I was excited about this recipe. Two of my favorite things, beer and chicken, in one recipe? Yes, please! We’ve had quite a bit of success with whole chickens in the slow cooker, and I like to stock up when I find them on sale. When I’m not tossing a chicken in the Crock Pot, my husband likes to smoking them on his Traeger, which makes the neighborhood smell amazing, since oftentimes our neighbor has his smoker fired up, too. … Continue reading
I love kicking off Christmas. The day we spend getting our tree, bringing our decorations up from the depths of the basement, and burning our mouths on scalding hot chocolate has always been one of my favorites, and every year I try unsuccessfully to convince my husband to do it before Thanksgiving. As a child, my favorite part was the endless bounty of candy canes and being reunited with the ornaments bearing my name. My favorite ornament as a girl … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving! By now, your turkey is in the oven and your side dishes are in the Crock Pot. You have eyed that bottle of wine on the counter at least five times, quickly followed by checking if it’s almost noon already. The house is clean, the guests are arriving soon, and your kids are up your ass. My Thanksgiving gift to you is 20 minutes of quiet time for you to crack that first bottle, check Facebook, reclean the … Continue reading
It’s hard being a parent. Our kids need so many things from us, like food, shelter, and iPads, and we’re over here working our asses off to provide for them and not turn them into a bunch of a-holes. The wisdom we have to offer would shape them into outstanding members of society if they would only listen, amirite? You guys, I’ve been doing a little listening of my own, and it turns out, they are hearing us. Unfortunately, they … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is barreling down like a freight train filled with frozen turkeys, without brakes or apology, and in one week we’ll be lying on the tracks, rubbing our bellies in a tryptophan haze. Do you have your meal planned yet? We’re still up in the air on what green vegetable to serve, mostly because my husband will be passing on anything that won’t mesh well with gravy. This means the focus, as it should be, is on turkey, mashed potatoes, … Continue reading
What’s that you say? It’s not Thursday? That’ll to have to be okay, because days of the week are not as important as the fact that Thanksgiving is next week, and I just discovered that mashed potatoes can be made in the slow cooker! I actually prefer them to regular stove top taters, and I couldn’t wait to tell you. Here’s the deal, you guys. I have a special Thanksgiving edition of Crock Pot Thursday planned for two days from … Continue reading
I hate greeting card shopping for my husband. None of the sentiments fit our relationship, and they all feel hollow. Insincere. I don’t know why this always surprises me, because how can I expect a stranger who is creating a brand of thoughtfulness to appeal to the general public to pen just the right thing for me? I can’t be the only one who is disappointed when looking at the acres of mass produced sentiment before that special someone’s birthday … Continue reading
I was thrilled that this recipe was chosen last week. My mom was in town, and her presence meant there were two mushroom lovers in the house and my mushroom hating husband was outnumbered. I have spent the past 14 years modifying my favorite recipes to be mushroom free, all in the name of love and a peaceful household, but on Thursday, I giddily sliced them into my slow cooker, and now I’m not sure I can make beef stroganoff … Continue reading
Let’s be friends! I like to think I’m a pretty good friend, and history has proven I’m better at some aspects of friendship than others. Before you sign in blood and we become friends for life, here is a snapshot of what you’ll be in for. If after reading this, you still have room for me in your life and in your Facebook news feed, holla at me and I’ll get your half of our BFF necklace in the mail! … Continue reading
On Friday, I talked about November Facebook thankful posts. I have participated in this in previous years, so I was looking back through some of my personal Facebook thankful statuses, and came across this one from last year. Our family is not well off. Sometimes, we are not even comfortable. Quitting my well-paying job to stay home with our kids changed our lifestyle drastically, but no matter our struggles, we have never had to worry about the kids’ basic needs, and … Continue reading
