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Yesterday was the first time in my life that I have ever had a snowless snow day.  Starting at about 2am, I kept peeking out the window in hopes of seeing snow-covered streets.   Seriously, I was like a kid waiting for Santa to arrive because I kept getting up to see the snow that ended up being a no-show.   All of this excitement mixed with a tinge of anxiety caused me to be wide awake at 4:45am.  The call came at 5:30 that school was closed, and I looked out the window to find nothing.  Not an ounce of snow.  Confusion immediately set in because school was closed and there was absolutely no snow on the ground.

How did this happen you ask?   It’s simple.

The meteorologists were wrong.

Because our area has endured tremendous amounts of snow in the month of February, it’s very easy for all of us to assume the worst.  How could we not?  I mean I still have snow piles more than 2 feet high in my front yard!

I have to say the coolest snow days are the ones with no snow.  As much as it’s a hard pill to swallow that I’m exchanging this day off for June 18th when it’s warm and beautiful, at least I was able to get out and about.   I’m so used to being literally snowed in for days that this was a nice treat.

Above, you can see that we were actually snowed in.  2 more feet of snow came after this picture.

This was 6am yesterday after finding out there was no school.  You can see why I was so confused!

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Since the sidewalks were obviously clear, I went for a nice, long run.  It felt really good especially since I haven’t gone out for that long in a while.  I decided to keep up with the health mode that I was in and make a very healthy and oh-so-delicious pulled chicken sandwich.  This recipe came from my awesome sister’s food blog so I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed.  I cannot believe how easy it was!  When I think of pulled chicken or pork, I think of the crockpot and the hours it takes to make it.  This sandwich was ready in 10 minutes.  Flippin’ awesome.

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Clean BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich

Source: Cleanliness is Next to Godliness and Clean Eating Club
Serves 6

Ingredients

1 TBS olive oil

1 medium onion, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices

1/2 cup chopped green or red sweet pepper

3/4 cup barbecue sauce

1 package of chicken tenders

6 whole grain buns or whole wheat sandwich thins

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Directions

Fill a skillet with water and bring it to a boil, then put the chicken tenders in to poach. Poach for about 5 minutes and remove the chicken from the water. Then with a fork, ‘pull’ the chicken apart.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and peppers and cook until soft (5 minutes). Add chicken and barbecue sauce and gently mix together. Simmer until heated through. Spoon mixture onto buns and serve!