Shadowing Practice: What I Eat in a Day... lazy girl edition - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Hi guys, it's Syd.

You guys know by now,

I kind of don't like intros.

I feel like they're pointless sometimes.

Like we already know why you're here.

You're here because you're going to see what I eat in a day.

Guys, I don't know why I'm so sassy today.

What's going on?

My dad's here.

I'm happy to be here.

Dad's visiting.

It's like New York's second home now

if i need to i just said shades

and i'm cool you wear these a lot by the way

i see this in all your videos my dad is visiting

my dad is not camera shy i'm like my mom you

know the last time i did one of these i was scared

because you guys know

that these are just like a hot video for people to

hate on for some reason like people love to pick apart what you eat

but you guys are so sweet

and for the most part everyone's really nice there's only like one percent of people

that are feisty i didn't want to just do like an

average what i eat in a day i wanted to do one targeted towards my fellow lazy girls

and guys out there i do prefer to spend as little

time in the kitchen as possible something quick you know something easy

but also somewhat healthy so the first thing i'm gonna do i'm gonna go to trader joe's

because i actually need quite a few groceries my fridge is looking a little bare

so i think the most logical first step is to start

by getting some food okay guys we are going to get a matcha

because guys i don't know what happened i used to not

like matcha at all what's a matcha oh you don't know

what it is no he doesn't know what matcha is okay

well how do you explain it it's like a green tea type drink

but you can make it into a latte with milk

and sweeteners oh

so well i don't think you'd like it it's not like

my sweet fomas no my new obsession is blueberry matcha specifically

so i'm going to blank street to grab

that before trader joe's maybe you can try it though yes

yes i'll try it i think you're gonna not like it

but let's see don't try it there's like on the edge you're so strong

I'm scared.

Hey, I have my blueberry iced matcha with skim milk because I drink regular milk now.

Do you want to try it?

So to be honest, he's the pickiest eater ever.

Are you embarrassed that I'm like filming like this?

No. You're waiting to make sure.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, let me like get a good sample for you.

Look, look, look.

You try first.

Oh, God.

And then I'll get a different straw.

It's a lot more bland than I thought.

It's actually pretty good.

Oh my gosh, I'm shocked.

It definitely tastes better than it looks.

It tastes better than it looks.

Well, yeah.

my dad is a king

and he's carrying my groceries for me hey i'm combining two things this is my workout

and i'm helping so wow thank you dad okay guys

so i'm back from the grocery store i have all my

groceries on the floor right there i'm gonna do a little haul hopefully sort of speedy

because i'm hungry

and i just want to eat my breakfast i feel like it seems probably like i'm lying to you guys

because every time I say give me a moment give me some time I promise I'm decorating this area

and every time you guys come back nothing's changed

and I just feel it probably seems like I'm lying

and I'm not I promise I just wanted to clear the air I know no one's actually asking

like I actually don't think one singular person is asking for

that anyways let's get back to it grocery haul I get distracted also

if you're wondering where my dad went he's shopping so It's just me right now.

I got some ingredients for my breakfast.

I'm making healthy pancakes that are really easy So I got some oats for that and a banana that I needed.

I also got some fruit I got a grapefruit some lemon.

I really like to put lemon in my water in the mornings now.

I got an orange Strawberries i'm making this dumpling soup for lunch

So I got some of the ingredients for that like broth and mirror pox and then for my dinner,

I'm making a crock pot recipe,

which I actually need to start right after I make my breakfast.

I got some of the stuff that I'm going to put in for that,

including like balsamic vinegar, a pepper, some canned tomatoes.

I'm actually so excited for my dinner.

When I was in high school,

I used to be obsessed with making these healthy pancakes for breakfast.

You guys know I go through a lot of phases with things.

I overdid it.

For a couple years, I overdid it.

But it's been a while.

I kind of rediscovered them recently and I remembered how much I loved them.

We're back on the phase again.

What I love is that they're so easy.

Obviously, number one priority.

They're also really healthy and filling and so yummy.

So if I don't have a smoothie in the morning,

this is usually what I'll have.

You only need a few things for this.

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And the best part is you just throw them all in the blender blend it up

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and cook it on the stove i just start by adding one ripe banana

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and then you add two eggs which i know are very hot commodity right now

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i did this in the wrong order guys i was not thinking

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because i'm filming and my brain's turned off

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or something you're supposed to do the oats first that's the whole point of the blender

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so that way the oats get blended into like a flower form do add half a cup of oats

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the oats are more of a flour consistency i'm adding the banana

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and egg back in i'll add a little bit of vanilla extract

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I'm

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going

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put the water on the top.

