It's beginning to look like every time I settle down to write this blog it's raining! But we need this rain....just not so much at one time. I said in my first post on this blog that I had several things I needed to get accomplished this year and I have already gotten a really good start. I am cleaning out and throwing away tons of stuff that I swore I'd never part with but a house can only hold so much. Recently I received an email from a good friend with all sorts of little helpful tips for organizing, kitchen tips etc. Here are a few:
Hull strawberries with a straw....now who would have thunk????
amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com
Use a broken walnut on furniture to hide scrapes and dings!
apartmenttherapy.com
Stop an apple from browning in child's lunchbox by putting a rubberband around the apple. athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com
Make your own microwavable popcorn! squawkfox.com
I LOVE the "make your own microwave popcorn". I was spending a fortune in the grocery store and now for the cost of brown paper bags from the Dollar Tree and some "real" popcorn....I can keep one nearly 6 year old grandson very happy.
Have just started the newest Alex Cross book by James Patterson. I am so hooked on this writer! Steve began giving me the newest of his book for whatever occasion was closed to publication date and now my shelves are over run. Now I am being good and placing titles I want on reserve at our library. Most of the time I don't get it as fast as I'd like but eventually it come down to my turn. If you like good suspense books try Iris Johansen, Linda Howard, and Lisa Jackson. Patterson's Women's Murder Mystery series is excellent. A TV series was made several years ago based on his characters in this series...starred Angie Harmon among others.
Now.....for the FOOD!!!!! I love using my crockpot....goes way back to my working days. The other day I found a chicken recipe that sounded pretty good. It actually turned into TWO recipes!!
Chicken Fricassee
1 (3-4 lb.) stewing chicken 2 t. salt
1 t. paprika 2 med onions, sliced (I diced mine)
3 stalks, sliced 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 bay leaf 1 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. all purpose flour 1/2 c. water
1 (10 oz) pkg. noodles cooked and drained
Season chicken with salt and paprika.
Season chic ken with salt and paprika. Place onions, carrots, celery and bay leaf in slow cooker. Place chicken on top and pour the broth over chicken. Let cook on LOW for 8-12 hours or HIGH for 4-6 hours.
One hour before serving turn to HIGH. Remove chicken and bone; return chicken to pot. Make a smooth paste of the flour and water and stir into the liquid in slow cooker. Cover and cook till thickened.
Serve over hot noodles. Serves 6-8
Now.....I used bow tie pasta and as I said above...I diced the onion. Steve liked it but I wasn't crazy about it so the next day I defrosted some chicken stock I had, added it to the fricassee along with about a cup of water, added a bit more seasoning such as garlic, salt, some pepper and just a tad poultry seasoning. I added enough extra water to make it "soupy". I added what was left of the pasta and my Chicken Fricassee turned into the best chicken soup I have ever had. And that's how I made two recipes out of one. If you try it I hope you will like it as much as we did!
Enough for this time!
Live each day to the fullest....life has no guarantees!
God bless!
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