Post Secret favorite of the week

One of my favorite websites is Post Secret.  If you don't know about it, you should go check it out.  People anonymously send their secrets and/or thoughts on a handmade postcard.  For many, this is a way to 'let it go' and begin to heal.   Every Sunday it is updated with new postcards that have been sent from around the world.  I started following it about 5 years ago and haven't missed a single Sunday since.  The person who started the website, Frank, also has a travelling gallery of postcards and he has published several  books.   The postcards are happy, sad, disturbing, random, hilarious, heartbreaking, etc...but most of all, they are REAL.  Some of them have adult content and adult language, so be warned.    I am going to post my favorite one each sunday and maybe some that I have enjoyed from the past few years. 

Here is the website:  http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/

My fav of this week:

A few from recent years (they are not archived on the site, but you can find some of the older ones if you google  PostSecret  and click on Images):

Cracker Barrel's Grilled Chicken Tenderloin

I am extremely picky when it comes to eating grilled chicken at a restaurant.  It is usually always bland and boring unless they top it with something that increases the calorie count to an astronomical level (which  defeats the purpose of getting grilled chicken in the first place).  The ONLY plain grilled chicken that I like is at Cracker Barrel.  I googled the recipe and found several sites that have a copycat recipe.  I made it last night for dinner and it was perfect.  It is so yummy!!!  Here is the recipe and the link to the site where I found it. 

Cracker Barrel's Grilled Chicken Tenderloin

Ingredients:
1 pound of Chicken breast Tenders
1/2 cup of Italian Dressing (drain spices and discard)
1 teaspoon of fresh lime juice
1  and 1/2 teaspoons of  honey    

Directions:
Mix all liquid ingredients together .  Pour over chicken tenders and let them marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.  Grill the tenders until done and they have a light golden color.  Don't overcook or else they will be dry.  Serves 2.

Here is the link to the recipe I used:

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/512/Cracker_Barrel_Grilled_Chicken_Tenderloin35657.shtml

And so it begins...

This is my first attempt at a blog.  So, please be patient with me and not too harsh.  I  don't think I have anything interesting to say, but I needed an outlet.  I am a chronic insomniac.  Instead of sleeping, I think about so many different things.  I cover the spectrum on topics.  I could be thinking about the economic crisis in a foreign country or simply trying to remember my floor routine from gymnastics back when I was 13.  I was advised to keep a journal of my thoughts, which might help me go to sleep earlier.  That is the main point of this blog.  When I do sleep, I have really cool dreams that I always mean to write down.  Maybe now I will actually keep a log of them here.  I have so much going on in my tiny head that I am afraid I won't be able to share my incoherent thoughts with any clarity.  I am going to be optimistic and attempt this anyway. 

 I am also a very deep thinker and I am going to use this to get your input on my various 'thoughts of the day'.  Another thing I plan to do with this blog is to share some of my favorite recipes.  I am a very picky eater, but when I find something I like, I want to share it with others.   Be warned, I put commas where they don't need to go and sometimes I leave them out completely.  I also LOVE to end a sentence with a preposition.  I am aware that I am breaking the rules of punctuation, but I simply don't care.  We shall see where this goes and I am so happy that you are going on this journey with me.  This blog is going to be so eclectic that it might actually be interesting to read for those who know me best.

Here we go....