Slow Food Is Good Food

It seems all we do today is run, and nothing will trim your kitchen hours like a few exciting recipes you can put together in just minutes with a crock-pot. Whether it is for last minute guests, to culminate a hectic day, or something quick before the PTA meeting, you will find a crock-pot to be your new best friend.

Other great healthy meals prepared with a crock-pot can save hours slaving over a hot stove. A quick blend of assorted ingredients, a flick of the switch as you leave for work, and— “voila”—a meal fit for a king is waiting as you enter the door. It is almost as good as having your own personal chef. The crock-pot is great for stews with all the week’s leftovers, too!


Two Quick Crock-Pot Recipes:


Sweet and sour Chicken
8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1-8 oz. bottle Catalina salad dressing
1 envelope dry mix onion soup
10 oz jar apricot preserves

Place chicken breasts in your slow cooker. Pour remaining ingredients on top of chicken. No need to mix. Cover and cook for 6 to 8 hours on low.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.

***

Beef and Gravy
2 pounds stew beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 tablespoons oil
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 cups water
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Cut stew beef into cubes. Combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika, & onion powder. Coat beef cubes with flour mixture. Brown beef in 4 tablespoons oil & place in crock-pot. Pour the remaining ingredients over beef in crock-pot. Stir. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

###

The following video, Crock Pot slow Cooker TV ad, courtesy of You Tube.

***

Order 7001 Fogotten Secrets of the Ages Today in Time For The Holidays! 7001 Forgotten Secret's of the Ages is a marvelous potpourri of history, facts, secrets and trivia all about food. Beginning with the history of food, this is one book that will keep all trivia buffs and information seekers busy for years to come!

Loaded with information 'from soup to nuts', secrets known throughout the ages are rediscovered to preserve for generations to come. Here you will discover all cooking and baking secrets; unusual food facts you will use everyday to save yourself time, money and aggravation; current nutrition facts and health tips; how to make children interested in eating healthy Plus important food safety information that restaurants and grocery stores are not telling you.

Also included are recipes for the most casual barbeque to the most formal dinner parties; theme party ideas, and even what was served in the Victorian days! Easy and fun to read format with an index, 7001 Forgotten Secret's of the Ages is a true treasure! It also makes a great gift for anyone on any occasion.

***

Unusual Food Facts: Part I

There is no set rhyme or reason for this post; its only purpose is meant to inform, amuse, offer alternatives, test your trivia and just have fun with.

Did You Know?

• Americas favorite snack food is potato chips. We eat 1.2 billion pounds a year.

• Wonder Bread introduced sliced bread in 1930.

• The difference between apple juice and apple cider is that the juice is pasteurized and the cider is not.

• Van Camp's Pork and Beans were a main food for Union soldiers in the Civil War.

• The steam rising from a cup of coffee contains the same amounts of antioxidants as three oranges.

• Bananas have no fat, cholesterol or sodium.

• The longest carrot recorded was 16 feet 10 ½ inches.

• The United States manufactures approximately seven billion pounds of chocolate and candy each year.

• As Swiss cheese ferments, a bacterial action produces gas and as the gas is expelled, it bubbles through the cheese leaving holes.

• The first hamburgers in U.S. history were served in New Haven in 1895.

• Salmon and shrimp are the most popular seafoods in American restaurants.

• There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples.

• Americans eat 800 million pounds of bologna annually.

• The first soda made in the U.S. was Vernor's Ginger Ale, created in Detroit 1866 by James Vernor.

• Did you hear about the M&M inspector who got fired for tossing out all the W's?

Well Now You Know!

###

The following video, Vintage TV Commercial: Quaker Oats, courtesy of You Tube.

***

Order, 7001 Forgotten Secrets of the Ages today on Amazon.com

Order in Time For The Holidays! 7001 Forgotten Secret's of the Ages is a marvelous potpourri of history, facts, secrets and trivia all about food. Beginning with the history of food, this is one book that will keep all trivia buffs and information seekers busy for years to come!

Loaded with information 'from soup to nuts', secrets known throughout the ages are rediscovered to preserve for generations to come. Here you will discover all cooking and baking secrets; unusual food facts you will use everyday to save yourself time, money and aggravation; current nutrition facts and health tips; how to make children interested in eating healthy Plus important food safety information that restaurants and grocery stores are not telling you.

Also included are recipes for the most casual barbeque to the most formal dinner parties; theme party ideas, and even what was served in the Victorian days! Easy and fun to read format with an index, 7001 Forgotten Secret's of the Ages is a true treasure! It also makes a great gift for anyone on any occasion.

***