Friday Randoms

pnwlover12

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

MrsSinner402

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Yep! Water and maybe a little garlic seasoning or something

pnwlover12

MrsSinner402 said:

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Yep! Water and maybe a little garlic seasoning or something

Perfect!! Thank you!

SusieBW

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Depends on what you're doing with the shredded chicken.  I like to cook mine in BBQ sauce, but that might not work for you . . .

AmandaJean12

I just spent a ridiculous amount of money at the grocery store and still have nothing to eat for lunch... How does that happen?

Don't worry though. I now have plenty of ice cream to live on.

pnwlover12

SusieBW said:

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Depends on what you're doing with the shredded chicken.  I like to cook mine in BBQ sauce, but that might not work for you . . .



I'm making homemade chicken enchiladas

SusieBW

pnwlover12 said:

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Depends on what you're doing with the shredded chicken.  I like to cook mine in BBQ sauce, but that might not work for you . . .

I'm making homemade chicken enchiladas

Oh!  Salsa.  Cook them in salsa and ranch.

And then tell me what time to be there for dinner.

pnwlover12

SusieBW said:

pnwlover12 said:

SusieBW said:

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Depends on what you're doing with the shredded chicken.  I like to cook mine in BBQ sauce, but that might not work for you . . .

I'm making homemade chicken enchiladas

Oh!  Salsa.  Cook them in salsa and ranch.

And then tell me what time to be there for dinner.


Yum!!! Didnt even think of salsa! Thanks!

Also, about 6pm PST

ashes0219

Just sitting here at work watching the Avengers, with a cup of coffee and enjoying the peace and quiet, before I have to go home and entertain my In-laws for the weekend. Plus side, DH and FIL are starting our new hardwood floors!  

MrsSinner402

pnwlover12 said:

SusieBW said:

pnwlover12 said:

SusieBW said:

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Depends on what you're doing with the shredded chicken.  I like to cook mine in BBQ sauce, but that might not work for you . . .

I'm making homemade chicken enchiladas

Oh!  Salsa.  Cook them in salsa and ranch.

And then tell me what time to be there for dinner.


Yum!!! Didnt even think of salsa! Thanks!

Also, about 6pm PST

Loooove salsa and taco seasoning shredded chickem. Nom!!

hgielrebmik

pnwlover12 said:

SusieBW said:

pnwlover12 said:

I need to throw some chicken breasts in the crockpot so I can have shredded chicken for our dinner tonight. I usually cook them in chicken broth so they aren't dry and disgusting, but we are out. Anyone have any suggestions on a substitute? Can I just use water?

Depends on what you're doing with the shredded chicken.  I like to cook mine in BBQ sauce, but that might not work for you . . .

I'm making homemade chicken enchiladas

Do you have a jar of salsa or a can of rotel? either of those work great when I make shredded chicken for taco type dishes.

Eta: I got too excited and replied before I read other responses....

bumpuser10309732

I'm SO ACHY I just want to go home and crash on the couch (

TheOtherJacobsons

@pnwlover12As some have mentioned, yes, water will be perfectly fine. 

Also, you don't need to cook them in the crock pot either. I make enchiladas all the time. As an alternative to the crock pot, try this:

1) Boil chicken for 10 minutes in water. I add vegetable scraps, even onion skins, to the water in addition to some seasoning. 

Remove the chicken and run the broth through a strainer. You now have chicken stock! Save your stock for the next time you run out so you will have some and do not have to buy it! (It will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer. I like to freeze it in cupcake tins and store in a bag. 3 tins is 1 cup.)

Check out this post on my blog for how to make vegetable and chicken stock.

2) Put the chicken in a standing mixer and turn on. Shredding is done. Not sure if you know this trick, but it is a fucking life saver.

pnwlover12

TheOtherJacobsons said:

@pnwlover12As some have mentioned, yes, water will be perfectly fine. 

Also, you don't need to cook them in the crock pot either. I make enchiladas all the time. As an alternative to the crock pot, try this:

1) Boil chicken for 10 minutes in water. I add vegetable scraps, even onion skins, to the water in addition to some seasoning. 

