Okay, this gal, Stephanie is a woman after my own heart. She has made the New Year’s resolution to prepare and eat meals cooked in her crockpot every day for the whole year of 2009! Talk about creativity, she shares her adventure on her blog, so perfectly named Crockpot 365. Stephanie also brings up a good point too, it’s quite frugal to cook this way. [Read more...]
It’s amazing what I’m learning from foodie blogs I visit. On the Almost Frugal blog I learned that before cooking a whole chicken in the crockpot you can remove the skin to avoid the extra fat in your meal. I took this idea to John and here is the way we made our healthy crockpot chicken.
Sometimes I get frustrated in the kitchen with difficulty opening jars or learning to use a new gadget. I would have to say the one item I struggle with most is the cooking spray caps. They tend to get a bit greasy, and they snap on so hard that I struggle to get them off. First I’ll wipe it clean, then grab one of my rubber jar openers. Of course if this doesn’t work I’m seeking out my son or John to help me out.
Yes, it’s true, I’m totally spoiled. John does all the shopping and cooking. If you think about, how the heck would I know what to buy when the recipes seem to reside in his head? Well he brought me a lovely gift from his last shopping trip, he found Crisco Cooking Spray in a capless can. Can you believe it? Well perhaps you already know about it or even already use it. I’m thrilled! Plus think of how many caps the environment won’t be subjected to. Way to go Crisco!
The only memory I have of my mom cooking fish, well besides perch we caught in Cedar Lake in Wisconsin, would have to be red snapper. After serving it she quickly ascertained that it was not going over well with her eight children and her husband. She quickly rose to her feet and proceeded to scrape every plate into the trash can. That was the last fish meal my mom ever cooked!
In 1999 when my family moved to the great Pacific Northwest, we became friends with a park ranger, Eric, and his wife, Joanie. One day, after helping Joanie with some gardening, she invited me to her little cabin in the woods, on 10 forested acres. She prepared lunch for us outside, under the evergreen trees; smoked salmon (cold) on top of a bagel with cream cheese. Yum! This is my favorite way to eat salmon! [Read more...]
Today my daughter Kristi came over for lunch. We warmed up the leftover stew we had stowed away in the freezer, after making it recently in the crockpot. I like the idea of cook it once and eat it twice. Kristi raved and raved about the stew and wanted the recipe so she could make it at home for her husband. I told her the Beef Stew Recipe is on familyfoodies and she can go get it there when she gets home!
