Watching Corn Grow: Attack Goat

Nothing too exciting down here in Alloway today...just a trip to the barn after work to ride my friend Ty. Murphy decided he wanted to come along today. Which sounded like a good idea at first, but then I remembered how crazy he gets at the barn sometimes. Especially when he hasn't been there for a while. AAAND especially when there's a mischievous goat named Ember who roams the property.

Murphy's thoughts on Ember: OMG SOMETHING LIVING THAT I CAN PLAY WITH!
Ember's thoughts on Murphy: GET AWAY FROM ME, SMALL WHITE WIGGLING CREATURE!

Luckily Murphy is quick on his feet, and Ember is twice as wide as she is tall, because she would have head-butted him if he hadn't moved. After the rearing and attempted head-butting, Murphy decided to play duck-duck-goat. It looked something like this:

Murphy vs. Ember

(Sorry, I can't get the video to upload for some reason!)

And then it was home to the mouth-watering aroma of my crockpot dinner, just waiting to be eaten!

Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken

I actually put this together last night, and refrigerated it until Drew put it in the crockpot for me this afternoon.

6 chicken breasts, defrosted
1 jar (24 oz.) mild or medium salsa
Juice from 1 lime
1 pkg. taco seasoning
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 cup brown rice

Mix together salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, jalapenos, and cilantro.
Place chicken breasts in crockpot.
Coat chicken with salsa mixture.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Cook rice according to package instructions slightly before chicken is done.
Pull apart chicken breasts with fork.
Top rice with chicken, salsa mixture, and cheddar cheese.

I am a baby when it comes to spice, so I opted for mild salsa and only 1 jalapeno pepper. When it comes to cilantro, however, I can't get enough. (I actually munched on some while I was chopping. Weird? Maybe.) I probably added closer to 1/2 cup than 1/4 cup. I recently read that loving cilantro is actually genetic. Apparently this cilantro-loving gene determines whether you find cilantro irresistible, or find that it tastes like soap. (Or bug-infested bedclothes. Who knew?) I certainly am NOT a cilantrophobe. Just can't get enough of the stuff.

This dish smelled amazinggg while it was in the crockpot, and I couldn't wait to eat it. I was certainly not disappointed. I am plotting a cilantro lime chicken burrito for lunch tomorrow.