Monday, April 20, 2015

Crockpot Posole

Crockpot cooking is a big favorite in my house. How can you not like it? Throw a bunch of stuff in a pot, turn it on, leave for 8-10 hours, and then come home to delicious smelling house and a home-cooked meal waiting for you. 

A few years ago, I found this recipe for zesty bean posole in my Better Homes & Garden magazine. Unfortunately, I didn't have everything on hand the recipe called for, but fortunately, I'm not afraid to adjust a recipe and see how it turns out. To see the original recipe, click the link above and to see my variation, keep reading... 

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The biggest changes I made to the recipe were to add chicken and onion and replace the salsa with a can of Rotel.

Ingredients:  
8 oz chicken tenderloins
Season salt
1 can hominy, drained and rinsed
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can Rotel
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 cup whipping cream, half-and-half
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions: 
Season chicken with season salt and add to crockpot. Add the remaining ingredients, except flour and whipping cream, to the crockpot and stir to combine. Cook on high for 3 1/2 hours. Remove chicken, shred, and return to crockpot. In a small bowl stir together cream and flour until smooth; stir into mixture in cooker. Cover; cook for 30 minutes more or until mixture is slightly thickened. Enjoy!

Deliciousness! 

Saturday, April 18, 2015

My First (and maybe last) Home Improvement Project

A note to my readers... I started writing this post about a year ago, but never posted it. Mainly because I was lazy and didn't feel like downloading the pictures from my phone to my computer to complete the post. But finally I did, so here it goes...

Last year I decided to tackle my first home improvement project. I bought my home in 2012 and it was built in 2006, so there really isn't much that is required in the way of home improvement. My task was to re-stain the front door. It gets a lot of west sun exposure and was looking a little faded in spots.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

I'm Back!

Friends (all two of you that read this)... It's been a LONG time, but I'm back! A lot has happened in the last year and 3 months. Here's a quick recap...