Category Archives: Sandwiches

Did you guys watch Food Network Star this past season? I am obsessed with Food Network. It is my go-to channel. If I don’t like what is on Food Network (which is rare) I turn on HGTV. If there is nothing on HGTV I try to find an episode of Hoarders! I just cannot get enough of Chopped and House Hunters though. Especially House Hunters International! So addicting. I just can’t stop watching. This is the first season that we have gotten into the Food Network Star show. I think after the 2^nd episode Cliff and I picked our favorites. I picked Susie Jimenez and Cliff picked Jeff Mauro. And do you know who the final 2 contestants were? Susie Jimenez and Jeff Mauro! Jeff Mauro won, in case you don’t know. Cliff and I watched his show a few times and it was pretty interesting especially since he is a local guy, from Elmwood Park. He would feature some restaurants that we had been to and he really highlighted Chicago food. Luckily, his show has been renewed.

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It seems like crock pots are all the rage these days. People are too busy to spend hours preparing a meal, but it is way too expensive to be eating out all the time. These days, people are always looking to do things quicker. Enter the crock pot. Most people will make crock pot meals during the day so that when they come home dinner is waiting. I prefer to prepare my crock pot meals on the weekends. Usually on a Sunday morning I will prepare my meal. Then Sunday night when it is done cooking, I will split it up into smaller portions and stick them in the freezer. I do this with pasta sauce and soups as well. My freezer is always full of “freezer dinners.” At least the main portion of the dinner anyway. Every evening I take something out of the freezer. Then the next evening I just have to heat it through and prepare some vegetables. Couldn’t be easier!

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