A Quick Yum

I really love crock pot cooking.  I mean, what’s not to love about coming home to a delicious-smelling house and NOT having to cook after a long day?  Um, exactly.  Nothing.

I don’t really remember my Mom using the crock pot a lot when I was growing up.  We had one, but it always seemed to me like its main purpose was to house swedish meatballs for a family party.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that.  (Mental note: I need to get my Mom’s swedish meatballs recipe…they’re awesome and I haven’t had them for years).  My Mom is such a good cook, and we had a sit-down, family dinner EVERY NIGHT, but I think - since she was working - she didn’t want to leave anything on that she’d have to worry about all day while she was gone.  Hey, I come by my worrying gene honestly…

When I worked in the office all day, I can remember driving home after work, heading cautionsly down my street, fully expecting to see billowing smoke from a few blocks away.  Now that I’m working from home, though, that “OH MY GOD, WHAT IF MY HOUSE COMPLETELY BURNED TO THE GROUND WHILE I WAS GONE?!?!?!?” feeling is completely removed from the situation!  Nice!

I found this gem of a crock pot recipe collection a couple months ago and have been trying some of the recipes out.  This one for Pork Chops & Rice, whose somewhat boring yet straight-to-the-point title doesn’t do the recipe much justice, is becoming a new go-to dinner for me.  It’s RIDICULOUSLY easy, and it’s really good…

…the perfect combination when I’m looking for a weeknight meal recipe.  Enjoy!