Remove the chicken and run the broth through a strainer. You now have chicken stock! Save your stock for the next time you run out so you will have some and do not have to buy it! (It will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer. I like to freeze it in cupcake tins and store in a bag. 3 tins is 1 cup.)

Check out this post on my blog for how to make vegetable and chicken stock.

2) Put the chicken in a standing mixer and turn on. Shredding is done. Not sure if you know this trick, but it is a fucking life saver.

Awesome! I love the muffin tin trick too!

pnwlover12

Nicb13 said:

AmandaJean12 said:

I just spent a ridiculous amount of money at the grocery store and still have nothing to eat for lunch... How does that happen?

Don't worry though. I now have plenty of ice cream to live on.

We always do this. Spend a shit ton of money at the grocery store then go get lunch or dinner instead of cooking some of the food we just bought.

Yup! Us too. Shit, last thing I want to do after grocery shopping is cook!

SusieBW

pnwlover12 said:

AmandaJean12 said:

I just spent a ridiculous amount of money at the grocery store and still have nothing to eat for lunch... How does that happen? Don't worry though. I now have plenty of ice cream to live on.

We always do this. Spend a shit ton of money at the grocery store then go get lunch or dinner instead of cooking some of the food we just bought.

Yup! Us too. Shit, last thing I want to do after grocery shopping is cook!

Ditto.

Heartwood0519

pnwlover12 said:

AmandaJean12 said:

I just spent a ridiculous amount of money at the grocery store and still have nothing to eat for lunch... How does that happen? Don't worry though. I now have plenty of ice cream to live on.

We always do this. Spend a shit ton of money at the grocery store then go get lunch or dinner instead of cooking some of the food we just bought.

Yup! Us too. Shit, last thing I want to do after grocery shopping is cook!

Same here!  I spend so long at the grocery store, I'd rather pick up a pizza on my way home than cook anything...

Heartwood0519

I just got sucker punched in the cervix.. that shit hurts!  Now I'm tensing up every time I feel him move thinking it's going to happen again!

bumpuser10309732

Nicb13 said:

DH has gone to do something fun, with his friends, every single weekend for the last couple months. This weekend he's at the Gorge (an outdoor amphitheater) seeing a band then camping. I don't particularly like the band and have ZERO desire to camp in a tent even when I'm not pregnant so I didn't go. Plus, we don't exactly have someone to keep DS for a couple days and I wouldn't want to leave him.

It's starting to make me lonely. And I'm quickly losing any energy I used to have so it's harder and harder to take care of DS by myself for days at a time. DH always says how grateful he is that I "let" him go do things but still. I'm sort of bummed today.

Wah. Sorry to bitch.

I'd be bummed out too. Then there's pregnancy + toddlers. I don't know how you make it to bed time!

TheOtherJacobsons

@Nicb13 I would feel the same way. I would suggest talking to him and telling him that you need a weekend off. Ask him to take over kid duty and let you recover a bit. You deserve it lady. 

pnwlover12

Nicb13 said:

DH has gone to do something fun, with his friends, every single weekend for the last couple months. This weekend he's at the Gorge (an outdoor amphitheater) seeing a band then camping. I don't particularly like the band and have ZERO desire to camp in a tent even when I'm not pregnant so I didn't go. Plus, we don't exactly have someone to keep DS for a couple days and I wouldn't want to leave him.

It's starting to make me lonely. And I'm quickly losing any energy I used to have so it's harder and harder to take care of DS by myself for days at a time. DH always says how grateful he is that I "let" him go do things but still. I'm sort of bummed today.

Wah. Sorry to bitch.

Shit, I don't blame you for not wanting to go, especially since it's probably going to be about a million degrees over there.

Are you still hanging out with the friend that can only alott her morning to you?

narabug

I'm not opening the door when I'm home alone and someone I'm not expecting rings the doorbell and then stands off to the side so I can't see them through the peephole. All I could tell was that it was an adult wearing a red shirt. Sorry, not gonna happen.

