Crockpot Sundays

[ArmyOfFive4God]

Yes, you're thinking normal stuff, rt? But NO!!! This past Sunday Hubba wanted potato soup. I've been sick since last Tuesday so at about 11, I decided I was going to go ahead & make it before I ran out of steam. Figured I could either keep it in the CP or warm it back up at dinnertime. I made a HUGE pot & it dawned on me that the 2 older kids could serve themselves from the CP. So from about 12:45 til 7 I left the soup on warm, piled a baking pan with bread & left that on the stove & had crackers on the counter & basically told them that they could serve themselves throughout the day. I also told them they could have clementines & bananas as they desired.

 

It was a HUGE success. The kids had a blast & I snacked on ramekins of soup throughout the day. Wonderful for a sickie. So I decided, we're doing this on Sundays from now on. On Friday or Sat while I'm making dinner, I'll make something else as well. Sunday mornings it'll go in the CP on low til after church & after church it'll get switched to warm & everyone can dig in as they wish. I'll supplement as I did this past Sunday with fruits & veggie trays, or what have you.

 

I have SO many ideas, but if you are interested in doing this, here are a few I've come up with along with the things needed:

 

-Soups (put out crackers, breads, and other garnishes)

-pulled BBQ meat (put out buns & chips)

-cowboy beans (put out a HUGE pan of cornbread)

-chili (put out a HUGE pan of cornbread)

-finger foods like cocktail weinies, meatballs, etc. Like superbowl food

-dips (put out melba toasts, chips, crackers, etc)

-beef au jus (put our hoagie rolls)

 

The ideas are endless. Basically whatever has to stay warm goes in the crockpot & the things I mentioned putting on the counter are shelf stable, so it works!!! For things like meatball subs or tacos or something, just make a crudite of chesses & veggies that need to be kept cold & plop it in the fridge.

 

You can either put out disposable plates & such or make rule of wash as you go (rinse & load dishwasher as you go, whichever).

[midwest prepper]

what a great idea! I'm with you on this one.

[Shandy]

I love this idea!

 

Sunday meals are difficult to plan when you go to church and don't want to spend the day cleaning up. Sundays are our days of rest. This will help us to actually rest.

 

Thanks!

[Kevin B 123]

When I cook with a crock-pot, I use a timer that has 48 1/2 hour settings, start it before I leave the house, can be gone for up to 16 hours, and still the food has cooked only 8..... that is the crock pot is ON for 1/2 hour then OFF for 1/2 hour then back ON. With beans, this works so very well, and enhances the flavor.

 

Of course any combination(s) of "on" can be ahceived!

[ArmyOfFive4God]

Originally Posted By: Shandy

I love this idea!

Sunday meals are difficult to plan when you go to church and don't want to spend the day cleaning up. Sundays are our days of rest. This will help us to actually rest.

Thanks!

EXACTLY!!!!

[mommato3boys]

Hey I am the queen of the crockpot at my house it is used every day including Sunday.

 

Saturday night I cooked navy beans and Sunday morning I added the stuff to make beanie weenies. That afternoon all I had to make was mac&cheese

 

Monday it was three bean chili. I cooked black beans, red beans and kidney beans all day then mixed it with the onion, ground beef and seasoning when I got home.

 

Today I chopped up a pack of boneless ribs I had in the freezer (wasn't enough for everyone) and put them in the crock pot with baby lima beans. I will fry okra and cook cornbread when I get home.

 

It will get a break tomorrow and Thursday. Tomorrow is baked potatoes stuffed with cornbeef and cheese and Thursday is tuna casserole.

 

Then Friday it will be back in use. We will have chicken chili so it will cook while I am at work.

 

Saturday it will be spaghetti sauce.

 

I have already told hubby I want at least one more crock pot for Christmas. Just think what I could do with two crockpots

[ArmyOfFive4God]

I have 4 crockpots & want more. I understand the queen of CP I'd just never thought to use it quite this way before.

[Andrea]

Sunday was a pot roast in the CP.

 

Monday was beef barley soup made in the CP with the beef broth and homemade bread.

 

Today, I put the CP away. Tonight is more soup.

 

Tommorrow is the leftover pot roast in bbq sandwiches on homemade sourdough.

 

And I'll be eating the barley soup the rest of the week for lunch.

 

I LOVE my crock pot!

[Kevin B 123]

Yeah, I'd like another crock pot the same size as I have now, with extra crocks, & a tiny one to make single servings in. ( I live alone) Maybe beans to pou in with beans & rice ........

[Rezgirl]

Love my CP and the cook book that gets used most- Fix It and Forget It. Wonderful cook book !