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What's So Great About Slow Cooking Anyway?
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Author: Sherry Frewerd
Article:
As I walked through the grocery store aisles a few weeks ago, I
noticed the increase in prepackaged slow cooker meals. I've been
using my slow cooker and reaping the rewards for years, so it
was no real surprise to me when others started proclaiming the
benefits of cooking with a crock pot. Why did it take the rest
of the country so long to catch up? With this increase in
popularity, I've recently been asked by a few 'newbies' 'What's
so great about slow cooking anyway?'
That's an easy question to answer even if all you've ever done
is make chicken stew with your slow cooker. It's just so dang
simple and the food tastes better when cooked slowly and evenly
in a crock pot.
I'm a work at home mom. I operate a Family Child Care and also
have a busy online business, both of which keep me going all day
long. That on top of my daughter's activities and the in and out
nature of my husband's business, we're usually searching for
time to sit down and eat, especially eating together as a
family. There's where the slow cooker comes in handy. I have
tons of slow cooker recipes, and can find just about anything to
cook that my kids and picky husband will like to eat.
Since I work at home, having the kitchen stay a comfortable
temperature is a must, as I spend quite a bit of time there
preparing meals and snacks for my day care kids. I use my crock
pot year round, and love its usefulness during the warm weather
months when I can fix the beginnings of the meal in the morning
when I've got other 'stuff' out on the counter anyway, put it
all in the pot, and then clean up the whole mess when I'm done.
The crock pot requires very little clean up itself, so there you
have yet another major reason for why slow cooking is so great.
For those of you who work away from home, consider this
scenario: As the day goes along, the slow cooker is busy fixing
your meal for you, and when you walk through the door at the end
of another grueling day at work, your dinner is waiting. All you
need to do, depending on the recipe you've selected, is prepare
a side dish or salad, add some bread, set the table, and call
the family in to eat. Simple, simple, simple; and very
satisfying to come home to.
Here is a favorite slow cooker recipe that you can try with your
family. I'm sure you'll all love it.
Country-Style Crock Pot Chicken
6 carrots, sliced 6 celery stalks, sliced 8 chicken pieces 1 can
(10-3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 envelope dry
onion soup mix 1/3 c or chicken broth 2 tsp cornstarch
Slice vegetables place in crock pot. Place chicken on
vegetables. Spread undiluted soup over chicken. Sprinkle dry
onion soup mix. Do not add any water. Cook on High 4 hours, or
until chicken is done. Stir often. 10 minutes before serving,
mix broth and cornstarch. Pour over chicken, stir well.
Serves
4.
About the author:
About the Author: Sherry Frewerd is a work at home mom of 3.
Visit her website for delicious slow cooker recipes http://familycrockpotrecipes.com. A Watkins Consultant as well,
visit her website at http://sherryfrewerd.com to learn how you
too can have a successful home business and lead a quality life.
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