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Courtney's Quinoa Chicken Slow Cooker goodness Monday, February 08, 2010 Well, Andrew says it's good. Basically, it was a hodge podge of things that I had in the fridge/freezer that I could turn into a fair quantity of food that could be consumed cold if we lost power for any amount of time. So, far from fancy, but actually quite yummy. 3 (I used frozen...straight from the freezer to the crockpot) chicken breasts 1 bag of frozen artichoke hearts 1 bag of random frozen veggies 1 can of crushed tomatoes 1 jar of tomato/basil marinara sauce 1 chopped up onion A bunch of garlic Some random spices (I think I used Thyme and Basil?) 1 can of cannelini beans I cooked all of that on low for 6 hours, (high for 3-4 would probably do the trick, too) I used about 1/2 cup of (rinsed) quinoa, and threw it in there about 45-60 minutes before we were ready to eat. Without the quinoa, it was definitely soup-y, and next time, I'd probably add some chicken broth in there at the same time as the quinoa to make it a little less hearty, and a little more soup-y. Anyhow, random. Far from a recipe, but hit the spot after an afternoon of shoveling! ~Courtney posted at 11:03:16 AM I lied. Sunday, February 07, 2010 I might post a lot from my iPhone. Commercial convo from Super Bowl (on TiVo delay): me: that commercial makes me want to buy that for you. a: In my head, i've already bought it. And no, it isn't Bud Light. ~Courtney posted at 9:03:29 PM When life gives you snow... Sunday, February 07, 2010 ...you shovel. And shovel some more. And then some more. ...you put on snow clothes, throw your tot into the kelty backpack, despite him weighing 35 pounds, and trudge through the snow to see if Jimmy's Old Town Tavern is open. It was. ...you plan your shopping list for tomorrow morning, because three feet of snow wasn't enough, and you're likely getting another foot in two days. In all seriousness, we were insanely lucky to only have lost power for a few minutes. Our friends had to go for hours without. We had good food, better wine, and more fresh air than we normally get when it is just cold and dreary. This also is my first iPhone blog post. There won't be many of them; HTML is a pain on here! ~Courtney posted at 8:46:31 PM 77 and sunny... Saturday, February 06, 2010 Just kidding. I wish. We've got well over 24 inches of snow on the ground, probably closer to 30, by now, and it's coming down as if it has no plans to stop any time soon... It's not a good sign if the plows are getting stuck. Let's just say that we considered that the final confirmation that the Passat would stay put in the driveway.  We spent a couple of hours getting some fresh air this morning; I shoveled a whole bunch, and then the boys joined me outside to play, go for a walk, and then we shoveled some more. Walk time!  "DOES ANYBODY NEED SAVING? Benjamin to the rescue!" (That would be the top of our mailbox post, by the way)  Finally, I've been measuring the snowfall with B's snowman from yesterday. Friday, 4:00 pm  Saturday, 6:45 am  Saturday, 11:30 am  Saturday, 12:40 pm  There is a hearty, quinoa/chicken/vegetable meal in the slow cooker, a double batch of banana cupcakes cooling on the counter, and a (hopefully) soon-to-be-sleeping-still-under-the-weather-grumpy-boy in his bed. So, since 77 and sunny isn't in the forecast any time soon, let it snow! ~Courtney posted at 1:19:09 PM Snowmygoodness! Friday, February 05, 2010 To quote Benjamin as the first flakes started to fall "This looks like snowman-makin' snow." Word (and accumulating snow) on the street is that we're in for quite the snowstorm over the next couple of days. Personally, I am not a huge fan of cold temperatures, massive quantities of snow, or doing a 20 mile long run on the treadmill, but there is something calming about being snowed in for a couple of days. Full disclosure: My positive tune will be much different if we get the alleged additional storm that has been forecast for mid-next week. We live here:  With only a little bit of daylight left for today, Andrew and Benjamin headed out for some winter wonderland fun.  And, B was right. This sure is some snowman makin' snow! ~Courtney posted at 5:04:15 PM |
