tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post3023702338652789559..comments2023-06-25T06:41:22.914-07:00Comments on Our Newlywed Adventures in the Nation's Capitol: Confessions of a Newlywed Cook: Sometimes we eat hot dogs for dinnerKaty Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01077428356394241435noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-41177456083539818222013-11-21T11:01:05.347-08:002013-11-21T11:01:05.347-08:00we should have a freezer meal party. we could make...we should have a freezer meal party. we could make a few!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976766575657407734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-50556020795677638172013-11-21T08:41:02.815-08:002013-11-21T08:41:02.815-08:00AMEN, life is far from perfect and doesn't loo...AMEN, life is far from perfect and doesn't look like a magazine cover or pinterest post. While I do try new recipes and aim to decorate our place, the reality is often much less glamourous than I would hope. Its a far from perfect but happy home, ha! Katy Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077428356394241435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-13461334245904842052013-11-21T08:39:43.784-08:002013-11-21T08:39:43.784-08:00Good to know that it wont burn if I leave it runn...Good to know that it wont burn if I leave it running that long. AND I love MAC AND CHEESE, the good cheap out of a box kind, not the fancy homemade kind. Dave isnt as crazy as boxed mac and cheese, thats ok, more for me...<br /><br />Oh and guess what I put in the mac and cheese? cut up hotdogs (you aren't surprised, I know!)Katy Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077428356394241435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-16789630924766773742013-11-21T08:38:27.241-08:002013-11-21T08:38:27.241-08:00FOOTBALL, you are speaking my language. FOOTBALL, you are speaking my language. Katy Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077428356394241435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-84136503929616738592013-11-21T08:37:44.527-08:002013-11-21T08:37:44.527-08:00This is a great idea. I totally don't mind re...This is a great idea. I totally don't mind reheating a meal so I often cook soups and chili the night before. Cant't wait to try this!<br />Katy Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077428356394241435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-6665052935256989272013-11-13T09:04:41.937-08:002013-11-13T09:04:41.937-08:00I love my crockpot, but I'm with you... I hate...I love my crockpot, but I'm with you... I hate to leave it on during the day. Heaven forbid that I have to go somewhere unexpected and am an additional hour late. So what I do is cook the meal while I'm sleeping the night before. When I wake up it's done and by the time I leave for work it's cool enough to put in the refrigerator. This way you can easily remove excess fat and only reheat what you are going to eat. I also find the meat is more tender this way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09667690019507909881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-83811197395096557872013-11-13T07:18:07.749-08:002013-11-13T07:18:07.749-08:00I love that you're trying so hard to have goo...I love that you're trying so hard to have good meals on the table (even if that means hot dogs) for Dave every night. I'm sure that he appreciates it!! I'm not cooking for a husband obviously, but as a working lady, I have to say that crock pots are my best friend! Oh, and thank you for putting out there that your life (and dinner table) doesn't always look like Pinterest. I think that it's a huge problem that people act like their lives are perfect and give others an unrealistic perception and expectation. Sometimes, you eat microwaved hot dogs. That's real life!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884647798001916687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-71965881405537004962013-11-13T07:08:13.230-08:002013-11-13T07:08:13.230-08:00A lot of these are what Jared and I are doing (our...A lot of these are what Jared and I are doing (our backups are usually either pizza or a box of mac and cheese). I start my new job next week, so we're really going to have to start buckling down on all of these things. We haven't started doing the freezer meals yet, but I think that will be coming soon. And you should totally use the crockpot. My mom did it regularly when I was a kid, and I used to do it some in grad school and at my last job. It's such an excellent way to make foods that can be taken for lunch the next day. And don't worry about it burning up. Since you cook everything on low when you cook it all day and most of it is done with either water or stock in it, it won't hurt it to go more than the recommended 8 hours. My mom used to set these things up all the time and it would go 10 hours or so once you factor in travel time to and from work and lunch hour and nothing ever burnt up. The final sauce may just be a little bit thicker than you had imagined. And if Dave gets home before you, he can either turn it off or to a keep warm setting so that it will be fine. <br /><br />CourtneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-13340575730615483572013-11-12T16:30:52.416-08:002013-11-12T16:30:52.416-08:00Love that you are even TRYING - most young brides ...Love that you are even TRYING - most young brides wouldn't attempt cooking at all - and believe me we have all and continue to eat sandwiches when life and busy schedules just get in the way. And if you are in fear of that crockpot then do it on Saturdays and Sundays when y'all are watching football :)glyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348559302172326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769572640775246070.post-64506843965656645472013-11-12T13:21:11.257-08:002013-11-12T13:21:11.257-08:00This is seriously brilliant. My teaching evenings ...This is seriously brilliant. My teaching evenings and our Bible study nights have shifted so that now we only both have 3 nights at home and one of those is a later evening. It's totally thrown me off . . . it was a lot easier to get dinner on the table when I had all afternoon, but I'm really having to think ahead now, especially since some night we are literally passing through the kitchen at different times (or not coming home at all, which means I shouldn't shop for that night!) I think I'm getting in the groove, but I definitely want to try to freeze more meals. You sound like you have it down to a science. Maybe I'll get brave and try it now.;-)<br /><br />~Emily from The Orange Slate<br />http://www.theorangeslate.com<br />@emilyamccordEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886556184262882038noreply@blogger.com