Does anyone read this, or am I talking to myself

Well, I’ve been posting pretty regularly lately, with not a lot of responses, so I’m wondering … is anyone reading this, or am I just posting this for my own benefit and no one else’s. If you’re reading this, drop me a comment.  Tell me your here. I’d love to hear from you.

Ok, enough of me being selfish, and on to what’s going on this week.

I made a whole chicken in the crock pot today.  I followed a recipe that the person who posted it said it was the best, juiciest chicken they’d ever made.  Well, it wasn’t when I made it.  It was tasteless and dry.  I can not do anything in the crock pot that I like.  I know that many people swear by the thing, but everything that I put in there comes out terrible.  Ok, that’s not right.  I made a white chili that was pretty good, and my husband loves the double corn chowder.  But, really, everything else is terrible.  But, I’m not giving up.  I will conquer you, crock pot!!!

But, on an up note, I’ve made a couple of side dishes that were pretty good.  Yesterday, it was mashed sweet potatoes.  I used a simple pumpkin pie seasoning and cream cheese to add some yummy flavor to it.  The creamy vegetables that went with it weren’t that good, in my opinion, but my daughter ate them up, and for leftovers, so they are a hit to me.  Tonight I made a hash brown and veggie casserole that my husband really liked.  This is a big surprise, because he usually disapproves of my casseroles, but this time he said it was good.  And, it was easy too.  I just took a bag of refrigerated hash browns (they were BOGO at Publix) and mixed in cheese, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, onions, butter, and the Japanese Blend veggies.  Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake for 40 minutes on 350.  If you took a bite of this with the dry chicken, it wasn’t too bad 

So, what’s coming up now?  Who knows.  I’m cooking 2 meals for a friend who just had a baby.  And, my husband has soccer 4 times in the next week (well, only 3 if he loses on Thursday), so we’re going to be alone a bunch in the next week.  I’m guessing we’re going to make a big casserole and just eat leftovers for days, because I hate cooking for just me and Jade.

Jade is still amazing. She’s talking all the time and still narrates my days.  I love to hear her speak.  I can’t wait to hear what she says next.