Our plans for the holiday weekend were altered the other day…after much debate, we chose to stay put and give our attention to some home projects that had been side-lined for too long! With our weekends pretty much consumed with kid activities and games, our poor old house has been severely neglected! So our thoughts are with all of you who are basking in the sunshine, enjoying a reunion, watching sunsets over the water, firing up the grill, and relaxing with family and friends…while we don our paint clothes and roll up our sleeves preparing to get down & dirty! But don’t feel too sorry for us…spending time doing projects together is often an enjoyable task! And the best part? We can still hang together at the end of each day, savoring the results of our hard work! (and maybe sneak in a cocktail or two with neighbors!) When we returned from our quick trip to DC a couple weeks ago, we walked into our kitchen which was filled with the odor of natural gas…not a welcoming scent! It turns out that we had a faulty valve in our oven…and are still without it today! Obviously one of the projects on the “honey do” list is to replace the valve with a new one so I can actually cook. In the meantime, I hauled out the slow cooker and have been searching for alternatives for our small collection crock-pot recipes. Well, I found some that not only sound delicious but will cook themselves all day while we scrape, paint, clean, weed, and fix ovens! And after checking off the long list of “honey do” projects, we’ll serve ourselves up a “honeydew” treat! I’d like to share where to find these yummy recipes–and after a long weekend of work, or play…serve up a meal that cooks itself!
slow cooker=more time for the “honey do”
you know how the checkout isle in the grocery store is…filled with media just begging for you to buy! well, the other day i did just that…picked up this special edition by Better Homes and Gardens. influenced to flip through the pages by the “summer slow cooker recipes” article advertised on the cover–i was instantly hooked and threw it in with my groceries! and so glad that i did! full of wonderful meals, nibbles, and sips…i would highly recommend picking this one up!
the choice for one of our weekend meals…spicy carnitas with cherry-peach salsa! (page 109) i searched and searched online for this delish recipe…but to no avail! there are some similar pulled pork taco recipes but if you want this exact one you may need to grab the publication! (photo courtesy of BH&G) looks so good…
off to the grocer to grab the ingredients not found in my pantry…
can’t wait to get this guy simmering!
and though the salsa recipe called for cherries…i only found the canned variety so i picked up fresh blueberries to mix in…i hope it’s a tasty addition to the cherries & peaches!
some tortillas to wrap it all up…
and after dinner, i sure hope we’ve worked hard enough to truly deserve this next treat…
honeydew-coconut cocktails! do you see the prep time at the bottom of the next photo? 15 minutes…my kind of recipe! (photos courtesy of BH&G) i did find the link to this yummy sip… so make sure to check it out!
now i’m ready to get the slow cooker fired up and pile in the ingredients for a fabulous meal…followed by a refreshing treat to wash it all down!
i’ll be sure to let you know how it all turns out!
perfect for a “honey do” weekend!
best wishes to all for a wonderful holiday! and since i’m putting my family AND myself to work this weekend…i’ll be taking monday off! check back in on wednesday for more Giggle fun! see ya then !