So this morning I made dinner in the crockpot (yeah Crem I know I know but you're preaching to the choir here). Alto2's Chicken Cacciatore.
I got to thinking about prep time. Typically, especially in "fix it fast" type cookbooks they list preparation time ...
never, of course, taking my lifestyle into account.
- Ask Spouse if he can get the kids off to school
- Get out crockpot.
- Wash crockpot as Spouse didn't do a good job last time it was washed.
- Yell at Chip to get his shoes on and let the dog out.
- Put presliced mushrooms into crockpot.
- slice onions and put in crockpot.
- Look for can openen.
- Find can opener in a drawer - but not the one it belongs in. (Housework done incorrectly still blesses your family -- yeah right flylady).
- Tell Spouse he needs to go to the store to get garlic.
- Put plum tomatoes in crockpot. Get mental release by crushing the poor innocent tomatoes in my hand.
- Add basil, oregano, and fennel spices to crockpot.
- Remind Spouse to make Chip's lunch.
- Help princess snap her jeans.
- Go to get chicken from downstairs fridge.
- Start a load of laundry as long as I'm in the basement.
- Look for kitchen shears - which are not in their assigned place.
- Rip open chicken
- Spouse is yelling at Princess to get her shoes on, go to look for Princess' shoes, and find them -- on her feet.
- Yell at Chip to let the dog out before he poops in the crate.
- Season chicken with salt & pepper.
- Add chicken broth to crockpot.
- Say goodbye to family as they leave.
- Check recipe (which was upstairs the entire time)
- Call Spouse and tell him to pick up some tomato sauce while he's at the store.
- Argue with spouse while looking for tomato sauce because he insists there is some in the house, and I insist there is not.
- Find pizza sauce, marinara sauce, tomato paste, and black beans.
- Realize I never made my lunch, figure "forget it I'll go to the Jewish deli"
- Leave for work late.
- Get to work and find out the person I needed to meet with never showed up.
1 comment:
The beauty of the crockpot is that you can easily substitute what you have in the pantry. You could have used the marinara sauce and a little tomato paste. Ease up on the other salt and seasonings, add a wee bit more broth and maybe another can of tomatoes. How did it turn out?
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