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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Uhggggggg Posted in Family Life
Well, I think the cold that I had last week is trying to make a comeback - today, I feel just 'Uhggggggg'. Which is not a good thing because I have a lot of things to do today, oh well, I guess if these things don't get done, then they don't get done.
I did manage to get some supper in the slow cooker this morning, we picked up some pork stew meat when we were grocery shopping yesterday. So today, I made some Sweet & Sour Stew Meat - I really like doing this because you can often get stew meat fairly cheap (we sometimes get it in the frozen section), and the kids like it ... can't go wrong there, lol. Here is the recipe that I am using (it says for chicken, but I have used it for many different types of meat), then to go with it I'll make a pot of rice and some mixed veggies:
Sweet and Sour Chicken
2 Tbsp ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs), cut bite size
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp water
- Combine first 5 ingredients in 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Stir.
- Add chicken. Stir. Cover. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
- Combine cornstarch and second amount of water in small bowl. Stir into slow cooker. Cook on High, stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes until thickened. For faster cooking, pour into saucepan. Heat on stove, stirring often, until thickened. Serves 6.
The kids are having a computer day for school today, I really just don't have the energy to 'teach' them - so, they are doing their sentences for their spelling words and then playing educational games on the PC (Math Blaster, Quarter Mile Math, Reading Blaster, etc.).
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* Do this three times.
* To the finished coffee mixture, add one half the amount of sugar (if you end up with 3 cups coffee mixture, add 1 1/2 cups sugar).
* Mix until sugar is completely dissolved.
* To use: add 2 - 3 tablespoons of syrup to a 10 oz glass of milk, stir to mix and enjoy.
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