Thankful Tuesday in Mena-land

[♥JP♥ 5]

CHICKEN DILEMMA:

Ok so I went to the butchery this past weekend and stocked up on marinated steak tips and chicken breasts since it's grillin season baby!

here's the dilemma - last night I made cajun marinated chicken and it was kind of weird 'cause hubby kept looking at me strange while I was cutting the chicken up and putting it on the grill. Then when it came time to eat he ate the rice, the salad and the green beans but didn't touch the chicken.

I said, "do you like the chicken?" and he had this weirdo look on his face and *gingerly* cut it up and put it in his mouth. I went back to watching the news and after a while he said, "honey I have to tell you something..............I donnot like this chicken".

Well this was suprising considering he puts 1/2 a bottle of tabasco sauce on all the other types of chicken I make so I figured cajun would be right up his alley. He went on and on about how he cannot get out of his head how big this chicken was and how much I had to cut it and what do they feed this chicken here and how do they get it so big, etc. etc. etc. He actually tried to visualize how big the actual chicken must have been in real life before it went to the butchery!!!

He did NOT eat the rest of it which soooo isn't like him since he believes it's sunnah to finish your plate. He's afraid of this leftover chicken because he thinks that it's like a super chicken or something...i dunno.

So..........I'll toss the leftovers...of which there's a LOT but now I'm freaked out about it and I have to wonder....what DO these butchery type places feed these freakin' chickens to make their breasts so HUGE?

Other thoughts I had last night since he got me thinking:

1) do people who work at restaurants for a living order take out?

2) are there turkeys in Turkey and are they like ours?

3) do the James Bond movies have the most number of sequels?

I had more but that's all I remember. I need a mountain dew refill.

OMGGGGGGGGGGG this is sooo funny doods. My husband also refuses to eat chicken here. I usually keep my freezer stocked with cornish game hen because that is more the size he is used to. However they don't taste good in stews, you can't really boil it. If you do it changes the texture dramatically.

U see, the way around that is to buy chicken breast tenders. That way they can't see how big the actual breast was to begin with and all is well with the world

I bought those once, he didn't like them either. He prefers it to be on the bone.

[nunyab 0]

Here are some pics while at one of the football games we went to:

[amal 4]

CHICKEN DILEMMA:

Ok so I went to the butchery this past weekend and stocked up on marinated steak tips and chicken breasts since it's grillin season baby!

here's the dilemma - last night I made cajun marinated chicken and it was kind of weird 'cause hubby kept looking at me strange while I was cutting the chicken up and putting it on the grill. Then when it came time to eat he ate the rice, the salad and the green beans but didn't touch the chicken.

I said, "do you like the chicken?" and he had this weirdo look on his face and *gingerly* cut it up and put it in his mouth. I went back to watching the news and after a while he said, "honey I have to tell you something..............I donnot like this chicken".

Well this was suprising considering he puts 1/2 a bottle of tabasco sauce on all the other types of chicken I make so I figured cajun would be right up his alley. He went on and on about how he cannot get out of his head how big this chicken was and how much I had to cut it and what do they feed this chicken here and how do they get it so big, etc. etc. etc. He actually tried to visualize how big the actual chicken must have been in real life before it went to the butchery!!!

He did NOT eat the rest of it which soooo isn't like him since he believes it's sunnah to finish your plate. He's afraid of this leftover chicken because he thinks that it's like a super chicken or something...i dunno.

So..........I'll toss the leftovers...of which there's a LOT but now I'm freaked out about it and I have to wonder....what DO these butchery type places feed these freakin' chickens to make their breasts so HUGE?

Other thoughts I had last night since he got me thinking:

1) do people who work at restaurants for a living order take out?

2) are there turkeys in Turkey and are they like ours?

3) do the James Bond movies have the most number of sequels?

I had more but that's all I remember. I need a mountain dew refill.

OMGGGGGGGGGGG this is sooo funny doods. My husband also refuses to eat chicken here. I usually keep my freezer stocked with cornish game hen because that is more the size he is used to. However they don't taste good in stews, you can't really boil it. If you do it changes the texture dramatically.

U see, the way around that is to buy chicken breast tenders. That way they can't see how big the actual breast was to begin with and all is well with the world

I bought those once, he didn't like them either. He prefers it to be on the bone.

well .. for the love of.... geeeeez... we aren't a little picky are we??? hehehe

Mine prefers the taste of chicken on the bone but hates the struggle to get all the meat off so he opts for boneless skinless.

Ooo ooo ooo there's smaller chicken booobeeees in a blue bag and they're lemon seasoned...they're fantabulous.

[♥JP♥ 5]

CHICKEN DILEMMA:

Ok so I went to the butchery this past weekend and stocked up on marinated steak tips and chicken breasts since it's grillin season baby!

here's the dilemma - last night I made cajun marinated chicken and it was kind of weird 'cause hubby kept looking at me strange while I was cutting the chicken up and putting it on the grill. Then when it came time to eat he ate the rice, the salad and the green beans but didn't touch the chicken.

I said, "do you like the chicken?" and he had this weirdo look on his face and *gingerly* cut it up and put it in his mouth. I went back to watching the news and after a while he said, "honey I have to tell you something..............I donnot like this chicken".

Well this was suprising considering he puts 1/2 a bottle of tabasco sauce on all the other types of chicken I make so I figured cajun would be right up his alley. He went on and on about how he cannot get out of his head how big this chicken was and how much I had to cut it and what do they feed this chicken here and how do they get it so big, etc. etc. etc. He actually tried to visualize how big the actual chicken must have been in real life before it went to the butchery!!!

He did NOT eat the rest of it which soooo isn't like him since he believes it's sunnah to finish your plate. He's afraid of this leftover chicken because he thinks that it's like a super chicken or something...i dunno.

So..........I'll toss the leftovers...of which there's a LOT but now I'm freaked out about it and I have to wonder....what DO these butchery type places feed these freakin' chickens to make their breasts so HUGE?

Other thoughts I had last night since he got me thinking:

1) do people who work at restaurants for a living order take out?

2) are there turkeys in Turkey and are they like ours?

3) do the James Bond movies have the most number of sequels?

I had more but that's all I remember. I need a mountain dew refill.

OMGGGGGGGGGGG this is sooo funny doods. My husband also refuses to eat chicken here. I usually keep my freezer stocked with cornish game hen because that is more the size he is used to. However they don't taste good in stews, you can't really boil it. If you do it changes the texture dramatically.

U see, the way around that is to buy chicken breast tenders. That way they can't see how big the actual breast was to begin with and all is well with the world

I bought those once, he didn't like them either. He prefers it to be on the bone.

well .. for the love of.... geeeeez... we aren't a little picky are we??? hehehe

Mine prefers the taste of chicken on the bone but hates the struggle to get all the meat off so he opts for boneless skinless.

Ooo ooo ooo there's smaller chicken booobeeees in a blue bag and they're lemon seasoned...they're fantabulous.

He actually isn't that picky...only two things he is adament about. Cornish game hen and lamb. He will only eat 2 cuts of lamb, leg and chops. Other than that...he eats everything. Since he came here, baby back ribs have been his most favorite thing. He orders them whereever we go.

[amal 4]

CHICKEN DILEMMA:

Ok so I went to the butchery this past weekend and stocked up on marinated steak tips and chicken breasts since it's grillin season baby!

here's the dilemma - last night I made cajun marinated chicken and it was kind of weird 'cause hubby kept looking at me strange while I was cutting the chicken up and putting it on the grill. Then when it came time to eat he ate the rice, the salad and the green beans but didn't touch the chicken.

I said, "do you like the chicken?" and he had this weirdo look on his face and *gingerly* cut it up and put it in his mouth. I went back to watching the news and after a while he said, "honey I have to tell you something..............I donnot like this chicken".

Well this was suprising considering he puts 1/2 a bottle of tabasco sauce on all the other types of chicken I make so I figured cajun would be right up his alley. He went on and on about how he cannot get out of his head how big this chicken was and how much I had to cut it and what do they feed this chicken here and how do they get it so big, etc. etc. etc. He actually tried to visualize how big the actual chicken must have been in real life before it went to the butchery!!!

He did NOT eat the rest of it which soooo isn't like him since he believes it's sunnah to finish your plate. He's afraid of this leftover chicken because he thinks that it's like a super chicken or something...i dunno.

So..........I'll toss the leftovers...of which there's a LOT but now I'm freaked out about it and I have to wonder....what DO these butchery type places feed these freakin' chickens to make their breasts so HUGE?

Other thoughts I had last night since he got me thinking:

1) do people who work at restaurants for a living order take out?

2) are there turkeys in Turkey and are they like ours?

3) do the James Bond movies have the most number of sequels?

I had more but that's all I remember. I need a mountain dew refill.

OMGGGGGGGGGGG this is sooo funny doods. My husband also refuses to eat chicken here. I usually keep my freezer stocked with cornish game hen because that is more the size he is used to. However they don't taste good in stews, you can't really boil it. If you do it changes the texture dramatically.

U see, the way around that is to buy chicken breast tenders. That way they can't see how big the actual breast was to begin with and all is well with the world

I bought those once, he didn't like them either. He prefers it to be on the bone.

well .. for the love of.... geeeeez... we aren't a little picky are we??? hehehe

Mine prefers the taste of chicken on the bone but hates the struggle to get all the meat off so he opts for boneless skinless.

Ooo ooo ooo there's smaller chicken booobeeees in a blue bag and they're lemon seasoned...they're fantabulous.

He actually isn't that picky...only two things he is adament about. Cornish game hen and lamb. He will only eat 2 cuts of lamb, leg and chops. Other than that...he eats everything. Since he came here, baby back ribs have been his most favorite thing. He orders them whereever we go.

nom nom nom *drool* riiiiiiiiibs

[♥JP♥ 5]

CHICKEN DILEMMA:

Ok so I went to the butchery this past weekend and stocked up on marinated steak tips and chicken breasts since it's grillin season baby!

here's the dilemma - last night I made cajun marinated chicken and it was kind of weird 'cause hubby kept looking at me strange while I was cutting the chicken up and putting it on the grill. Then when it came time to eat he ate the rice, the salad and the green beans but didn't touch the chicken.

I said, "do you like the chicken?" and he had this weirdo look on his face and *gingerly* cut it up and put it in his mouth. I went back to watching the news and after a while he said, "honey I have to tell you something..............I donnot like this chicken".

Well this was suprising considering he puts 1/2 a bottle of tabasco sauce on all the other types of chicken I make so I figured cajun would be right up his alley. He went on and on about how he cannot get out of his head how big this chicken was and how much I had to cut it and what do they feed this chicken here and how do they get it so big, etc. etc. etc. He actually tried to visualize how big the actual chicken must have been in real life before it went to the butchery!!!

He did NOT eat the rest of it which soooo isn't like him since he believes it's sunnah to finish your plate. He's afraid of this leftover chicken because he thinks that it's like a super chicken or something...i dunno.

So..........I'll toss the leftovers...of which there's a LOT but now I'm freaked out about it and I have to wonder....what DO these butchery type places feed these freakin' chickens to make their breasts so HUGE?

Other thoughts I had last night since he got me thinking:

1) do people who work at restaurants for a living order take out?

2) are there turkeys in Turkey and are they like ours?

3) do the James Bond movies have the most number of sequels?

I had more but that's all I remember. I need a mountain dew refill.

OMGGGGGGGGGGG this is sooo funny doods. My husband also refuses to eat chicken here. I usually keep my freezer stocked with cornish game hen because that is more the size he is used to. However they don't taste good in stews, you can't really boil it. If you do it changes the texture dramatically.

U see, the way around that is to buy chicken breast tenders. That way they can't see how big the actual breast was to begin with and all is well with the world

I bought those once, he didn't like them either. He prefers it to be on the bone.

well .. for the love of.... geeeeez... we aren't a little picky are we??? hehehe

Mine prefers the taste of chicken on the bone but hates the struggle to get all the meat off so he opts for boneless skinless.

Ooo ooo ooo there's smaller chicken booobeeees in a blue bag and they're lemon seasoned...they're fantabulous.

He actually isn't that picky...only two things he is adament about. Cornish game hen and lamb. He will only eat 2 cuts of lamb, leg and chops. Other than that...he eats everything. Since he came here, baby back ribs have been his most favorite thing. He orders them whereever we go.

nom nom nom *drool* riiiiiiiiibs

Its soo funny actually. Everytime we go out for dinner. He *HAS* to ask the waitstaff what kind of beer they have. So they start naming them off, and its usually a very long list. In the end he always says, I'll have a Heineken and alwaysssssssssssssss ribs.

[~Jackie~ 30]

Well, it sure was nice to pop into VJ from work. Ya'll have a good day. See ya tonight.

I am going to measure 2 houses. First one is ....Tinley Park then off to Orland Park then home.

Kell, I am seriously having maqlooba withdrawals...next time you make some..can you bring me a plate?

jJ

[RAKASA 0]

Doods, yes, about the chicken - American factory farm chicken is the absolute worst. It is PUMPED w/ hormones & steroids (not to mention antibiotics and other crud) to make it bigger faster... Isn't that just the American way *WE WANT IT BIGGER AND WE WANT IT YESTERDAY!*

That being said, haven't you noticed all the children coming up in the last 20 or so years who are growing ginormous breasts at the age of like 12? Where do you think that's coming from, eh? It's all the flipping hormones & steroids pumped into our food. Why do you think viruses are getting harder to fight? Antibiotic resistant from all the flipping antiobiotics we consume in our food!!!

Solution??? Go mostly veggie and eat organic free range (antibiotic, hormone & steriod free) meats.

That being said, I wish I could 100% follow my rant... yeah, I pick up the boneless skinless breasts and tenders at Sam's Club too.

[♥JP♥ 5]

Doods, yes, about the chicken - American factory farm chicken is the absolute worst. It is PUMPED w/ hormones & steroids (not to mention antibiotics and other crud) to make it bigger faster... Isn't that just the American way *WE WANT IT BIGGER AND WE WANT IT YESTERDAY!*

That being said, haven't you noticed all the children coming up in the last 20 or so years who are growing ginormous breasts at the age of like 12? Where do you think that's coming from, eh? It's all the flipping hormones & steroids pumped into our food. Why do you think viruses are getting harder to fight? Antibiotic resistant from all the flipping antiobiotics we consume in our food!!!

