Crockpot=Love

I love that I can throw everything in the crock pot in the morning, run errands and get a million things done, and wahla dinner is ready at 6! L-o-v-e it!

One of my new favorite crock pot meals in Chicken Pot Pie-ish. [I add the -ish because my husband says that it is NOT chicken pot pie, but more like chicken stew over biscuits. Whatev. Call it whatever you want! It is easy and yummy in my tummy.]

FYI: This is plenty for the two of us, with lots of leftovers for lunch.

Chicken Pot Pie
2 c. diced red potatoes
1 1/2 C. baby carrots cut in half
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. Mrs. Dash
1/2 C minced onion or 1 TBS dry onion flakes
1 can of cream of chicken soup
3/4 C frozen peas
Chicken Broth

English muffins or refrigerator biscuits
Shredded cheese, optional

-Fill slow cooker with veggies (potatoes, carrots, onions)
-Place chicken breasts on top of vegetables.
-Sprinkle with garlic salt, black pepper, and Mrs. Dash (and any other seasonings that you want to throw in there :) )
-Spread with condensed cream of chicken soup.
-Add in broth. [About a cup or so...]
-Place lid on cooker and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until veggies are tender.
-Cut chicken into small pieces using 2 knives in scissor action.
-Stir in frozen peas and a little broth if needed.
-Replace lid and allow to heat for 20-30 minutes.

Serve over biscuits and sprinkle with cheese if you wish.

Summer Reads

Great Summer Reads :)

Summer is the time for flip flops, lemonade, and pool/beach side reading. I am ALWAYS on the look out for a good book, so I thought I would share a few of the books I've been reading lately that are worth passing on. 

 Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand

It is about 3 women gong through three very tough, yet very different situations who decide to get away from it all and spend the summer in a cottage on Nantucket. It is the perfect mix of a drama/tragedy and a love story, and is just right for some pool side reading.

*image from Google images

Vision in White and Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts

These are the first 2 in the Bride Quartet (the third book comes out tomorrow!). The story follows 4 best friends who formed an all inclusive wedding business called Vows, but who haven't been so lucky in the love department themselves. The books are all about their friendships, their business and talents, and of course, finding love.

*image from google images

The Pact by Jodi Picoult

Chris Harte, a popular athlete and the artistic Em Gold bonded as infants and remained best friends and next door neighbors for 18 years. When they fall in love, everyone is beyond ecstatic. Well, everyone except for Em, who finds that being with Chris feels almost incestuous. This eventually leads to depression and a deep desire to end her life, and she insists that Chris prove his love by pulling the trigger. It is a little "heavier" than I would normally pick for a summer chick lit book, and a bit of a mystery, but it was a really interesting read.

*image from Google images