My question is, what are you cooking next? I made a large dish of Chicken Fried Rice yesterday (I'm pretty generous with the chicken and consider it a main meal). Judging by my families schedule today I'm just going to let them finish the CFR off and supplement with sandwiches, if need be.

Tonight I am going to things prepped to go in the crock pot for tomorrow. I'm making Cantonese Crock Pot Dinner. I made a note to myself to take the pork strips out of the freezer and set them in the fridge to thaw overnight. I am also going to chop the onion and slice the green pepper so it is ready in the morning. It is so easy to assemble. I got the recipe with my first crock pot 27 years ago.

Cantonese Dinner in the Crock Pot

1 1/2 lbs pork steak cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 T. oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 green pepper, cut into strips
1 4 oz can mushrooms, drained
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons Worchstershire sauce

Brown pork strips in oil in skillet to remove excess fat (I usually do enough for 3 or 4 meals and freeze)

Drain on double paper towel.

Place pork strips and all remaining ingredients into crock pot. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3 hours. Serve over hot, fluffy rice. Serves 4.

Personally I have been known to let this cook as long as 10 hours and it's still okay. If I think it's going to go that long I may put the pork strips in frozen. I serve this about once a month. As long as I do the prep ahead of time it only takes minutes to assemble in the morning.

The last Split Pea recipe I made in the crock pot was too thin. We like ours thick.

I will be doing up a big batch of Ground Beef, flavored with Homemade Gourmet's Taco Soup seasoning. I will tacos one meal (I lay out toppings and the kids pick soft or hard shell and what they want in it.) Then I will use left over seasoned ground beef for taco soup....mmmm....my kids very favorite. I also put aside some of the meat for taco dip which is a staple in our house (if meat is gone we make it vegetarian). Sour cream (or cottage cheese if I am trying to be healthy), black beans, salsa, shredded cheese, green peppers, tomatoes, and taco soup seasoning....oh, all the kids love it and it's a great way to get the raw veggies in.
We literally have this 3-4 times a week as our late snack...with many times it turning into dinner. :)
blessings on the journey,
Jen