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Okay guys, my breakfast is complete.

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This is what it looks like.

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I like to add some fruit on top.

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So I put some pomegranate seeds and strawberries.

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And then it usually ends up making about four pancakes.

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I'll usually add either honey or maple syrup on top,

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just a tiny bit.

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These are so yummy.

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And they're warm.

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Sometimes when it's like a little chilly out,

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I just want something warm for breakfast.

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I don't want a cold smoothie.

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So that's usually when I make this.

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Wait, I kind of want to eat in my room.

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I didn't used to think about protein in terms of my diet.

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I just like never, I just never thought about the amount of protein I was eating i realized

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that sometimes i would eat like a pretty good amount of food

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and i would get hungry quickly and that's when i started to realize

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that i wasn't eating enough protein

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so i just try to be like conscious of it now

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like the eggs in this really do help to keep me satisfied for a

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while i try to make sure i get some type of protein in all of my meals

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which might sound very minimal but i used to never think about it at all

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and it really makes a big difference in terms of satiating

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because sometimes you can eat a lot of food

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and still be hungry i know that i did just make myself breakfast

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but i need to put my stuff in the crock pot for dinner tonight

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if you take anything from this video i hope it's this

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truly the ultimate lazy girl hack i guess has for me

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been using a crock pot my mom was the one

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that got me on this she my mom influenced me my

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mom is my influencer you know she knows my struggles sometimes with cooking

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and time she actually just bought me a crock pot

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and like got it shipped to my apartment a few months ago

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which was so thoughtful and i have been using it a lot since you can do

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so many so many different recipes with crockpots that's what's

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so nice

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and you just throw the ingredients in let it sit all

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day this this is it this is my saving grace this

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crock pot a major component of this is getting the slow cooker liners it's basically just a liner

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that you throw in before you start cooking and that way you have zero mess to clean up after too.

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That's also why I love using my crock pot.

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So this is the liner.

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You just line your crock pot.

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I think my favorite thing to cook in a crock pot is usually just chicken.

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I'll write out the full recipe but this is my favorite way to cook chicken

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because it's just so tender and it always turns out amazing I'm starting out by adding some organic chicken.

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I'm putting in the whole pack by the way Next i'm going in

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and i'm adding some onion another lazy girl hack This is not like unheard of

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but I know it is a little bit more expensive,

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but I think it's worth it Especially for onions.

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I hate cutting onions.

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Obviously it makes you fry So I usually get my onions pre-chopped Okay,

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that's all i'm gonna do for now What's nice is you

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can't honestly mess this up like you think you can

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and trust me I would know you just throw everything in here

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and then you walk away next i'm adding in some tomatoes These are crushed fire roasted tomatoes.

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This I would say is the most important part

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because I had this recipe so much

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when I was younger My mom would make it all the time

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and the fire roasted tomatoes specifically are so so good Depending on how much chicken I have,

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I'll put in either a can or two.

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And then I'm going to go in some balsamic vinegar as well.

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I'm also going to add in some minced garlic.

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Again, pre-chopped, pre-minced.

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And then, of course, I'm going to add a little bit of seasoning,

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like salt, pepper, garlic powder, maybe some oregano.

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and then i just mix it all up

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so everything's combined this might seem a little strange

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but just to balance out the acidity from the tomatoes you can add honey

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but i'm gonna add a little bit of just some cane

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sugar just a tiny bit my mom taught me this

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because otherwise it's like too acidic i'm gonna turn on my crock pot for about four hours on medium low heat

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hey guys

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so it's now lunch time lunch is always the hardest meal for me to like come up with

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and make i wanted to share with you guys one of

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my favorite super easy i think it's a five ingredient lunch

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from trader joe's everything's from trader joe's you obviously don't need

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to go to trader joe's you can go somewhere else

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but i actually made this recipe on my tiktok about a year ago

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I initially saw this recipe from a dietician on Instagram,

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but basically it's a simple dumpling soup.

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So I'm starting out with some of the mirapox.

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Everything's pre-chopped, the carrot, the onion,

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and the celery, which is just a perfect base.

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I'm gonna try to put an even amount of all of this in my little saucepan

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that I already pre-coated with olive oil.

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This is what we have so far i'm gonna start the heat I know this is not the right pan.

