Crockpot cooking is so easy!

I love cooking in my crockpot. You can put any combination of your favorite meal that you would normally put in two or three pans on the stove and put it all in your crockpot. The best part is you can throw it all in and leave for the day. Here is one of my favorite recipes to make.

Spicy Enchilada Crockpot Chicken

You will need these ingredients. I love the taste of Kosher chicken. It is very hard to over cook and is very tender.

I like to brown the chicken first in a cast iron pan Cast Iron is also one of my favorite pans to use.A good seasoned cast iron makes an amazing meal. If you don't have one any pan will work to brown your chicken.

Season the chicken on each side with cumin, coriander, salt and pepper and rub a little olive oil on each side.

Then place the chicken in a hot cast iron pan that has been oiled lightly with canola oil or olive oil. Brown each side for 3 minutes. If you are using a non stick pan spray it with cooking spray then add a little oil.

while the other side is browning chop your onions and peppers roughly and add them to the crockpot along with the Enchilada sauce.

Then add

the browned chicken to the crockpot. Cover with lid and cook on low for at least 6 hours.

When the dish was almost done I toasted up some rice in my cast iron and added a can of tomatoes with chipotle seasoning along with the water required for cooking the rice. Any sides go well with this dish. I like toasting up some tortillas if I don't have rice.

Dark Chocolate Whiskey Rice Krispie Treats

I took a break from cleaning and decided to throw these together while listening to "You shook me all night long" by AC/DC

Jameson is good in just about anything!



Pretzel roll deli sandwich



I was inspired to make this from my friend who posted on her blog about enjoying a pretzel roll with a good beer. I thought a nice deli sandwich would be really good on that bread. I went to my local butcher and got some meat. I got crack peppered turkey, pastrami, black forest ham and some smoked chicken. The meat is really good and all comes from Boars head. It is not your average processed slimy deli meat. This meat is so tasty. You can pick from smoked, peppered, low sodium and many more. I usually have to have avocado on my sandwiches. It makes a cold sandwich complete for me. I put a spread of whole grain mustard on the bread. Then I decided on a combo of cracked peppered turkey and a little pastrami. I sliced some red onion and roughly mashed up a half an avocado. I then sliced some trader joes Cheddar melange & Gruyere cheese. This cheese is amazing it is a combo of both kinds. Then I topped it with some lettuce.

I also made some kale chips. I thought that would be a nice healthy side rather than potato chips. The kale chips are easy. Rinse the kale and pat it dry. Then just start tearing the leaves off the stem. Place them on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil and mix up the leaves slightly to coat them. Then grind some fresh pepper on top with a sprinkle of salt. Place them in a 300 degree oven and toast them for about 20 minutes. Check them in 10min and turn the pan just to make sure some are not burning. I let them cool and put a nice handful next to my sandwich. It was so good!

Friday night dinner

We enjoyed our quiet friday night with a nice dinner. I roasted up the veggies from the farmers market and we had them with baked salmon. For dessert I made a mini cast iron apple pie. Everything was so tasty! Hope everyones weekend is going well.

 

Happy Friday!

Today I went to my local farmers market. I hoped to find some veggies to have with the fresh salmon I picked up at Orchards butcher. I came home with some rainbow carrots, fresh garlic, beets and yellow beans. Have a great weekend!



Kernville Trip

5 Year Anniversary

My husband and I spent St.Patricks day weekend in Kernville. It was nice and cool and cozy. We stayed at the Kernville Inn. The Inn was a quiet relaxing place to stay. We enjoyed a local brewery called Kern river brewing. They brew all their own beer and have amazing food to pair it with. We enjoyed the burgers, sandwiches and a heavenly stout brownie, sorry I didn't get a picture it was gone before I could think about getting my camera out. Trust me if you go it is worth going for a beer and a brownie!

We also enjoyed breakfast at a local diner called Cheryl's Diner. It was simple nothing fancy, but what made us feel at home was the service. We were greeted with "Hey ya'll what can we get for you this morning". They have great simple breakfast and you can add biscuits and gravy to any meal! Here are a few photos from our trip.

 





New delicious creations!




Sage and butternut squash ravioli

 


Whole hickory smoked chicken



Chicken enchiladas

Homemade fries and smoked chicken