Sunday, March 13, 2011

COOKING

Believe it or not, I love to cook! Yup, me the career woman. I just love it. More importantly, I love the positive reactions from others for my endeavors. I suppose these "platitudes of gratitude" are why I do it.

Yesterday I was really in the "mood" for doing some major cooking and baking.

When raising my family, I thought one meal at a time. But, over the years, I've learned the joy and ease of batch cooking.

On my last shopping trip, I purchased six pounds of ground turkey, a dozen thin cut pork chops, and a large rump roast.

Using a crock pot for roasts is the ticket! It makes all my Sunday dinners a breeze, now I know the secret to making them taste good. I do the following late Saturday evening for a perfect Sunday roast. First, I peel and quarter a large onion and put in the crock. Next, I put the roast on top of the onion, add a little salt and then liberally sprinkle garlic powder (or to taste) on top the roast. Lastly, I pour in about 3/4 cup hot water around the roast. Turn the crock on high and let it cook overnight. Next morning, you'll awake to a tender, moist roast beef to die for!

But, don't limit your crock cooking to just roasts. You can also fix chicken, turkey, chops, just about anything and everything in a crock pot.

Next, I'll tell you about the ways I use ground turkey for nutritious and simple meals.

In the meantime...

Be well, be blessed!



EVERYDAY THINGS

Sometimes we think the everyday things are mundane things. Perhaps they are, but one thing I've learned over my numerous odd years on Earth, this is exactly what life is made of.

The thought occurred to me, maybe I should write about them? After all, one (wo)man's mundane is another (wo)man's excitement. We'll see. After all, reading this blog is purely voluntary. Those who like it can come back and those who don't can move on, and that's perfectly okay too.

Be well, be blessed!