I had to break out the crockpot today. Oh how I love the crockpot! Whoever invented that thing is amazing! I have been on the search for good crockpot recipes because our stove runs off gas and obviously, gas is not cheap! I have been doing entirely too much baking because of the holidays and I need to lay off the stove/oven a little bit.
I had tons of things to do today. We all know how the day after Christmas can be so busy! The house was a wreck, I needed to meet a friend to exchange gifts, I needed to visit my cousin, his gf, their baby, and my uncle, and I needed to go feed mom's cat since she is on vacation. Of course, the day that I have tons of things to do involving things outside of my house, it pours down rain! It was such a nasty day! I did get everything done and my little suede boots got soaking wet too! That's ok because my feet didn't get wet! I hate when it's raining and your pants leg gets wet and it starts spreading up the back of your pants.... that's so annoying to me! Lauren chooses boots on rainy days.. rain boots, snow boots, suede boots, leather boots. I don't always think about the wetness on the boot and if it will ruin them. I guess that's not my concern.. I don't know.
Buutttttt, I was able to throw, yes THROW, some frozen chicken into the crockpot before I left the house around noon. I needed some flavor to go with it, so I found this recipe on pinterest! I love pinterest! I'm hooked and I find all kinds of recipes on there, which lead me to more and more recipes. I haven't always been too big of a fan of plain BBQ sauce. There's something about it that just doesn't suit me. This recipe calls for mixing some other ingredients in with the BBQ which makes it a not so BBQ sauce. It's like a sweet and spicy flavor! For me not to really care for BBQ sauce, I loved this!
Sweet Baby Ray's Crockpot Chicken
4-6 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used 7 cause I'm odd like that and my chicken was small)
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C vinegar
1 bottle BBQ sauce (My bottle was huge so I used about 3/4 the bottle)
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp garlic powder (I substituted with garlic salt)
Directions:
Mix BBQ sauce with all ingredients listed above, besides chicken.. DUH.
Place chicken in crockpot (defrosted or frozen)
Pour sauce over chicken
Cook on low for 4-6 hours
That's it! How easy is that! We had leftover vegetables in the fridge. This made for such an easy dinner for me! It's nice not to have to stand over the stove and stir something constantly or try using every eye to make sure things are all hot when it's time to serve! I will be making this again!!! Chicken is a decent priced meat and we get it in bulk from Ronda's work. So I love to find different chicken dinners!
Try this recipe and tell me how you like it!
Lauren
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Recent Activities!
Sorry guys, once again! It's been a while since I've been able to update! I am in the midst of taking 24937530 tests for school and then working 45384620 hours! okay okay.. those numbers are a little exaggerated, but still. I've been extremely busy!
It's Christmas time and we all know what that means: finals for class, much Christmas shopping, hectic roads, and busy work schedules. All of these have existed for me. Thankfully I was able to do a lot of Christmas shopping last month and I can just grab little things here and there right now. I've also took on the hobby of crocheting and I'm trying to give gifts through doing that since it's much cheaper. That sounds horrible, but as a college student, I am one broke girl!
Hectic roads, well... the Flowood area has been crazy here lately. Dogwood mall is packed and Lakeland Drive needs to expand! The Mississippi Dept. of Transportation needs to figure a way to widen Lakeland Drive in that area because dernit It takes me soooooo long to get to school in the morning, and it's going to be worse when I start radiology school since it's much further than where I am now. I guess I'm being a little selfish asking for them to do that, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks like this! If you live around the same area I do, you understand! This is the time of the year where many wrecks happen and the Police motor home takes up 2 parking spots at the mall!
Finals start on Thursday for me, but some brilliant teachers of mine have decided to give last unit tests on Wednesday... and then my finals on Friday. Isn't that just the sweetest thing in the world?! Not! I'm totally stressed and ready for it all to be over with! Thankfully, I was able to take off of work for the week to give myself some studying time, or else... those grades would not be looking too good. I'm the type of person who has to have at least SOME sleep. Doesn't always have to be a full 8 hours.. Sometimes even 3 will do the job, but I can't go a whole night without sleep and function properly. I don't know how some of these kids do it! Yes, I have done it.. but it has resulted in a paper that was written with jibberish, or some reading I have done that I don't even remember what I read. Funny, huh? Well, that's how it happens. So, if I add it all together, I have 6 tests this coming up week and one on the following Monday and then I am done! Thank you, Jesus! I have decided to take a semester out of school because I need no more pre-requisite courses and I need a break! If you know me, you understand. I'm constantly on the go and super busy. I need to take some time for myself and slow down a little bit. I'm going to be working as much as I can during this time and saving up money for when I go to Radiology school in the fall. I will need all the money I can save up because I won't be able to work much during those years. Thankfully, I have a wonderful guy in my life who will help me through it all!
