Works for me Wednesday

Crock pots!

I love my crock pots... yes plural... I have four.

I don't need four of them everyday but some days I do use two or three.

Crockpots are great for busy families.

You come home from a long day... kids whining "I'm hungry! Can I have a snack?" And YOU KNOW if you give them a snack they won't eat all their dinner, so you tell them no. Wow... that goes over well... more whining ensues. It's a tired, endless circle, so I broke out the crock pot last night.

I made a new recipe I found online.

The hubs and I love sandwiches, so here is what I did...

I had a beef brisket I bought on sale at the store (on clearance because nearing the use/freeze by date). It was about $2 and I bought it. Even though I never cooked one before so I was a bit intimidated because I didn't know what to expect out of it, I bought it anyways.

It was worth it. A great $2 investment.

Plan to wrap brisket in foil... put 1/4 cup liquid smoke on brisket and then sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder and celery seed.... wrap completely and securely in foil. Put in fridge overnight (if you can)... put in tupperware so it doesn't leak... put in crock pot while still in foil and put on low for 9-12 hours.

I cooked mine for 10 hours and it was great. Pulled apart with a fork and no effort. Put on sandwiches and that's what we had.

Not the "best" dinner ever but it worked for us. The girls had chicken tenders (which I cooked last night... hubs and I ate it last night).

Also, it seems to work for us that the girls eat left overs on those "oh so busy" nights. Sometimes the hubs and I plan to eat after the girls go to bed so we can have a quiet dinner. It's the next evening that the girls have leftovers and we make something that isn't their favorite for us to eat. It works out great because we got a meal without whining after the girls went down and the next night we have a family meal while the girls eat something they like (leftovers) and we get something they don't really like.

WORKS FOR US!!