Creative Ways to Avoid Things

I am currently avoiding several things I should be doing this very minute.

• painting the front door
• painting the hallway
• digging out all the receipts for exemptions for taxes (we filed an extension…long story…do you own a business?)
• scrubbing the shower
• exercising
• exercising again (I ate a huge bowl of chocolate brownie ice cream!)
• learning more about blogging

Now you know why I am writing about NOT doing them instead!  Besides, how could I focus enough to do these things well if 13 Going on 30 is on?

Recipe of The Week!

Pancake Battered Chicken

Ingredients:

• chicken cutlets, cut into bite sized pieces
• ready to make pancake batter
• hot sauce
• oil for frying
• dipping sauce (ranch, blue cheese)

Directions:

Pour an inch of oil into pan, heat to med/med high.

In one bowl put half a cup of dry pancake mix.

In another bowl, add half a cup of pancake mix, half a cup of water, and a few Tablespoons of hot sauce.  It wont be crazy spicy.  If you don’t believe me then only add a little, but it will taste bland!  Dip the chicken pieces into dry mix, then wet mix, then dry mix again.  Fry about 4-5 pieces at a time so the oil temperature doesn’t drop too much.  Set on paper towels to drain and serve with dipping sauce, and sliced carrots,  peppers, and broccoli to dip as well. This was adapted from a recipe by Rachael Ray I saw on Food Network.