Friday, January 23, 2009

Tip of the Week (not that I'm making this a weekly occurance)

My sister, Rebecca, casually mentioned something the other day that has changed my life. Well, at least the life of my left overs.
-re-crock-pot-


Ta da.....there it is. Sounds simple right..... You are all probably already doing this. But this was magic for me.


I had been planning on a roast for Sunday dinner and using the left overs a couple days later as taquitos.


So what do you do?.....recrockpot.


I tossed my leftovers into the crock pot a few hours before dinner with some broth and viola...juicy, tender, re seasoned shredded beef.


I tried it again this week. I turned left over baked chicken into -recrokpotted- shredded chicken tacos. (I'm sure there are applications that go beyond Mexican left overs, but my brain hasn't gotten there yet (smile).


No more dry boring left over meat over here baby. We recockpot!

9 comments:

Katie said...

Totally new to me, and totally brilliant. Can't wait to try it out!

Mike and Shelby said...

I haven't done that, sounds great-and such a time saver! I love crockpots!

Erin said...

Wow... that is great! With just the two of us, making a roast is a commitment to eating it for a week- what a great way to keep it from drying out!

Baak Talk said...

great idea! I'm putting that on the list this week (plus I love mexican)

Lori said...

I'll come over any day for some of your left overs! Yummy!

Stacey said...

We just got our first crock pot this Christmas! So...I didn't know you could re-crockpot! I'm doing it! Love it!

Heather said...

Great idea! I plan on doing some serious crock pot cooking this week and freezing half of everything I make! If you have any great recipes let me know. I am starting out with some carnitas and then some soups, but I need some more ideas!

Grammy Staffy said...

Thanks for the tip. I will try it.

Have a great day,
Love, Lura

Unknown said...

I had no idea I was such a genius!