Well, we did it last Fri anyway, when it was just me & Mog.  Turned out really tasty, and I just had canned chili (but still pretty good chili, for generic). In future though, I'll use 2 cans instead of one.  Finger-lickin' good! 

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OOoo, I started one on MW and WitchJezebel and I were throwin chef-slop talk at each other, it was fun! 

Hmmmm, last night I made my husband a special dinner cause he had a poopy day.  I made ribeye steak with a mushroom, shallot, worchestershire and red wine reduction, steamed broccoli, and parmesan polenta.  It was divine!

Tonight is date night at our favorite Indian (Great India Cafe, Studio City) restaurant where we'll dine on our fave comfort food: chicken tikka masala and beghan bharta (sp?) and plenty of naan.  YUMMY!

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Ooo, dare I say the 4-cheese lasagna is the best one? 

Tonight it's tuna and veggie strata for us with simple side salad and Gamay Beaujolais vino.  By the time I drove through Hollywood traffic, got to Burbank, went to Trader Joe's, got home, made strata, threw in oven, it was 7:00.  Won't be done for another 15-20 minutes or so and damn am I starving!  Hubby just got home too.

Last night it was turkey chili, so at least we'll have leftovers to keep us for a while

NOT burning the dinner is always good!  I made pizza last night so tonight I'm using the leftover turkey to make turkey and noodles. We didn't have a lot of other leftovers so I should get the refrigerator pretty well cleaned out tonight. And, looking ahead, I got a nice beef roast today for our Christmas Day dinner. I'll make that in the crockpot. I figure that since I cook myself into oblivion on Thanksgiving, I should get a break on Christmas! 

You're not clueless... and you've come to the right place.  I too am a crock-lover (boy that sounds dirty, doesn't it?  ) and have been collecting crockpot recipes for a couple years.  I'll post some, including a VERY simple dump chicken recipe that's extremely versatile, over in recipes & potions.  Also, check out this page of groups:

http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=slowcooker

My favorite is the group right at the top, simply called slowcooker.  One of the moderators has more crock recipes than you can shake a stick at, and plenty of experience he's willing to share.  Fear not - let us lazy cooks, who want nothing more than to let the pot do the work for us, UNITE!  

Posting some right now, Tink, they're under Recipes & Potions.  I hate to cook too, that's why I crock.    About to go post more...  including some crockpot desserts, under Chocolate...


Okay, bunches up now, that should hold y'all for at least a day.  Just remember - if you've bought your crockpot within the last 10 or 15 years, it cooks hotter than your mom's pot.  (Food poisoning from undercooked meat prompted manufacturing changes in the 80s.)  So when a recipe says 8 - 10 hours, set it for 8 and check it immediately after - it's probably done.  If your pot has a "keep warm" feature like mine, try to shut off the pot before it switches over - it'll still be hot enough to continue cooking.  Enjoy!  

Pizza at Pizza Hut. Bye!

last night I had a pizza baguette, beans and sweetcorn...not the most appetising of all meals but hey, thats school food for you...

Whee!

Tonite was catch as catch can, so D and I fixed garlic and herb noodles with fake lobster chunks---the fake fish was on sale today!--and it was yummy! Just noodles, oil, garlic, herbs, salt, and fake fish!

And then I found some little debbies..........lol




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We're having Oven fried chicken tonight which means I'll be cooking late! It's 86 degrees in the house right now -- we are trying to avoid turning on the A/C for as long as we can -- and I'm NOT turning on the oven until the house cools off. AND SUNSET ISN'T UNTIL AFTER 9!!