You know those people who say they “forget” to eat or are “too busy” to eat? I’m not one of them.
"A sandwich? Are you insane? I have to go a meeting, write a 10,000 word paper, and watch at least two hours of cat videos on YouTube today!"
I never forget to eat or put off eating or any of those other crazy things people do. Are you kidding? I don’t have time NOT to eat.
However, after a week of birthday celebrating and vacationing in Savannah, I almost felt like I could be one of those people who doesn’t schedule regular feedings. I needed a break. I was so burnt out on restaurant food and I really felt like I’d be happy with eating nothing but lettuce and boiled fish for a few days.
But instead I bought a Crock Pot.
Directions: Put three heads of lettuce and a pound of raw fish in pot. Cook on low for 8 hours. Wait, that's not right.
What I really wanted more than lettuce and boiled fish (which I didn’t really want at all) was a few home cooked meals. I’m not even a little bit competent in math, but I’d say 90% of the time I eat in restaurants I feel too full and pretty sick afterward and 100% of the time I eat home cooked food I feel awesome. The Crock Pot was on sale at Target for $17. My friend Tiffaney told me she’d stop being my friend if I didn’t go buy it. So I bought it. I love it! I didn’t use it every night, but between that and a sworn affidavit saying I would not eat out for at least a week, I came up with these lovely meals:
Red velvet waffles. They exist, and I made them.
Crock Pot Hawaiian chicken with yellow rice and salad
Crock Pot pot roast on top of mashed potatoes
Baked chicken breast, green beans, baby red potatoes
Crock Pot BBQ meatball topped baked potato with salad
Whole wheat shells with spinach, tomato sauce, and Parmesan
All of these meals were delicious and none of them made me feel like hot garbage. I wish I wasn’t so lazy or I would cook every single night and never ever go out to eat. But who’s kidding who? I can’t do dishes EVERY night.
If only my cats were so useful. Freeloaders.
Jaclyn
Thanks ! I am discovering the’ crock pot” world of food.. with all my cooking on my blog, I never do it with a crock pot ..why I do not know, well yes I do …my French my mother in law (ex) used it all the time.. and the food was awful.. so merci..reading your blog I feel like a crock pot can be a new good friend ..have fun cooking more!
I admit… I am one of those people who forgets to eat. *DOH* Where are you finding all of your crock pot recipes? Please share! We’ve had ours for awhile, but the only thing I ever make is pot roast. BOR-ING!
Pinterest! I have a bunch pinned, go look at my food board.
I need a crockpot!!! It would make life much easier. The Hawaiian chicken looks delicious.