Friday, December 6, 2019

The Case for Regifting: Secret Subject Swap

Welcome a Secret Subject Swap. This month 8 brave bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own style. Today we are all simultaneously divulging our topics and submitting our posts. Read through mine and at the bottom you’ll find links to all of today’s other Secret Subject participants.

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My subject is: Happy Holidays! You get toilet paper and Taco Bell for gifts. Thoughts?
It was submitted by: Sarah of Sarah Nolan.

First thought: You know I love you Sarah, but honey, you just aint right.

Second thought, really almost simultaneous to the first, is that I should be grateful for the forethought. Because if you're gonna be eating Taco Bell, you're gonna need that toilet paper.

Now if I actually were to receive these two gifts, I certainly hope that I'd get them for Chanukah. The first day, to be exact since Chanukah starts on December 22nd this year. That would give me 3 whole days until Christmas. And although in general I do not believe in regifting . . .

First thing I'd do is use the toilet paper. Ewwww, no, I didn't mean that. I mean, I'd use it to wrap up those Taco Bell gift cards. I assume you meant gift cards, right Sarah? Like you didn't mean someone actually handed me a bag of food, because that would be really presumptuous, not just choosing the restaurant, but the specific meal.

Anyway, I'd use the toilet paper as wrapping paper, and although not one to pat myself on the back, I do have to admit that that's genius repurposing. First you use the toilet paper as gift wrap, then the recipient gets to use the gift wrap as toilet paper. It's like the circle of life or something. It's certainly doing my part for the environment.

Then I'd pass those gifts out to any high school or college students on my Christmas list. Because everyone knows that Taco Bell drive through is open until about 3am on the weekends and that line between about 11pm and 3am is the place to be for those young kids with their cast iron stomachs.

And with the rest of those packets (I'm getting lots and lots of them, right Sarah). Well, as long as I'm breaking my personal rules, I'm going to make lots of money from them. All I need to do is create a display, go to just the right store, and negotiate a deal for a little counter space. And yes, I know that store will be quite a ride, the closest marijuana dispensary is about 8 hours away, but it'll be worth it. I'll be rich!

OK, now that I think of it, Sarah, I take back that "you just aint right" comment. Turns out, you're a genius.

PS: I'm usually pretty good at working a food pic into my posts. But given that this one is about toilet paper, and the need to use it, I'm just gonna leave today's recipe pic here at the end. You're welcome.


Baked Pepper Jack Chicken is an easy weeknight meal, marinate in the morning, bake that night. Directions include less spicy options for those less daring. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #dinner #chicken

Baked Pepper Jack Chicken 
Baked Pepper Jack Chicken is an easy weeknight meal, marinate in the morning, bake that night. Directions include less spicy options for those less daring. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #dinner #chicken

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Baked Pepper Jack Chicken
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Printable Recipe


Ingredients:
3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 TBSP sriracha sauce
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cumin
1 cup panko bread crumbs
9 slices pepper jack cheese (can substitute provolone for less heat)
3 pepperoncini peppers, chopped (can omit for less heat)

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 X 13 baking pan. 
*Cut each breast half into 3 to 4 pieces of equal thickness.
*Whisk together the mayonnaise, sriracha, paprika and cumin. Place the bread crumbs onto a plate.
*Coat each piece of chicken with the mayonnaise mixture, then roll in the bread crumbs to cover completely. 
*Place into the prepared baking pan. Lightly spray the top with non-stick olive oil cooking spray. Bake for 40 minutes.
*Cover the chicken with the cheese slices, sprinkle the chopped pepperoncini peppers over the top and bake for another 15 minutes.
 

23 comments:

  1. Depending on the part of the country, me being in Alabama, the story may be different.
    The toilet paper can have more uses than wrapping paper. A bow tied at the top of the tree with streamers hanging down comes to mind. Using it as God intended another.
    Taco Bell, oh heck I forgot I was supposed to bring a dish. Oh Gosh I forgot to get Karen a present.

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  2. You definitely need the toilet paper for Taco Bell...but suddenly I'm craving tacos! (Rena)

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  3. Bwahahaha! I had the same thought. If you eat that Taco Bell you’re definitely gonna need that toilet paper. You’d better re-gift them together!
    The best re-purposing of wrapping paper I’ve ever read!

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    1. Ha, you're right, what was I thinking? I have to regift these together.

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  4. If you don't want the tacos, I'll be glad to take them off your hands...as long as you provide a roll of toilet paper with them....

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  5. Do you remember when toilet paper came in colors? I think that was in the late 60's or early 70's, although I just read it was made until 2004. Apparently, it caused skin irritation in places where you would never want an irritation. But it would have made awesome gift wrap! Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. Yes, I had all 4 of my bathrooms color coordinated. I was sad when they stopped making it. Never had a problem myself. I guess I'm 15 years too late to think of using it for gift wrap though.

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  6. I think wrapping the gift cards in the tp is brilliant and yes, whoever uses those cards is going to need the tp for sure!

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  7. Haha bahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
    I love what you did with this.


    Also, I’m a #6 with a soft shell taco. 😋😜

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    1. I don't know about that #6, have you been naughty or nice?

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  8. Soooo. I have never been to a Taco Bell. Is it really that bad? Or just an insult to real Mexican food? You did a good job repurposing your fictional gifts, Karen. It's all about being creative, right.

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    1. Well, let's just say it's not my favorite. Although if you drive by one at about 1am there's a line at the drive-through all the way around the block.

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  9. We can always use more toilet paper (husband wants nothing else for his runny nose) and Taco Bell gift cards would feed my 20-somethings for quite a while, if there were enough of them. That was certainly quite a topic!

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    1. I know, right? It was a fun topic for this time of year.

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  10. Ha Haha, I had to go back n make sure this was a fiction.

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    1. Ummm, yeah, that's right. Fiction. Right. Let's go with that.

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  11. ROFLOL!! Loved your little tale of gifts/regifting. LOL!

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