simple pleasure Saturdays 12 May 2007 07:27 am
Simple pleasure Saturdays
Baked potatoes in my crockpot!!!
Actually, just about anything in my crockpot. Since my oven died I’ve been using this more and the roasts that it produces are simply fantastic!
But a new habit has formed; just after my morning routine, which wraps up around 10:30, I scrub 6-7 russetts and put them in the crock. From there I clean house, work and play with the kids,  make lunch, work on the computer while the baby naps, go for a run, come back and organize a “tidy”…and then dinner is ready! Fry a few slices of bacon, break out the cheddar cheese and sourcream and butter, some chives, and saute some brocoli and we have it done. The potatoes are tender and perfect and I didn’t have to wrap each one in foil (a fairly simple method that makes their skins nice and seasoned but for some reason annoys me and I procrastinate so often with that we almost never had baked potatoes before).
Got your own saturday simple pleasure? If you blog about it, leave me a link!
on 12 May 2007 at 9:18 am 1.SmallWorld said …
Here’s one for you!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SmallWorld/327509/
on 12 May 2007 at 11:36 am 2.Queenofthehill said …
I posted one for you, too:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/QueenoftheHill/327550/
on 12 May 2007 at 2:47 pm 3.Julie said …
That’s really cool! I have never heard of baking potatoes in the crock pot. How long can they stay in there? In other words, will they get too dried out if they are in too ling (say, eight hours)?
I love this idea.
Love your new blog theme too.
Nice colors.
Julie
on 12 May 2007 at 2:50 pm 4.Tia said …
I put mine on high and usually cook them 6 or so hours. 6 might be the longest. They are never dry because my lid is so good about keeping the moisture in (I think this is why the roasts are always good too!). I did over cook them once; they were in overnight, like 10 hours, and sort of grey-brown; not so great
on 12 May 2007 at 6:27 pm 5.Kyra said …
Why is it when I go to homeschoolblogger.com it never displays a page and it will not let me sign up? I have checked all of my settings and they are all correct.
I am waiting to see if there is a secret handshake I need to do to see the site.
(or does the site instinctively know that I don’t homeschool any longer that I just use too….hmmmmm)
on 14 May 2007 at 8:52 am 6.Sheryl Lynn said …
The simple pleasures in life - Good for you - I love your organized day - and your sweet celebration of every moment my dear. Keep on Tia!
on 14 May 2007 at 7:46 pm 7.martha jane said …
Hmm–I may have to get a crock pot. Do you think it would work on sweet potatoes? If so, I may have a little incentive to add to my household envelope.
on 15 May 2007 at 3:31 pm 8.Kyra said …
Since I did double check it with you…I thought I would go ahead and post my own Simple Pleasure.
Vinegar.
I know…I know…it smells like a pickle. But it is such a pure and simple thing that does so much. Having owned my own carpet cleaning business for several years I have discovered a lot of uses for it.
[*]Mixed 1 to 4 is the best product in the world to clean your windows and mirrors with…especially if you use and sheet of newspaper.
[*]In your laundry, it cuts soap film and leaves clothes 3 times cleaner. I also found that they last longer and do not stain as easily because they do not have a soap build up on them, which attracts dirt.
[*]Removing pet urine odors and just about any stain from furniture or carpeting. It is my first order of defense. I use vinegar water first…then I might move on to something else…but most of the time I don’t need to.
[*]For watering azalea, hydrangias and rhodies…that all love acidic soil. It gives you those really pretty purple, blue and green blooms on hydrangias.
[*]Making glass like fish bowls and vases that have water lines on them sparkle.
[*]Run it through your coffee maker to clean it 1/4 strength.
[*]Run a cup of it full strength through the dishwasher to get rid of stains. I have to do this after we have homemade spaghetti.
I buy a gallon for about $1.50 and save hundreds every year on cleaning and laundry products. It is also enviromentally friendly.
Downside, yes, our house smells like a salad..but only till it dries. Vinegar dries odorless….yeah.
Upside…we crave a lot more salads these days.