New Tricks

I have recently been shown a few great tricks that I would like to share. The first one was shown on my cousins blog .It makes shredding chicken really easy, to use in chicken spread, enchiladas etc....
I like to slow cook my chicken for 5-6 hours at 265-275 degrees in the oven. Make sure that you add about a cup of water to the bottom of your roasting pan. You can also use a crock pot. This makes it really tender and easy to shred. You can also boil your chicken if you are in a hurry, but I don't find that the chicken is as tender.
After you are done cooking your chicken, drain any liquid that is left. Then to shred the chicken, use your beater. It works really good and takes half of the time it takes to shred the chicken with a fork.
The second great tip that I have tried recently is to keep a package of baby wipes in one of my kitchen cupboards.
It has been so great to have something wet to grab, to wipe off faces and hands and also to wipe up a sticky spill on the floor after I use a paper towel to soak up the liquid.
The third tip I just recently came upon in a gardening book I found was to use your grass clippings from your lawn to spread as mulch around your garden.This helps to keep the weeds down and is good for your garden when it decomposes and can be tilled into the dirt for next year. You can also use straw if you don't want to use grass. It will improve the drainage of your soil when it is tilled in.

I hope you try some of these tips, I know they have made my life a little easier- and for me the easier the better :)