Crockpot Cooking and 4 Ingredient Crockpot Chicken Chili – HBHW Newsletter

October 13th, 2010

Editorial

Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter.

Most families share two things each fall:  back to school and dinnertime chaos.  One solution I have found for those busy days is to have dinner ready and waiting at home when we get there.  For that reason, my crockpot gets a workout each fall.  Want to learn more about how crockpot cooking saves you from dinnertime chaos?  Be sure to scroll down and read this week’s featured article.

Once you’re convinced that crockpot cooking will save you time and money, you’ll want all the details about how to get started cooking in your crockpot.  But, perhaps even more importantly, you’ll want the recipes!  Please take a look at our crockpot cookbook featured this week.

My efforts to get a meal in the crockpot several mornings each week got me thinking about goals, especially meaningful goals.  The inspirational quote and story I’ve chosen this week reflect my thoughts about goal setting.  I hope you’ll take a moment or two out of your busy day to read this week’s quote and story.

As a little reminder, I want to tell you about a fun little contest. Front Porch Ideas and More is hosting an Autumn and Halloween Porch Decorating Contest during the month of October. If you like decorating your porch this time of the year, you will enjoy all the ideas that Mary and Dave have for your porch. You could win a $100 or $50 gift certificate from Plow & Hearth. Learn more about their fun contest here: Autumn and Halloween Porch Decorating Contest.

Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

Warm Regards,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

Inspirational Quote

The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business… or almost anywhere else for that matter.
~Lee Iacocca~

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Recipe Sharing

When you’re ready to fire up the crockpot, you’re going to want a couple family-pleasing recipes.  Here is one recipe that my family particularly enjoys, and I like too because it’s super easy with only 4 ingredients:

4 Ingredient Chicken Chili In The Crockpot

• 2 lbs of chicken thighs, bones and skin removed, cut into cubes
• 1 small package Taco seasoning mix
• 2 cans Navy beans, drained
• 3 cans diced tomatoes, chilies and garlic flavor – do not drain
• 3 cans  water (use diced tomato cans)

In your crockpot (about 5 quart size) put the ingredients in and stir gently just to combine. Put cover on crockpot and set heat to low. Cook covered for 6 to 8 hours. Stir again gently to combine before serving.

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Recipes

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Inspirational Story

Meaningless Goals
~author unknown~

A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come around.  As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking and trying to overtake it.

One day a neighbor asked the farmer “Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car?”

The farmer replied, “That is not what bothers me. What bothers me is what he would do if he ever caught one.”

Old joke with a meaningful moral:

Many people in life behave like that dog; they go about pursuing meaningless goals.

Set meaningful goals.  Then the work you do to achieve your goals will be just as meaningful.

Final Thought

That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.

Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Warm Wishes,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife