Comments on: I am SO Resourceful

By: kristi (sweet cheeks)

kristi (sweet cheeks) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:53:06 +0000

Hi Hallie! Glad you got a chance to enter my giveaway! I’m announcing the winners on Monday!

Glad you skipped out on the lettuce, haha…yuckkky!

I am officially addicted to twitter, too…love it!

By: Melissa (Melissa Likes To Eat)

Melissa (Melissa Likes To Eat) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:19:19 +0000

So excited you tried my “pounding” method. Use plastic wrap! Put a piece of plastic down, then put the chicken (shiny side down) on top…then put another piece of plastic on top of that. Then pound. This way the chicken is even thickness and will cook evenly and faster. Juicy perfectly cooked chicken! It takes some practice but once you get it, it will change your life. Enjoy!!

By: The Actors Diet

The Actors Diet — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:44:28 +0000

ha – i love your homemade “meat tenderizer mallet.” i think i would’ve just washed off the produce and eaten it anyway. maybe cooked it. but i dunno, i wasn’t in your situation – perhaps it was a really gross worm!

By: Julianne

Julianne — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:06:10 +0000

I found your blog through HBH and am adding you to my reader. I don’t have a rolling pin and have used glasses thinking it would give me the same result, it doesn’t.

By: janetha

janetha — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:35:02 +0000

haha what a clever tenderizer! love it. i asked a similar question awhile back, i use a pastry blender for guacamole! happy friday chica!

By: gina

gina — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:14:24 +0000

Hallie, ok, yes that makes a HUGE difference!! Thanks for the clarification IN that case, use a towel!

By: Hallie

Hallie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:11:55 +0000

I didn’t mention this but my chicken was thawed from frozen in those indivual packs…so it’s not like the towel was right on the chicken. It was on the plastic, does that make sense? Does it matter? I’ve tried using wax paper but it shredded on me…or on the chicken, to be specific. Ehh, I should just get one of those mallets…but I’m SO cheap

By: Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries

Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:43:44 +0000

Haha I am turning into a tweet geek, too

By: gina

gina — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:41:28 +0000

Ok so my bf Nick, who is servesafe certified and OBSESSED with having a safe kitchen, says you should not use a towel to flatten your chicken. He says you should use plastic wrap That’s what he learned in servesafe! Or you could use wax paper.

As for finding bugs in produce, yes, it’s happened to me a few times. I found tiny knats in my lettuce several times, so I started buying the bagged lettuce instead, no knats! I was buying the fresh lettuce, straight from the ground before NO MAS!

By: Emily (Emily Eats and Exercises)

Emily (Emily Eats and Exercises) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:21:26 +0000

Ewwww! I don’t mind bugs and worms, but once they’re near my food – YUCK. I’m glad you skipped the lettuce.
I haven’t ventured into the world of Tweeting yet, but I may just have to do that. Thanks for the suggestions on HBH.