So, I would post a picture of this latest and greatest recipe, but my cell phone never does my food justice, so I won't. Let us just say I made a chicken soup in the crockpot tonight that was awesome. And, better yet, delish!
To start: everything is chopped up into bite-sized pieces, and this meal is very economical if your grocery store is having a sale on chicken breasts, and you feel up to deboning and skinning the breasts yourself...which I was:
4 lb. chicken breasts
1 can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup with Garlic
1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken with Herbs
6 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, chopped
6 carrots, peeled, chopped
6 celery ribs, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 c. chicken broth
Lawry's seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning mix, season to taste.
Throw everything into a crockpot and 6 hours later...ta dah! Yummy chicken soup. I served it with some of those Pillsbury frozen biscuits and it was a perfect effortless meal for a cold day.
Chicken soup: it's good for what ails you.
I've been using my crockpot more than usual because my oven is on the fritz.. I'm totally pissed about it because it's an older oven, and it seems the temperature is slightly off but I can't figure out if it's running too high or too low. My biscuits get burned, and my casseroles aren't cooked through so bottom line: I look like I don't know how to cook, which is a complete outrage. We're currently renting our house, so technically, it is our landlord's responsibility for having something like this fixed, but short of it breaking, or me taking a sledgehammer to it, I don't see the situation being remedied anytime soon, so I'll make do, I suppose.
You see, I am a really good cook. I mean, it's one of the few things I excel at, and enjoy. I find it relaxing and rewarding to lose myself in a recipe and forget about all life's other annoyances while I focus on combining ingredients in such a way that the end result is something that will bring enjoyment and pleasure to others.
I think I was an Italian grandmother in a former life.
It's one of the few things in my life that shouldn't feel like such a challenge. Work is challenging enough.
Haven I mentioned that I cannot wait until Feb. 1 which is the end of tax filing season?
Bottom line: what does this have to do with me going to Orlando to see The Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Not a damn thing.
I'm currently watching season 2 of American Horror Story (I highly recommend!) so:
My Mood Ring(tone) of the Day:
To start: everything is chopped up into bite-sized pieces, and this meal is very economical if your grocery store is having a sale on chicken breasts, and you feel up to deboning and skinning the breasts yourself...which I was:
4 lb. chicken breasts
1 can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup with Garlic
1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken with Herbs
6 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, chopped
6 carrots, peeled, chopped
6 celery ribs, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 c. chicken broth
Lawry's seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning mix, season to taste.
Throw everything into a crockpot and 6 hours later...ta dah! Yummy chicken soup. I served it with some of those Pillsbury frozen biscuits and it was a perfect effortless meal for a cold day.
Chicken soup: it's good for what ails you.
I've been using my crockpot more than usual because my oven is on the fritz.. I'm totally pissed about it because it's an older oven, and it seems the temperature is slightly off but I can't figure out if it's running too high or too low. My biscuits get burned, and my casseroles aren't cooked through so bottom line: I look like I don't know how to cook, which is a complete outrage. We're currently renting our house, so technically, it is our landlord's responsibility for having something like this fixed, but short of it breaking, or me taking a sledgehammer to it, I don't see the situation being remedied anytime soon, so I'll make do, I suppose.
You see, I am a really good cook. I mean, it's one of the few things I excel at, and enjoy. I find it relaxing and rewarding to lose myself in a recipe and forget about all life's other annoyances while I focus on combining ingredients in such a way that the end result is something that will bring enjoyment and pleasure to others.
I think I was an Italian grandmother in a former life.
It's one of the few things in my life that shouldn't feel like such a challenge. Work is challenging enough.
Haven I mentioned that I cannot wait until Feb. 1 which is the end of tax filing season?
Bottom line: what does this have to do with me going to Orlando to see The Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Not a damn thing.
I'm currently watching season 2 of American Horror Story (I highly recommend!) so:
My Mood Ring(tone) of the Day:
I need a cook. You're hired! (When I win the lottery, or course.)
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to sing the Dominique song. It was funny as hell. I sure miss her but thanks for the memory. I had forgotten! :-)