1lb of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 cans (10.5oz) Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can (14oz) Chicken Broth
1 medium White Onion, diced
4 Large Flaky Refrigerator Biscuits (half a can)
Place thawed chicken in crockpot. Top with
butter add cream of chicken soup, chicken broth and onions. Cook on
high 4-6 hours or on low for 8 hours.
After the chicken has cooked for the
proper amount of time cut each biscuit into small pieces(appox. 9 each).
Add biscuits and continue to cook 30 mins to an hour longer, or until
the biscuits are done. It took an hour in my crockpot.
Remove chicken and shred. After shredded place chicken back into crockpot and mix. Serve hot.
Serves 6-8.
I added a bit more broth because I used three huge chicken breasts from Sam's club so I wanted to cover the chicken with liquid. Then, since there was lots of liquid towards the end of the cooking process, I added the entire can of biscuits, just pinched off little pieces as big as the end of my finger and added them.
Mix the olive oil, bacon bits, lemon
juice, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to make the marinade.
Prepare the cabbage. Rinse it under
water and remove any loose leaves.
Cut the head in half on the core
Then cut the halves in half again, to make quarters.
Lay each wedge on a sheet of
aluminum foil large enough to wrap it up in. Spoon about 2 tbsp of the marinade
on top making sure to get it in all the nooks and crannies.
Wrap each wedge and bake or Grill
for 20-30 minutes. I say 20-30 because they will continue to cook once you pull
them out and I like mine still crunchy. If you like them softer, let them go for 40 minutes but remember, once off the grill, they will still continue to bake.
We had our follow up appointment with our RE. He doesn't know why IVF has
not worked for us. The most likely thing that it could be at this point is a uterine
environment issue. So our only options at this point are to go towards surrogacy
or adoption. Now, let me be clear on a few things. The hubby and I have
done ALOT of discussion. If we go gestational surrogate, I would have to go
through another egg retrieval because this last round of IVF we used donor
eggs. Since we do have 4 snowbabies left, we are choosing to keep them on ice
for a while longer since the only thing we can do is donate or destroy. So for
now, they can remain on ice. The idea behind using my eggs and hubbys sperm is
then we are both connected biologically to the baby the surrogate would be
carrying. So this would add an extra cost to our surrogate route if we used
both of our genetic material. I was always the one leery of the surrogate route
because of the what ifs... What if the surrogate decides to keep? What if they
miscarry? What if they cause the pregnancy to fail?
Since the odds are high for me not being able to carry our child, I
have come to the conclusion I am a failure as a woman., however, Mike does not
see me as a failure and whole heartedly opposes my take on that. Our whole
lives we are taught to go to school, grow up, get a job, get married, get
pregnant, and then have a family. So ya, that isn't happening and its my fault.
I am currently dealing with grief, failure, depression, sadness, despair, and
disappointment along with stress. I will never be able to feel a baby growing
inside me kick, flutter, move around, know that I helped create something, and
(though everyone complains about it) know what birth feels like. My body is
refusing to do what it was suppose to do on its own. My uterus hates me. I have
experienced finding the love of my life and now know that we are biologically
incapable of having children that I can carry, and give life to.
We have watched as friends and family members have gotten pregnant (some
multiple times) while we have been on our journey and they always gave advice
and encouragement. "It's your turn next. It's going to happen for you I
just know it." "Just relax. You guys are stressing too much over
this", “It will happen when it happens”…
Well, as much as we wanted to believe them, it has not happened on its own.
Believe it or not, the IVF journey after the first round, was not stressful at
all. We knew what to expect as far as procedures and meds. It was all in the
doctor's hands and left nothing for us to worry about. All payment was due
before procedures took place. So we had to keep hope and faith and let the
doctors worry about it.
Now we are to the point where we have to decide gestational surrogate or
adoption. These are not the roads we ever thought we would have to take. We
spent $60,000 to end up with nothing. Now we need to choose something else that
will not guarantee us a child but we have to do it with a mortgage on the house
and practically nothing in our bank account. So as I sit here in tears and type
this, I am asking for help (which many of you know I am not fond of and usually
refuse to ask.) We have kept a brave face and stayed strong through all of
this, but now we need help. We need your support to help us achieve a family.
So, that being said, if we can get this shared and everyone donates a $1 or $5 we could reach our goal in no time. Here is a site we set up on GoFundMe. We appreciate any help you can give us.
We want to thank everyone who has continued to be there for us through this
journey. Those who have shared their personal stories, given encouragement, or
just listened when we needed to scream and vent. We both feel extremely blessed
to have such a supportive network around us where we can feel free to share our
story, even when the going gets tough and intolerable. Thank you for never
making us feel ashamed or embarrassed.
