It was ccccold when I opened my eyes this morning. I was looking at the ceiling where we can immediately know the time and the temp all lit up like a starry sky above. Who needs to know the time and temp that early anyway? In fact, knowing made me want to go back to sleep.
But I had to get up to put chicken in the crock pot.
I was thinking, “How can I rise, dress in something warm and cozy, find my cane, and then hobble out to the kitchen with nary a sound?
Should I just go back to sleep and forget the crock pot?
“No”, I answered. “You have to stay on plan. So, it’s cold. You will survive.”
Now I am aware it is colder elsewhere in the country. And wetter. And snowier. So feeling sorry for myself and broadcasting the woe-is-me attitude is self serving.
“Stay in bed”, I thought. “You are entitled to selfish self-serving pampering.”
“No, get up!”
“Get going.”
The internal struggle continued and jumped to other concerns about the cold temperatures.
Do the lights go out just because it’s cold?
Ooooh! I almost forgot we now have a whole-house generator so the crock pot would theoretically keep on “crocking” and no need for me to find candles or store water.
No visitors expected here anyway due to the nasty Covid-19 virus, so why am I keeping to a regular dining schedule? We could eat late or early or even in the middle of the night.
But the sun is rising in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. And by golly it’s cold!
The chicken dish is in the crock pot at last, and if you are interested, here’s the complicated recipe:
DOR’S CROCK POT YUMMY CHICKEN
GOOD ON A COLD DAY NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE
WORTH GETTING OUT OF A WARM BED FOR
Ingredients: Chicken, a can of black beans, and a jar of salsa.
Directions:
Put however many pieces of chicken in the crock pot
Dump in a can of black beans and a jar of salsa.
Put on “Low” for about 8 or 9 hours and plan to serve over noodles or rice.
And go back to bed!
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