Thankful Thursday
January 29th, 2009 by Ashley
I’m not sure if devoting a “thankful” post to an object is a bit irreverant, but I’m gonna do it anyway.
This may sound totally dumb, but I am SO thankful for my crockpot.
My love for the crockpot began a couple years ago when I finally purchased one with the removeable inside…before that I despised using a crockpot because washing it was such a nightmare.
Then a few months ago I discovered this awesome recipe for homemade yogurt in the crockpot that is SO easy, and that totally got me hooked.
And lately, I just have not been in a dinner making kind of mood. The last thing I want to do is start a bunch of cooking at the end of the day. But with my handy-dandy crockpot, I can make my dinner first thing in the morning! (are you having visions of an infomercial yet?)
I own a couple of cookbooks that contain only crockpot recipes, but after awhile those have become a little boring.
Then I discovered A Year of Crockpotting. It’s a very exciting blog where a crockpot recipe was posted for every day of 2008. So obviously there is a lot to choose from. I made the Shepherd’s Pie recipe the other night and it turned out great. The thing I love about this blog is the recipes are not all things you would typically think of making in the crockpot (seriously, who needs twenty-five variations on chilli?). I’m really looking forward to trying out the Super Easy Fajitas and the Fried Chicken. I’ll let you know how they work out!
So, anyway, I know this is really silly, but I really am extremely thankful for my crockpot because it has made my life so much easier! 
I’m thankful for that too. We make our own refried beans… they’re so much better and so much cheaper, which you know I’m all about.=) Good post!
Comment by Nik — January 30, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
YES! yay crockpots! I am very interested in this sheperd’s pie recipe…mmm!
Comment by sis-in-law — January 30, 2009 @ 7:24 pm
If that’s silly, loving my new dishwasher is downright hilarious!
Comment by Michie — February 1, 2009 @ 7:36 am