You worked for hours over your stove to get the perfect meal prepared.
It's getting close to the time when everyone is getting ready to sit
down. The natives are getting restless so to speak but they're trying
to stay out of the way and not say anything.
All eyes are on you. You can almost feel their hungry eyes burning a hole in the back of your head.
And then something inevitably goes wrong.
The meat is undercooked. The rice is overcooked. The mashed potatoes are too soft. The gravy is getting cold.
Oh No!
If only you had more time! If only you didn't feel so rushed all the
time! If only you started preparing the meal earlier! If only...
It looks like it's time to step back and slow things down a bit. Take a
snapshot of this moment and ask yourself, "What went wrong? What are
the lessons to be learned here? How can I get off this crazy cycle?"
It looks like your solution has been in your closet this whole time. Go and 'dust off that old crockpot'!
Your grandmother used it frequently and you never saw her stressing out
in the kitchen. In fact she seemed to enjoy it. "What did she know that
I don't know?"
And of course you remember the aroma wafting through the whole house. That memory lingers in your mind to this day.
You may be asking yourself, "Can a slow cooker actually do all this for
me? Can it actually save time making a meal? How is this possible?"
I know it seems to go against logic, but the answer is "Yes, it will
save you tons of time preparing a meal". Many have found this out for
themselves and are loving it!
Earlier in the day you will have loaded up the crockpot with the
ingredients for your meal. You then turned it on and set it to the
appropriate temperature. The crockpot will just quietly sit in the
background doing its thing and will stay out of the way until the
appropriate time.
And as you get experienced you will see that the easy crockpot recipes
can sometimes be the very best crockpot recipes. You will have
favorites that you will come back to time and again.
And you will see that you magically have more time on your hands and less stress! Try it tomorrow and see!
Now back to reality. Quick! Pull yourself away from this article and
hurry back to the stove. It looks like your meat is burning!