2014 is all about making my day to day less stressful. I have so many things I want to get done and only so many hours in my day. So I started off my day looking for new and different crockpot recipes. Specifically I want make ahead dishes that I can freeze and pop them into the crockpot for a yummy home cooked meal. I started pretty simple. First up is my tried and true crockpot Mac and cheese. That will be followed by an Apple BBQ pork tenderloin, then a Mexican casserole consisting of ground beef, kidney beans, diced tomatoes and chilis, taco seasoning and gree pepper. Also threw together cranberry BBQ chicken breasts that I put into the freezer for next weekend. This should get me through the week with plenty of leftovers for lunch or dinner since Grayson and I will be on our own after Wednesday for a few days. I enjoy a nice cooked dinner, but getting home with a mobile almost one year old doesn't allow a lot of time for cooking. So we shall give this a try.
Got a smaller crockpot for Christmas after Grayson broke the handle off of my other one. It's still usable, but I felt like I always made way too much. This one is a 4 quart and seems more manageable. I already made a chicken dish the week after Christmas and it should get plenty of use in the next few weeks as I experiment with new recipes. Thankfully the interweb is a great resource for recipes and I hope the freeze ahead method works well.
On another note I got my new running sneakers out today. Anything to make the treadmill a happier experience. And yes they made me run fast!
Now it's off to think about taking the Christmas tree down and reclaiming my house.
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