Of course my 2 weeks off work has gone by way too fast. I'm not ready to go back yet, but go back I must, LOL. At least I go back knowing I will stay caught up, since I have sis to help. She is loving the job, so it's a win for both of us.
It just started snowing again this morning, but it's not supposed to be enough the make plowing or shoveling a requirement. Friday's snow was so wet and heavy, but dh's plow just makes it so much easier than using a quad with a plow on it. He's still not plowing down the road, past our property line, like he used to, so good for him. The neighbor who lives at the end of our street doesn't have a very good machine to plow with, at all, and it was a lot of heavy wet snow and his little machine was having a hard time of it. Plus he had to work all day and then get home and plow. Too bad they were so unappreciative over the years, so dh just stopped doing it for them. With our sidexside and big plow, it would only take dh probably 10 or 15 minutes to clear the rest of the (one lane) street down to their house for them.
Last night I made the pork chops and rice dinner I made awhile back. This time the chops were a bit dry. Plus I'm still not liking this recipe in terms of it doesn't seem to have enough liquid in it to make all the rice done. Half the rice ends up just dried and baked. I'm going to have to find a new recipe to try. But, the Lipton onion mushroom soup mix sure does give it a good flavor. I have enough chops for one more dinner from this 3 week grocery trip we just did. More than enough time to search for a new recipe to try out. I think I might try finding a crockpot recipe for them.
With my cutting out sweets (except for what I made/ate during Christmas week) dh is having a hard time finding snacks in the pantry. Plus I haven't made any desserts (because I will eat them!) like cookies, cake or brownies, but I guess I will have to make him some, so he has something to snack on. I do miss baking on the weekends. I'll make him some peanut butter cookies today. I have a couple of packets of the Betty Crocker cookie mixes that should probably get used up, before they expire, anyway. They are quick and easy to make and the peanut butter (and snickerdoodle) are really good.
Mostly yesterday I just binge watched shows. I finished up season 2 of Shrinking. Such a good show and Harrison Ford is so good in it. Now I've started Silo, which is quite a different genre than Shrinking, LOL. More of the same today :)
Pork,on the bottom of slow cooker, pour cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, water (less than you think when you use a slow cooker), is our go to.Sometimes I put carrots in too.(Works with chicken too.) we like it with mashed potatoes. Or, I cook rice on top of the stove: 1 cup rice in two cups water, bring to boil covered. Then turn to a simmer (I actually turn off the flame) and leave covered for 20 minutes.And again, no judgement on the canned and packaged soups. It’s a “I have hungry humans and no idea what to cook and no desire to stand in front of a stove” meal. And to be fair, I often make my own onion soup mix.
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This sounds like the way to make it! I wrote this down and will try that next time ;)
DeleteTry baking with Splenda. My sister-in-law bakes with it all the time. My grandkids and children say it tastes just like sugar. Jean
ReplyDeleteI have tried monkfruit in a few things. It was fine in tapioca pudding. It didn't work very well with banana bread. I'm trying to stick with the natural sweeteners like monkfruit and stevia vs the artificial ones like splenda/aspartame, but that's just a personal preference for me.
DeleteWhy not add more liquid to the chops and rice? Or, put a lid on. Harrison Ford is good when he just shows up!
ReplyDeleteI did have a lid on it and did put a bit more water (and tried to make sure all the rice was coated with water) but must need more water.
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