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I should be using a proper pan,

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but my pan is dirty So that's why i'm doing this i'm just letting this cook

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and allowing the onions to become translucent Okay,

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now this is sort of almost done cooking i'm gonna set this aside

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and then i'm gonna start cooking my pot stickers

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These are not the ones

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that I typically use They didn't have any of the chicken ones in stock

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when I was there

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So I got these Thai vegetable ones This one also works though I used it before

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and it tastes really good I'm just pouring a few of

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those into my pan I put some olive oil in as well Okay,

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now that the potstickers are pretty much done I'm gonna go in and lower the heat

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and add back in my cooked onion, celery, and carrot.

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Now that everything's cooked, I'm gonna go in and add some chicken broth.

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I don't really do measurements for this recipe because it is kind of just preference.

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I will link the original recipe below,

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though, if you do want to follow a recipe because I get that,

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I'm usually a recipe person.

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And then I'm just adding in some soyaki sauce.

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This is so yummy.

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It has some sesame seeds in it.

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And then I just let everything kind of marinate

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and cook together Okay guys here it is I made a

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pretty good amount of this My bowl is pretty filled I

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also have some chili onion crunch on the side This stuff I only add a tiny bit

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Because it is quite spicy Time to eat.

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This never, ever, ever fails me.

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It's kind of foolproof too.

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Like it's kind of hard to mess this one up unless you burn the veggies.

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But otherwise, I think you're pretty much safe.

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Five ingredients from Trader Joe's.

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So easy, so fast.

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So I knew I had to share this with you guys in this video

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because this truly is like a staple for me.

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And I actually got my mom on it too.

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wow i talk about my mom a lot in my videos

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i'm gonna enjoy i'm gonna eat this i was hungry

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so i ended up making my go-to smoothie i made this

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so many times on here

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but pretty much just frozen strawberry banana some vanilla protein powder

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a new addition for me has been adding collagen i've heard it's really good for you

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so i've been trying to incorporate it this one's from promix

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and i really like it some milk peanut butter i cannot make this without peanut butter.

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She doesn't taste the same and it's just so easy and so filling.

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My crock

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pot dinner is done.

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Thing is, I'm a very impatient person.

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So you think, how does she like wait that long?

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But you just forget about it, honestly, until later.

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Well, you should set a timer.

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Don't completely forget about it.

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So I kept it on low for the past hour.

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This also just makes my apartment smell so good.

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Let's take a look.

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Mmm, it looks so good.

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I could have added more onions, I will say.

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I am going to put some in my bowl.

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My dad's also coming over from his hotel so we'll get his opinion.

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He'll be honest with the taste test trust me.

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I like to have some rice with this.

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It's just a nice combo.

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You guys know if you've watched me I like to use the Trader Joe's frozen rice.

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I'm not joking when I say I love this rice.

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I guess this isn't a hack.

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I'm taking the word hack a little too far.

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It's just an easy addition to this so I put in my microwave three minutes.

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Then my chicken right here.

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I'll combine my rice with it.

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Okay I have my rice.

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Something I like doing that is like a tiny bit extra work

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but i think makes a big difference is adding some lime

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and then

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if i have cilantro i'll add it i don't have it

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this time lime cilantro butter are the perfect combo i already

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added butter this with me emulating the chipotle rice that's why i do this

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and then just the chicken on top

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and there you have it there's my bowl so yummy i'm so excited to eat this.

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It takes hardly any time.

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My dad's here.

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Hi dad.

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Hi.

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Do you want to try my dinner?

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Taste test.

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It's very good.

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I can tell the sauce is very fresh and natural for sure.

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He must have made it.

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It's good.

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It's good.

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The rice and the chicken for sure.

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It's so easy.

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I just need my crock pot back there.

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That's awesome.

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Very healthy.

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Very good.

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Can't go wrong with chicken,

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rice

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and tomato sauce perfect oh yeah i'm glad you like it

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chef sydney nine plus okay start your own restaurant someday let's not take it

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that far now we have a broadway show to go to

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oh yeah okay guys we are here at hamilton uh show

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them this theater it's a hundred a little over 100 years old which is so beautiful.

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Yes.

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History nerd alert.

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It is so beautiful.

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Like look with the attention to detail and the balconies and the architecture there.

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It's so beautiful on the set.

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We have such great seats.

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Thank you dad.

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Yes.

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Can't wait to actually see a real musical you know in New York City.

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I know and guys my dad is a green flag because he likes high school musical.

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He actually likes it you guys.

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He really likes it.

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Troy and Raph, what are your favorite guys?

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Gabriella?

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Gabriella, yeah.

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