It was probably my downstairs neighbor, but no.

Also, I'm going to start taking my phone with me when I go downstairs to see who it is.

Saragoeswest

MrsBabe614 said:

TheOtherJacobsons said:

@Jennifer18131 Maybe intercept with a handshake?

@TicketTuesday We saw the X-Men movie and we enjoyed it. Not sure what the other one is.

Anyone else think that Hugh Jackman is too veiny? Every time I saw him without his shirt on I was kind of grossed out.

He is really veiny. I could do my laundry on those abs though

--
You've got to move on from using a washboard, sister. It's 2014.

bumpuser10309732

narabug said:

I'm not opening the door when I'm home alone and someone I'm not expecting rings the doorbell and then stands off to the side so I can't see them through the peephole. All I could tell was that it was an adult wearing a red shirt. Sorry, not gonna happen.

It was probably my downstairs neighbor, but no.

Also, I'm going to start taking my phone with me when I go downstairs to see who it is.

Uhhh no. I wouldn't answer the door! I pretend to not be home.

golfingdarwinfish

TheOtherJacobsons said:

@Jennifer18131 Maybe intercept with a handshake?

@TicketTuesday We saw the X-Men movie and we enjoyed it. Not sure what the other one is.

Anyone else think that Hugh Jackman is too veiny? Every time I saw him without his shirt on I was kind of grossed out.

@theotherjacobsons

Oh gosh, yes.  I cringe a bit whenever I see him sans shirt.

TheOtherJacobsons

golfingdarwinfish said:

TheOtherJacobsons said:

@Jennifer18131 Maybe intercept with a handshake?

@TicketTuesday We saw the X-Men movie and we enjoyed it. Not sure what the other one is.

Anyone else think that Hugh Jackman is too veiny? Every time I saw him without his shirt on I was kind of grossed out.

@theotherjacobsons

Oh gosh, yes.  I cringe a bit whenever I see him sans shirt.

Every time this gets quoted we all have to see it. Not sure why we keep doing this to ourselves!

MrsSarahRenee

@Nicb13‌ that sounds miserable. Nothing about that sounds fun and I would not go either.
You are a trooper. I would not have tolerated it for a few months. I probably wouldn't bitch though... I would probably ugly cry at him and say how lonely I am. Guilt works better on my man.

SusieBW

Nicb13 said:

DH has gone to do something fun, with his friends, every single weekend for the last couple months. This weekend he's at the Gorge (an outdoor amphitheater) seeing a band then camping. I don't particularly like the band and have ZERO desire to camp in a tent even when I'm not pregnant so I didn't go. Plus, we don't exactly have someone to keep DS for a couple days and I wouldn't want to leave him.

It's starting to make me lonely. And I'm quickly losing any energy I used to have so it's harder and harder to take care of DS by myself for days at a time. DH always says how grateful he is that I "let" him go do things but still. I'm sort of bummed today.

Wah. Sorry to bitch.

Yeah, the frequency is a bit much.  My DH and I are generally the opposite and I tend to be going away for girls trips and leaving him home with DD while he never ever goes away with friends, but even then, it's every two months or so, if that.  Mention it to him when he gets back and tell him you need a break, especially now that you're 7 months along.

golfingdarwinfish

DH is basically at the golf course every Sat & Sun from 7am - 3/4pm, and I don't really mind. If he was spending evenings out I think I would get a bit more upset.

I feel sort of guilty for not calling my MFM to inquire about the results of my 3 hour GTT.  But, considering how they acted when I failed my 1 hour, I'm not terribly concerned.

MrsSarahRenee

I just realized I have no shoes to wear to my shower tomorrow. (
There is nothing I hate more than shoe shopping!!!

bumpuser10309732

@MrsSarahRenee I was looking for comfortable shoes a couple weeks ago and I got pissed off and left. I used to LOVE shoes! All the cute ones aren't very comfy

pnwlover12

Ok, sorry in advance, but I really need to bitch and moan for a minute.

