In Cucina

Yes, it has been a while.  It is now full on fall.  We are enjoying the last of our garden harvest.  I am disappointed to say that all but the fall lettuce I planted is gone, thanks to the nasty cabbage worm.  Poor skeleton kale plants.  But, it was a valient attempt.  Tomatoes are still ripening, so we are liking that.

Fall means football season.  Sundays are pretty lazy in our house.  As I made breakfast this morning, I also loaded the crock pot.  Two sliced onions, a sliced Granny Smith Apple, and a small pork loin.  Sprinkled with rosemary, salt and pepper.  Cooked on low all day.

With the crock pot, it is best to keep it simple.  My sister taught me that.  She would stick a whole chicken in the crock pot in the morning and come home from work to a perfectly roasted chicken.  It bastes itself.  I add a few seasonings, like grated ginger and orange zest.  Yummy!  Put in whole potatoes and come home to baked potatoes.  Some folks wrap them in foil first, but I don't.

On this particular lazy Sunday, I got too lazy.  I sauteed broccoli rabe without blanching it first.  Bad idea.  Blanching it gets rid of the bitter taste.  Always blanch!  We also had some mashed potatoes.

Okay, they were from a box.  My husband gets these wierd cravings for mashed potatoes, so we keep a box in the house.  I'm so ashamed.

So that is my lazy Sunday confession.

Until next time,

Birdie in Cucina