Fast Diet Recipes For Vegetarians

Were doing a tiny bit of remodeling right now. Nothing fancy---- were (and by we, I mean not me) tearing up the linoleum that came with the house and having tile installed in the kitchen.

This was my anniversary present to Adam. I promised that if he got me tile, Id never again complain about the flooring.

Im such a giver.

Because our kitchen has pretty much been rendered useless (the refrigerator is plugged in the dining room, and the stove/oven combo and dishwasher are under a sheet behind the couch) Ive been needing to utilize my own advice and use the MANY MANY MANY slow cookers we own to get dinner on the table.

and its been kind of fun.

The kids wanted a baked potato bar the first night. No problem. Then they wanted brown sugar chicken. Not an issue---I already had it frozen in a ziplock, so I thawed it in the fridge overnight then squeezed the contents into the slow cooker in the morning. Tonight, were having baked sweet potatoes and foil-packet tilapia (the fish wont go on until later this afternoon).

and so far, so good. 

I get a lot of emails, and some of my favorites are from readers who use their cookers in non-traditional ways. Last night I got an email from a construction worker who leaves a crockpot plugged in the trailer so he doesnt have to rely on fastfood or soggy sandwiches for lunch and dinner.

I like hearing from people who travel with their crockpots and plug it in the hotel room while they are out sight-seeing for the day.

I have great kids, but after a long day of vacationing, sometimes they arent up to "restaurant manners"--- and its nice to come back to a pot full of Korean Ribs or BBQ Beef and Bean sandwiches.

We recently got back from a roadtrip to Oregon, and stopped at a few pioneer museums that were built along the Oregon Trail. Talk about hardships! A bit of rain, a torn up kitchen? Thats nothing.

I even bring my crockpots camping. And no, thats not an oxymoron.

:-)

We are so lucky to be living in the time we are living----roughing it just really isnt roughing it anymore.

What about you? Do you have any odd or different uses for the slow cooker?

Have a wonderfully great day.