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March 21, 2005
A Lazy Cooks Best Friend
Today a whole new world of cooking has been opened up to me. You see, 2 Christmases ago I had asked for a crock pot for Christmas and my parents happily delivered. I was all excited...had my "Fix It and Forget It" cookbook raring to go...but fear overtook me. I was paralyzed to use the thing. Would I burn the place down? Would I make something terrible? I just didn't touch it and allowed dust to cake on the lid. My parents gave it it's initiation when they were here in November and cooked chicken and carrots. Just chicken and carrots...and I couldn't believe how delicious it tasted. Moist and yummy.
Soooo, I had some chicken thawing out in the refrigerator this week and didn't really feel like cooking it. That's when I remembered the crock pot. I am actually a decent cook and can usually throw together a bunch of ingredients and make something tasty. I still had some qualms about the all day cooking thing. Won't it become a big pile of mush? I called my mom, got the proper advice on timing and this morning, I threw all caution to the wind. Chicken, cream of mushroom soup, canned carrots, cooking wine and Rosemary Herb seasoning...Timer set for 8 hours and I was off to work.
I talked to my brother who was home today and was delighted that there was a pleasant aroma coming from the pot. I came rushing home at 5:00, boiled some pasta and sat down with my concoction. I sprinkled some mozzerella cheese on top, because cheese belongs on everything...and then...MMMMMMM. I must say, my dinner was DELICIOUS as well as ridiculously easy.
Hurray. I can't wait to try different recipes in my new cooking buddy.
Posted by stacey at March 21, 2005 06:03 PM
Comments
I'm afraid of the crock pot too. I don't know why.
Posted by: Elisabeth at March 22, 2005 04:10 PM