Sundays are a constant trip to crazy town around here. There's just a lot to do, plenty of places to be, and a lot for me to remember. The last thing I want to have to worry about is dinner. Unfortunately, dinner is always the first thing me and my family are sniffing the air for when we walk into the apartment after church each week.
I've learned to lean on my slow cookers, and lean on them hard! Our oven doesn't have an automatic self-timer, and I get a little nervous leaving it on when I leave. So the slow cookers it is, and they continue to save my sanity - especially when it comes to Sunday dinner.
When I was growing up, my Mom was a pro at Sunday dinner. She's always have the most beautiful roast in the oven, falling apart at the touch of a fork, or a gorgeous pan of Italian food (usually manicotti shells or lasagna) waiting for us when we walked in the door. So you see, I feel like the standard (according to my entire childhood, anyways) has been set pretty high when it comes to having something lovely and hearty on the table each Sunday. Well, life gets super busy, and it's all I can do sometimes to have at least something on the plate after a long morning and afternoon away. So before I go to my meetings, I always make sure to have something simmering away in the crock pot. A couple weeks ago, we tried these darling little yellow potatoes in the mini crock pot for a side, and MAN it has changed the game entirely!
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