Solution??? Go mostly veggie and eat organic free range (antibiotic, hormone & steriod free) meats.

That being said, I wish I could 100% follow my rant... yeah, I pick up the boneless skinless breasts and tenders at Sam's Club too.

I buy organic chicken sometimes. I don't really see a difference in size, it just has less fat.

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

Jackie, yes i would be happy to, but, I dont make it anything like back home...Yet, it is delicious. My dad, brothers, and sister all eat it, which suprised me!! ill let u know in advance next time ill be making it, my best guess would be in about 2 weeks...

JP...Your hubby came to america and drinks heinekin? isnt the beer of choice in jordan Amstel...YUCK! lol...I was always a miller lite kinda person..

I wanna see pics of these kitties!! my cat is old...touchin 14!! a tiny baby kitty is always so much fun

Spaghetti and homemade meatballs for dinner tonite..

I must get some laundry done, i gotta work tomorrow and thursday, im off friday and working saturday!!! again i wish i was rich and could be a SAHM...me and zaid could be havin the time of our lives!!!

[chaishai 1]

Doods, yes, about the chicken - American factory farm chicken is the absolute worst. It is PUMPED w/ hormones & steroids (not to mention antibiotics and other crud) to make it bigger faster... Isn't that just the American way *WE WANT IT BIGGER AND WE WANT IT YESTERDAY!*

That being said, haven't you noticed all the children coming up in the last 20 or so years who are growing ginormous breasts at the age of like 12? Where do you think that's coming from, eh? It's all the flipping hormones & steroids pumped into our food. Why do you think viruses are getting harder to fight? Antibiotic resistant from all the flipping antiobiotics we consume in our food!!!

Solution??? Go mostly veggie and eat organic free range (antibiotic, hormone & steriod free) meats.

That being said, I wish I could 100% follow my rant... yeah, I pick up the boneless skinless breasts and tenders at Sam's Club too.

I buy organic chicken sometimes. I don't really see a difference in size, it just has less fat.

exactly i was going to say, organic chicken is the same size!

i thought the issue is they were used to cornish hens and pigeons not that our chickens are huge.

my husband only likes chicken thighs or legs he thinks that chicken breast is really tasteless and hard not to overcook.

[♥JP♥ 5]

JP...Your hubby came to america and drinks heinekin? isnt the beer of choice in jordan Amstel...YUCK! lol...I was always a miller lite kinda person..

LOL I think he orders it because he has no idea what the other stuff is. Except BudLight which he doesnt care for.

Doods, yes, about the chicken - American factory farm chicken is the absolute worst. It is PUMPED w/ hormones & steroids (not to mention antibiotics and other crud) to make it bigger faster... Isn't that just the American way *WE WANT IT BIGGER AND WE WANT IT YESTERDAY!*

That being said, haven't you noticed all the children coming up in the last 20 or so years who are growing ginormous breasts at the age of like 12? Where do you think that's coming from, eh? It's all the flipping hormones & steroids pumped into our food. Why do you think viruses are getting harder to fight? Antibiotic resistant from all the flipping antiobiotics we consume in our food!!!

Solution??? Go mostly veggie and eat organic free range (antibiotic, hormone & steriod free) meats.

That being said, I wish I could 100% follow my rant... yeah, I pick up the boneless skinless breasts and tenders at Sam's Club too.

I buy organic chicken sometimes. I don't really see a difference in size, it just has less fat.

exactly i was going to say, organic chicken is the same size!

i thought the issue is they were used to cornish hens and pigeons not that our chickens are huge.

my husband only likes chicken thighs or legs he thinks that chicken breast is really tasteless and hard not to overcook.

Yeah chickens here are HUGE. I will occasionaly buy one if I find a 2 pounder.

[palilover 1]

Ok I'll do a mushy one. Every night I make dinner, hubby makes the salad, we sit and eat, he says alhumdulilah and thanks me for another wonderful meal, gives me a nice kiss while the kids squeal "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwww", then he takes all the dishes into the kitchen and brings us both a cup of tea, then he goes for a "puff" (my kids' expression) while I do the dishes.

I'm thankful for our dinnertime routine.

awww:)

[sandinista! 1,816]

when i buy whole halal chickens, they're always much smaller than the ones i see anywhere else. the halal ones i buy here are grown in canada.

[chaishai 1]

when i buy whole halal chickens, they're always much smaller than the ones i see anywhere else. the halal ones i buy here are grown in canada.

that baby is just too cute i cant stand it.

the kosher chickens are never really more than 2 1/2 lbs which is guess is pretty small.

who knows.