A Resolution for 2013 and a Very Yummy Dinner

One of my resolutions for 2013 is to stop eating drive through lunches.  I haven't eaten fast food since December 27, and I feel great!!! I don't even particularly like fast food that much, it is just really convenient, especially where I work.  You can barely drive a block or two, and not be passing at least three drive through lanes.  It absolutely hate the way it makes me feel, sluggish and fat and just all around yucky.  My laziness has won over in the past though, but I am hoping my will shall overcome this year!  

I really do like to cook and do so several times a week.  I will pack some leftovers happily eat lunch, but some mornings, I am just running late, don't want to be bothered or just forget and off to work I go...

Unacceptable!  This must change...and it shall!

I was watching one of my favorite YouTubers, April, on one of her channels, CookWithApril (she has a beauty channel that is equally fabulous), and came across a couple of delightful recipes that I tried out the other night!  BBQ pulled chicken sandwiches and watermelon salad.  They were both yummy!

Here's what they looked like...

The recipe was SUPER easy too, so bonus. Here goes: 

The BBQ chicken was a couple pounds of chicken breasts thrown in the crock pot.  

In a bowl:  combine a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce (I used KC Masterpiece), 1/4 cup packed brown suger, 1/4 cup, Italian dressing and 2 Tablespoons worcestershire sauce.  Wisk together, and pour into the crock pot.  Cook chicken @4 hours (if thawed) or @6 hours if frozen.  Remove chicken and shred using two forks.  Serve on buns and enjoy!

The watermelon salad was SUPER easy!

I bought  a decent sized piece of sliced watermelon and cut into chunks.  Put into a bowl with some sliced red onion (I used about half of one) and place in the fridge for @30 minutes.  When ready to plate, place a layer of your favorite salad greens, a generous portion of the watermelon/onion mixture, some crumbled blue cheese, and some chopped macadamia nuts, and then drizzle with some balsamic vinegar.  I cannot tell you how delicious this is!

If you would like to watch April's videos, here they are:

For the chicken:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNaj-S4N2hQ

For the watermelon salad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrBgh1AQr0g

Do you think you will try the watermelon salad? I think you will be pleasantly surprised!