I hate how my brain works sometimes. I am the worst person I know at math - it has been such a major roadblock in my life. I've gotten tutors, worked with friends, asked instructors, etc. and no matter how much they help me - I just don't understand it. Math is what stopped me from wanting to go to med school for christ's sake - any math based science (such as chemistry, etc.) just doesn't compute. Human Anatomy? I can memorize every bone and functioning system in the body in a day. No fuckin' problem.

My bitch isn't really about med school, that was just an offshoot tangent. I'm just pissed that I need to pass my current math class, and I don't know if that is going to be a possibility. I get an A on all my homework, C's on my tests, so it should somewhat average out....if it weren't for this fucking bunny project. Turns out, this is our final - so if I don't get at least 70% on this, I will fail the class. My instructor is an asshole, very non-communicative and acts like we should be teaching ourselves the material.

Okay, sorry for sounding so whiny. I just needed to vent and DH is still at work.

LightBright515

Unfortunately, college course work is about 90% self taught and 10% instruction. I remember not understanding the value of math until I hit calculus.

In other news, you can't pay me to go into babies r us or target. I'm so tired of walking around and shopping. I'm sitting in my driveway mustering up the energy to not only get out of the car, but to unload my car smh

MrsSarahRenee

LightBright515 said:

Unfortunately, college course work is about 90% self taught and 10% instruction. I remember not understanding the value of math until I hit calculus.

In other news, you can't pay me to go into babies r us or target. I'm so tired of walking around and shopping. I'm sitting in my driveway mustering up the energy to not only get out of the car, but to unload my car smh

Yeah @TicketTuesday‌ I did horrible in college math as @LightBright515‌ said it is mostly self taught - hence doing horribly. I feel for you!!

And I went to target twice this week and didn't unload my car either time except the stuff I wanted as needed. Pathetic. I am going to ask DH to do it when he gets home... FFFC?

pnwlover12

LightBright515 said:

Unfortunately, college course work is about 90% self taught and 10% instruction. I remember not understanding the value of math until I hit calculus. In other news, you can't pay me to go into babies r us or target. I'm so tired of walking around and shopping. I'm sitting in my driveway mustering up the energy to not only get out of the car, but to unload my car smh

Well than I certainly shouldn't be spending 3k per quarter for it. Complete bullshit.

ETA

I meant the system being bullshit, not what you said.

MorganWP

At my doctor's appointment, I asked about getting my tubes tied. My doctor basically tried to talk me out of it and said we'll talk about it more after baby is here (apparently they dont do it in hospital right when baby is born anymore. Which is fine.) She also suggested I wait 15 years and if I still feel the same, then there'd be no problem. Uhm... no thanks? Im fairly confident in my decision and know now that I dont want more children. Two is more than enough.

LightBright515

Mad that I can't go to this crab feast tonight. I should've gotten my ticket when she first asked!! All I want is some damn crabs (

TheOtherJacobsons

LightBright515 said:

Mad that I can't go to this crab feast tonight. I should've gotten my ticket when she first asked!! All I want is some damn crabs (

I don't find myself saying this often, but you should go and get some crabs! 

[Deleted User]

MorganWP said:

At my doctor's appointment, I asked about getting my tubes tied. My doctor basically tried to talk me out of it and said we'll talk about it more after baby is here (apparently they dont do it in hospital right when baby is born anymore. Which is fine.) She also suggested I wait 15 years and if I still feel the same, then there'd be no problem. Uhm... no thanks? Im fairly confident in my decision and know now that I dont want more children. Two is more than enough.

What about your SO getting a vasectomy? I only ask because my mom got her tubes tied after delivering my sister and said had she known how difficult the recovery would be, she would've made my dad get fixed!

pnwlover12

Yep, my Dh is getting a vasectomy done sometime within a year, if they will do it. He will only be 27, but we know we're done with two. It was his idea, lol. I think he is afraid of getting me pregnant again, even if I were taking BC.