boojumbunn (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} boojumbunn) wrote,@ 2009-06-19 11:29:00 |
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Cooking Day!
Ok, I still don't have a job, though I had some recent nibbles. The job market for QA in the valley is still very slim. On the up side, today was Cooking Day! YAY!
ShadowCatt-X, my beloved, will be off working all weekend long.. so I decided to make a crock pot meal that I knew she really wouldn't care for. That way I have some nice meals this weekend and she doesn't have to worry about it!
First I dredged 3lb of cubed Beef in a mix of flour, salt, and pepper. Then I fried up 6 slices of coarsly chopped bacon (in two frying pans since I knew my main pan wouldn't hold all 3lb of beef.) Next I browned the dredged beef in with the bacon (and boy did it smell good!) Finally I dropped in a coarsly chopped white onion, stirred and let cook for a little bit.
That entire mixture went into the 5 quart Crock Pot that Vrghr bought for me, along with 2 cups of Beef Broth, Dash of Ground Cloves, Dash of Nutmeg, a Tablespoon of Dried Oregano, and a Tablespoon of Dried Thyme (with thanks to Melchar and Gilrander for the spices, 'cause I was out of Oregano and used some from the spice pack they gave me.)
Finally, I added about a pound of baby carrots (prepeeled, 'cause I'm lazy) and added enough water to cover. Now it's in the kitchen cooking and in about 10 hours it will be done! Actually, after about 5 hours I'm going to turn down the heat to low and leave it cooking until lunch on Saturday. :D WHEEEEEE!!!!
Boojum the brown bunny
Ok, I still don't have a job, though I had some recent nibbles. The job market for QA in the valley is still very slim. On the up side, today was Cooking Day! YAY!
ShadowCatt-X, my beloved, will be off working all weekend long.. so I decided to make a crock pot meal that I knew she really wouldn't care for. That way I have some nice meals this weekend and she doesn't have to worry about it!
First I dredged 3lb of cubed Beef in a mix of flour, salt, and pepper. Then I fried up 6 slices of coarsly chopped bacon (in two frying pans since I knew my main pan wouldn't hold all 3lb of beef.) Next I browned the dredged beef in with the bacon (and boy did it smell good!) Finally I dropped in a coarsly chopped white onion, stirred and let cook for a little bit.
That entire mixture went into the 5 quart Crock Pot that Vrghr bought for me, along with 2 cups of Beef Broth, Dash of Ground Cloves, Dash of Nutmeg, a Tablespoon of Dried Oregano, and a Tablespoon of Dried Thyme (with thanks to Melchar and Gilrander for the spices, 'cause I was out of Oregano and used some from the spice pack they gave me.)
Finally, I added about a pound of baby carrots (prepeeled, 'cause I'm lazy) and added enough water to cover. Now it's in the kitchen cooking and in about 10 hours it will be done! Actually, after about 5 hours I'm going to turn down the heat to low and leave it cooking until lunch on Saturday. :D WHEEEEEE!!!!
Boojum the brown bunny
