitation...of death

I'm not a picky eater...really I'll eat anything...especially entire bags of Nacho Cheese Doritos. Looks like me and Colbert have more in common everyday...

Growing up, my mother would tell us horror stories of when grandma would cook a certain meal that contained...Liver and Onions. She proclaimed right then and there that she would never bestow that kind of pain on her own children. Turns out my mom is good at keeping promises and I made it all through childhood Liver and Onion free.

Time passed, however, and things changed. I unsuspectingly married Josh, who had been programmed from an early age that a meal of Liver and Onions cooked in a vat of bacon grease was a sign that God loves us all. He was so brainwashed he even purchased Liver in a plastic container and attempted to cook it for me to change my mind.

Yes, I survived. But I am very bitter about that fact.

In need of bedding

I can't wait until I own a house and I feel justified in spending money on housewares. I also can't wait to paint my walls a color other than hospital white. So much to look forward to...including picking out new bedding. I can't decide on which pattern/look I like so I'm throwing all of them here for future reference.

What I think about at 8 AM

Is it just me or does chicken taste like cardboard most of the time? Especially the packaged bonelessskinlesstasteless chicken breasts? I have tried all of the "secrets" to producing flavorful juicy chicken with little success. Brining, marinading, applying a light coating of flour, none of it has made a substantial difference to change my mind.

Yesterday I picked up a chicken fryer (a whole chicken cut in half or in parts) and it changed my mind about chicken. I washed each piece under cold water and slipped them into a pot of water. I brought it to a boil and then reduced it to a gentle boil and let them cook for 35-40 minutes. After removing them from the pot I then played the fun game of how-much-chicken-can you scrape-off-the-bones game.

The result? Chicken that is moist, flavorful and delicious! Why? Probably the combination of dark and light meat and delicious fatty skin. But you can always throw that out if your feeling chubby.

Also, if juicy chicken isn't enough to convince you, chicken fryers are much cheaper to buy than boneless, skinless, chicken breasts.

I'm never going back to pan frying. :)