3.28.2017

Weekly Menu & Crock Pot ?s

Right now, I'm shooting to make about 4 or 5 meals at home. Since we moved, we haven't had a totally "normal" week, but both Joel and I always feel so much better when we're cooking at home more frequently than not.

 We try to keep the carbs low for dinners at home, and last week we had a few really great dinners.

Monday: Natalie's Thai Meatballs with a pre-bagged Asain salad  - These will be a staple for us. So easy and so good! Next time I will double the recipe to make sure we have leftovers for lunch.

 

Wednesday: Yellow Curry (typically made in the CrockPot, butttt...see below...so I made it in my Le Creuset and it worked just fine.) 
 

I also picked up this awesome wine from Costco last week. I think it's about $20-ish dollars but its a really, really nice bottle that tastes double the price.


Also....last week....my CrockPot died. I need to order a new one this week, I use mine at least 1/2x a week, and wanted to see if you guys had any recommendations? I really liked my Calphalon, 6qt, but I'd like to find an even bigger one if possible.

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9 comments:

  1. I have a "Crockpot" brand crockpot that is huge and it works really well! I tried to find a link to it, but could not find one. It cooks "fast" if that makes sense--whenever I see a crockpot recipe I know to cut the time down because it'll end up being done about an hour or two sooner than it says.

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  2. I need allllll your crockpot recipes!

    And I'm no help on a rec. I goofed and bought the manual timer one last year! Ugh. The worst.

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  3. I can't wait to try your crockpot recipes! I registered for this one from Macy's but they have it on Amazon too.

    https://www.amazon.com/All-Clad-SD700450-Programmable-Oval-Shaped-6-5-Quart/dp/B0007SXBUQ

    Can't go wrong with All Clad!

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  4. I will have to make those Thai meatballs. They sound delicious and something my husband would enjoy! Hope you find a good crock pot!

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  5. We have the Cuisinart Multi-Cooker from WS. Looks like it's on major sale now: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/cuisinart-multicooker/?pkey=e%7Ccrockpot%7C24%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C21&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH

    I love that you can saute, steam, etc. all in the same pot and then cook in it.

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    1. +1 - I love that I don't have to use multiple pans, all in one is so nice!

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  6. id encourage you to look into the instant pot. It has crock pot feature but also 5-6 others depending on the model you get including pressure cooker which is AWESOME! So fast!

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  7. We have the multi cooker as linked above from WS and love it.

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  8. These dinners look so good! I am pinning those meatballs for sure! I have a crockpot brand crockpot and use it at least once a week! Works great!

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