Chicken Tenders Reality Check

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Removing the tendon is easy, they say. Just grab it with a paper towel, they say. Just pull it through a fork, they say. They lie! I have never been able to remove the tendon just like that. I tried the fork thing with a paper towel. I tried the knife thing and sliding it down the tendon. Tweezers. Pliers. Scissors. Gloves. A giant fork. A serrated knife. I thought about calling 9-1-1. Hey, they should have a special phone line for chicken tenders, like they do for Thanksgiving turkeys. 🦃 Can’t remove the tendons? Just dial T-E-N-D-O-N-H-E-L-L and we will talk you off the cliff. And remind you that you are a good and capable cook. Then suggest a tendon support group to know you’re not alone. They meet every four hours. ⏰

Maybe it’s just me but I give up. I will cook them and my husband will remind me that he still loves me no matter what. ❤️ Then he’ll offer to take me out to dinner.