I happened to stumble upon a recipe of KFC©’s Crispy Chicken Strips. Since my brothers are KFC addicts, I decided to try it out for dinner. I kinda deviated from the original marinade recipe since I didn’t have Potassium, Bottled Chicken Concentrate and MSG. I instead used 5 chicken bouillon cubes to compensate for the chicken concentrate.

Tasted almost the same as the original except that it’s less spicy. I’ll just try to adjust the recipe the next time I cook this. The only drawback of this meal is the lack of KFC’s gravy. But overall, it was delish.

I also started dabbling with food photography. After seeing his portfolio, I was inspired to do the same. While mine aren’t as beautiful as his, I’m still proud of my first shots though they’re quite amateurish.

Ai5 Top 3!
The final 3 will perform three songs each. It was already confirmed the Elliott will sing Bobby Caldwell’s What You Won’t Do For Love which was chosen by Paula. Taylor Hicks will be singing You Are so Beautiful by Joe Cocker, chosen by Randy Jackson. Katharine McPhee will sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland picked by Simon Cowell.

For the remaining two, they’ll sing a song of their choice, and a song chosen by music producer, Clive Davis. While there were rumors as to what the three would sing for these categories, those have not been cofirmed yet. Guess we shall just have to wait and see.

I mentioned in my previous entry that my early favorites this season are Taylor and Kat. I’m happy that the two are part of the top 3—but, I’ll be totally ecstatic if Elliott Yamin would get the title. I’ve grown to love him as the season progressed. He’s humble, genuine, goofy, dorky plus he sings soooooooooo damn well I get goose bumps! So yeah, he’s my pick to win this thing! GO ELLIOTT!! ♥♥

Hope he’ll do well on tomorrow’s show. And I hope the voter’s won’t screw up by voting for the wrong person. C’mon! Vote like YAMIN it! ♥

The Kentucky Fried Chicken Marinate

2 tablespoons Potassium
2 tablespoons Kosher Salt
4 tablespoons MSG
1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/3 cup Bottled Chicken Concentrate
5 cups water

Mix all of the above and soak the chicken in the above marinate for
24 hours under refrigeration.

KFC Crispy Chicken Strips

1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
3/4 teaspoon MSG
1/8 teaspoon Paprika
1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/8 teaspoon Baking Powder

Cut 6 chicken Breasts into strips, or you can by chicken tenders in
the store. Marinate them overnight . Preheat the shortening in a deep-
fryer to 350 degrees. Beat 1 egg and 1 cup of milk. Dip the chicken
into the egg mixture. Dip the the chicken into the coating and then
double dip. Fry in fryer a few at a time till they are golden brown
about 5 minutes or until they float.. Remove the chicken to a rack
and allow to drain for 5 minutes