Peanut Butter Delight Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by Kim

We had such a fun and relaxing weekend! It was absolutley beautiful out, so we enjoyed a few walks with Scoober and some much needed rest! It was interesting because at church we even talked about how our culture views busyness as significance. I was surprised at how much I needed to think about that. It was a great reminder that rest is not meaningless but is valued by God and should be valued by us as well.
I also wanted to share this blog from a wonderfully crock pot-obsessed lady! It’s awesome! My sister sent me the link after seeing her on Good Morning America talking about cooking everything in her crock pot for a year. Kind of fascinating! We made the Asian Peanut Butter Pork and devoured it tonight! SO GOOD! I could get used to the crock pot cookin’! We’re even looking forward to leftovers! mmm!

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-02-11T09%3A23%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=7
Oh! While I’m at it, one more random thing: The New York Times reported that Sleepless in Seattle’s Broadway debut is in the works! I’m very excited and curious, especially after my Legally Blonde experience! That’s all for now…back to some snacking on some milk chocolate chips! A gourmet dessert indeed!

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Food for Thought Friday, January 16th, 2009 by Kim

So, about the time Nick and I realized what a huge chunk of our income
was eaten up, if you will, by food, we became chefs. I’m not sure we
can actually be called chefs, but we do have fun cooking together. By
far my favorite recipes have been ones that come backed by a
recommendation from friends, so I thought I should share one that we
absolutely loved.

The other night we tried one of my sister’s
(Katie) favorite recipes and loved it! It’s a crock pot meal, which
means we were delighted by the smell of a ready-to-eat dinner when we
walked in the door. I must warn you not to judge this book by its’
cover though. Apparently, when Katie made this for my parents, my dad’s
compliment was, “Well, good thing it tasted a whole lot better than it
looked!” I’ll leave you with that -and the recipe!

Chicken Cacciatore

3 chicken breasts
1 large onion sliced
1 large bell pepper sliced (we liked yellow for the sweet taste)
1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning, undrained
15 oz. tomato sauce
Salt & pepper, Oregano & Basil to taste

Put all ingredients in crock pot & cook on high for 6 hrs or low for 12. Serve over pasta.

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