7-30-12

12:30pm

Got a load of towels hung on the clothesline

and another two boxes of stuff weeded out

from the basement.

Just got supper in the crock.

I removed the skin from four chicken leg quarters ($3.39),

wrapped apple smoked bacon around

the chicken pieces ($1.49) and then brushed

an orange glaze (free) over top them all.
You could also use an orange marmalade.

I set the crock on low til supper time.

Serve with chicken rice-a-roni (free) 

and carrots ($1.00).  Loving my new $1.00 

crock pot from the yard sale.  It is actually

bigger than the one I currently have.

It could easily fit 10 chicken leg quarters

into my new crock if I wanted.

Tony didn't understand why I wanted a third crock pot.

I actually had three at one time but gave

one to mom.  First starters they are great for

keeping Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners warm,

can send one to a pot luck at work and still

have more at home to use for supper,

I can make supper in one, dessert in another

and bread in another if I wanted all at the same time.

And when I feel energetic I can make three

meals at once and then store them in the freezer for another time.

Those come in real handy especially if I am

not feeling well with a flare up and don't

feel like cooking.  The family can still get a warm, home

cooked meal and not have to turn to

hot dogs or ramen noodles, lol.

I've almost depleted any meals from my freezer

so it's time to make some more and stock up.

5:25pm




Got some carrots sliced up and boiling in
water in a pot.  In a smaller skillet
I added a couple tablespoons out of the crock
that had a mixture of bacon grease and
orange glaze then sprinkled a little corn starch to make
a thick gravy.  Then I added in about 1/4 cup
frozen apple juice, and a  squirt of vanilla spice maple syrup
and a couple dashes of cinnamon.
Once the carrots are tender
and drained I'll stir this into them.


Instead of rice (since we had rice yesterday)
I'm boiling up some elbow macaroni
and will add some velveeta, cheese, butter and
salt to it once drained and tender.


Chicken turned out really good :0P

7:55pm




Tony must of had a rough day because
he went to bed soon after eating.
I'm having a rough day as well.
I can't for the life of me find that
Kroger receipt from Saturday evening.
I have searched high low and everywhere
in between double, triple and quadruple times.
Where in the world would it have gone???
I had it with me when I returned to the store.