Crock Pot Shout-Out

I love my Crock pot...and was thrilled this year to discover that I'm not alone in my love of a machine. When I stumbled upon "A Year of Crockpotting," I felt like I found a true treasure...and it is. It's inspired me to be more creative in the kitchen and the fact that I can do things that I would have never tried (hello...bake cornbread in crock-pot!) makes me appreciative of the many ways I've grown as a chef...:)

So, for dinner, I made chicken and threw in a can of condensed cheese soup, rotel tomatoes and diced up an onion...set it on low for 8 hours. When I got home from work, I made Spanish rice over the stove, nuked some broccoli and waa-laa...the best part is that there is enough for lunch tomorrow and I'll add some home-made refried beans for burrito's over the weekend.

I'm still looking at $63 for the month in groceries...so, I'm thrilled that I can stretch the food...

I can't help but read about the doom and gloom around the country and the possible recession and economic hardships. Hubby not working makes it all the more frightening...yes, he's totally confident that he'll find something...even if it's not the $$$ we're use to...it's beginning a new trajectory that has the potential...I'm much more of a concrete person...but, I see that I can take care of me and my kids with my salary...pinchin' pennies...but still, scared. Of the unknown. I need to stay positive...I believe in his ability to find something and we're making the adjustments necessary. Like I posted earlier, it's also a reality that in all this, maybe I need to grow as a person...maybe I need to change.