So you might remember I got myself a new slow cooker last week and then planned two slow cooker meals. Guess what? Both of the meals bombed….BIG TIME! I obviously need to work on the whole time thing because both meals were way overcooked and I am here to tell you that overcooked meat is B.L.E.C.H…blech. So here is the thing that is confusing me. Instead of the front saying low and high (now wouldn’t that make sense?!) they make it complicated and use symbols I and II. So being the fairly intelligent girl that I am (a-hem, no comments from the peanut gallery) I assumed that one line would be low and two would be high because hello two lines is more than one line, right? I think I’m wrong or my slow cooker is on speed, one of the two. Sheesh I hope I figure it out soon because I can’t handle a repeat performance of last week.
Thankfully the Smarter Fettuccini Alfredo made up for it! Oh my word was this ever good and my hubby didn’t stop raving about it. So easy too thanks to the overcooked leftover chicken we used. I’m pretty sure it only took my daughter and I about 15 minutes start to table to get er done.
So next week ladies (guys?) in honor of Christmas I want to run another MPM Family Favorites Edition because I know you’ll all be breaking out the good stuff to serve to your family and friends.
You are all invited to share at least one of your family’s favorite holiday recipes or the link to that recipe. Just wanted to give you the heads up so you can be thinking about which recipe to include.
Okay so here is what we’ll be eating this week and you’ll notice we have another fondue on the menu. This is a BIG holiday tradition in our house and if you want you can read all about it here. So fun!!
Monday: Enchiladas
Tuesday: Pork Schnitzel
Wednesday: Baked Teriyaki Chicken
Thursday: Leftover buffet
Friday: Fondue!
Saturday: Potluck Church Supper ~ not sure what I’m bringing yet, any suggestions?
Sunday: Beef Stew (which works perfectly with all the fondue leftovers)
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The fondue tradition sounds absolutely delish – I love fondue and this looks like something that could be a lot of fun! As always, thanks for hosting us…
I can see the links so I hope that you can see them now also.
Laura
I love this idea!!
I am new to MPM, I hope I did the link correctly.
The pork schnitzel and alfredo recipes sound great! I’ll have to do some modifications, but I am putting them onto my ideas list.
I feel the same way as you about some crockpot dishes. I find a lot of meat gets overcooked. I love my crockpot, but I am starting to learn its limitations. It’s great for cuts of meat like corned beef, or fatty chicken (thighs or legs). Also, if you do a short cycle on high instead of a long cycle on low, you get less overcooked meat (but I usually use it when I am at work so I can’t usually do that.)
That schnitzel looks good, but the fondue has my full attention! I know I have a fondue pot…somewhere in my kitchen. Thanks for the recipes!
Love that Kraft Smarter Fettuccine Alfredo! It’s one of my faves. Soo good!
I also like pork schnitzel but have never tried to make it so I’m interested to hear how it turns out. :)
I just wanted to comment on your crockpot issue. I too have been having trouble finding recipes that are really good to use in the crockpot. Most of the stuff I have made have not been good either. Maybe you can do a crockpot best menu thing here so we all can share ones that actually work and can be used again. It’s very stressful when you make a meal and it is a flop! Hope you find ones that work for you as it would be so much easier if we had a few that worked all the time and was good.
My husband and I loved to try new recipes and make some real yummy dishes. Now that he’s gone, I have to learn how to cook for one again, and some of the recipes we made together is too much work for one person. Not everything freezes well, as you know. So I thought I’d ask if you or your readers have some advice for cooking for one? :( Right now I’m mostly eating food that people have brought over (good food but it won’t last forever) and disgusting microwave dinners.
oops, it clicked send before I was finished typing. Anyway I think I said it all except I was about to thank you in advance for any advice you can offer me.
For pot lucks I always, always bring deviled eggs! I have 2 dishes that hold the eggs. Once the yolk part is mixed together I put it in a big frosing tube with the wide tip to get the yolk in the egg. Then I put little slices of olives on the top of the egg. Always a hit and easy to do the night before too! If you ever see those plates they are definately worth picking up.
Fortunately I didn’t have to cook a big dinner this year, I just had to do two side dishes. I chose two new dishes I hadn’t made before and both turned out well!
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