July 4, 2013
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I was talking to Kittywho about toxic relationships and I realized that we were always attracted to people we couldn’t really have who feed our ego. In a way, we were being masochistic. If we were strong women, as she put it, we could walk away and know that, as an individual, we were strong and beautiful and independent on our own. Our inherent problem is that we always feel so insecure about ourselves to the point that we put our values aside in relationships that compromise those values. I felt sad when she was telling me about this because it was true. I was obsessed with love and when I should have put my foot down, I couldn’t do it. Now I’m angry and bitter, but it is all my fault. I couldn’t walk away when I should have. I always knew it would happen, but I couldn’t gather the self control to stop.
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That is a bad trap indeed. :/
I wonder if it is also that love is one of your values (and a highly held one), and from your point of view, you would have been compromising that value if you didn’t compromise other values? P.S. I hope you guys didn’t explode yesterday ;’D I was so stuffed after the meal, I didn’t eat any more (except for a few tomatoes). By the way. I REALLY liked that chicken. Next time you make it I want to observe carefully, because I want mooooaaaaarrrrrreeeeeee.
@jedeyeyam - actually, what you said about love is what katayoun was saying as well – that we have prioritized love above all else (or something along those lines). It’s very sad.
It’s not too hard! Just get chicken with skin (make sure you get it with skin, I don’t know what will happen w/out skin, it’ll prob be dry). Pan fry on medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes on each side. Don’t prod or move the chicken while it’s cooking (you can lift the chicken lightly after 5 min to check the brownness level). You don’t need oil if you are using your cast iron skillet. Season liberally with salt and pepper on both aides of the chicken. Make sure you preheat the oven before you cook. After you’ve browned both sides, stick the chicken in the oven at 350F for 30 min to allow it to finish cooking.
It’s really just chicken, salt, and pepper, but this technique ensures that the outside is crispy while the inside is juicy. It’s my favorite recipe!!
Thank you for the chicken recipe. When I orginally read the first part, “It’s not too hard! Just get chicken with skin (make sure you get it with skin” I thought it was talking about how to prioritize love O_o;; Which was sort of funny and confusing for a moment until I remembered what you were actually talking about.