Christmas time is always hectic at work! I work in a banquet hall and all of the businesses around the area like to book their business Christmas parties through us. Of course, I love my job, but during this time there are some pretty crazy shifts. Sometimes this includes 15 hour work days. I mean that literally. LOL! I do enjoy it though, I will say that. It is very tiring at times, but it suits me. It certainly gives me an opportunity to meet several people and allows me to learn of all the companies around hence most of our events at work are business meetings and things of that sort. We do have Wedding rehearsal dinners, receptions, breast cancer luncheons, etc... at times, but for the most part, it's business things that take over. We have also had proms! Such a fun time to work! I never attended my prom in high school. I was always so shy and I definitely can't dance. I do regret that now, but that's okay. I still don't like to dance and can't, so my friends have to drag me out to the floor every now and then.
anddddd on a good note, I have received a letter from the radiology department at Hind's Community College. It was not an acceptance letter, but it was a letter asking me to send in something showing I have worked with a radiologist for four hours by January 31st. For some reason, this letter has given me a good feeling! I've been super excited about the whole thing and praying that I can get in. I would much rather go to UMC Radiology school, but if I'm not accepted there, then I will settle with Hind's.
You will most likely not hear from me again until after finals! Enjoy your next couple of weeks!
one busy,
Lauren
It's Christmas time and we all know what that means: finals for class, much Christmas shopping, hectic roads, and busy work schedules. All of these have existed for me. Thankfully I was able to do a lot of Christmas shopping last month and I can just grab little things here and there right now. I've also took on the hobby of crocheting and I'm trying to give gifts through doing that since it's much cheaper. That sounds horrible, but as a college student, I am one broke girl!
Hectic roads, well... the Flowood area has been crazy here lately. Dogwood mall is packed and Lakeland Drive needs to expand! The Mississippi Dept. of Transportation needs to figure a way to widen Lakeland Drive in that area because dernit It takes me soooooo long to get to school in the morning, and it's going to be worse when I start radiology school since it's much further than where I am now. I guess I'm being a little selfish asking for them to do that, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks like this! If you live around the same area I do, you understand! This is the time of the year where many wrecks happen and the Police motor home takes up 2 parking spots at the mall!
Finals start on Thursday for me, but some brilliant teachers of mine have decided to give last unit tests on Wednesday... and then my finals on Friday. Isn't that just the sweetest thing in the world?! Not! I'm totally stressed and ready for it all to be over with! Thankfully, I was able to take off of work for the week to give myself some studying time, or else... those grades would not be looking too good. I'm the type of person who has to have at least SOME sleep. Doesn't always have to be a full 8 hours.. Sometimes even 3 will do the job, but I can't go a whole night without sleep and function properly. I don't know how some of these kids do it! Yes, I have done it.. but it has resulted in a paper that was written with jibberish, or some reading I have done that I don't even remember what I read. Funny, huh? Well, that's how it happens. So, if I add it all together, I have 6 tests this coming up week and one on the following Monday and then I am done! Thank you, Jesus! I have decided to take a semester out of school because I need no more pre-requisite courses and I need a break! If you know me, you understand. I'm constantly on the go and super busy. I need to take some time for myself and slow down a little bit. I'm going to be working as much as I can during this time and saving up money for when I go to Radiology school in the fall. I will need all the money I can save up because I won't be able to work much during those years. Thankfully, I have a wonderful guy in my life who will help me through it all!
Christmas time is always hectic at work! I work in a banquet hall and all of the businesses around the area like to book their business Christmas parties through us. Of course, I love my job, but during this time there are some pretty crazy shifts. Sometimes this includes 15 hour work days. I mean that literally. LOL! I do enjoy it though, I will say that. It is very tiring at times, but it suits me. It certainly gives me an opportunity to meet several people and allows me to learn of all the companies around hence most of our events at work are business meetings and things of that sort. We do have Wedding rehearsal dinners, receptions, breast cancer luncheons, etc... at times, but for the most part, it's business things that take over. We have also had proms! Such a fun time to work! I never attended my prom in high school. I was always so shy and I definitely can't dance. I do regret that now, but that's okay. I still don't like to dance and can't, so my friends have to drag me out to the floor every now and then.
anddddd on a good note, I have received a letter from the radiology department at Hind's Community College. It was not an acceptance letter, but it was a letter asking me to send in something showing I have worked with a radiologist for four hours by January 31st. For some reason, this letter has given me a good feeling! I've been super excited about the whole thing and praying that I can get in. I would much rather go to UMC Radiology school, but if I'm not accepted there, then I will settle with Hind's.
You will most likely not hear from me again until after finals! Enjoy your next couple of weeks!
one busy,
Lauren
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