Sneakeasy's Joint

In the Kitchen with Sneakeasy: Thanksgiving

Has it really been 7 months since I shared a recipe of mine?

For those who missed it here's Sneakeasy's Special Combo Meal.

Guarandamnteed to put hair on yer chest!

Even if you ARE a Female of the Species! ;-D

While most folks dig into Turkey during this holiday, and Rednecks, Hillbillies and other REFINED, and CULTURED, Americans prefer Possum, I being a bachelor, and all, have learned to fend for myself most years since my Mother died in 1990.

The following recipe, for Pot Roast ( 5lb. ), including the addition by me of a most important ingredient, was given to me by a long ago co-worker, and has served me well during Holidays when I could not make it to the shindig my sister, The Deputy, puts on almost every Christmas.

I call it ...

Sneakeasy's Crockpot Roast du Bachelor

Step 1: Run down to your favorite market, the evening before ( that's tonite for all you in Rio Linda ), to buy ingredients, and stand in freakishly long Express Line full of people who can't count, or maybe can't read English, or are just too damned tired from shopping to give a Rats Ass ( count the clerks in the tired category for sure ).

Step 2:  Stop at local Liquor Store to buy a 6 pack ( stay with me here, the reason for this will be made clear later ).

Why a Liquor Store? Did you just forget the Booze , and didn't want to go back?

No damnit! It's just that it's Un-American, not to mention un-dignified, to buy your Beer at the same place you buy items in the other Food Groups.

Step 3:  Once home stuff everything in the Fridge, or the Cupboard, as appropriate, and explain to the cat that, no he can't play with the Pot Roast.

Step 4: Fix dinner, relax with a DVD, and go to bed.

To be continued...

Recipe included in recent Carnival of the Recipes

My recent post about a Crock Pot recipe I cooked up is favorably mentioned in the ongoing Great Blogger Cook-off known as the Carnival of the Recipes.

This edition in the series appears on the blog known as The Countertop Chronicles.

Carnival of the Recipes #35.

Naked Chef put your clothes on!

Tonite I'm introducing a new, occasional,  subject around here.

My adventures in cooking. :-D

Welcome to: In The Kitchen With Sneakeasy

Ever since my Sainted Ma died, in 1990, except for a few years when Sister Deputy, and her 1st hubby lived with me, I've had to cook for myself ( in addition to relying on fast food, and frozen dinners, on occasion ).

My 1st adventures in cooking occurred as a teen when I learned to scramble a truly MEAN egg ( actually 3 ) for my breakfast, and progressed to fixing my own Mac and cheese/tomato concoctions.

Of course, I became expert at putting together peanut butter sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, various lunch meat sandwiches, and assorted other delicacies essential for a bachelors very survival.

The next big step in my Culinary Edumication came in 1995 when an employee of mine gave me a basic recipe for a rice and ground beef meal, and 1 for fixing a Pot Roast.

God! Was I in heaven, or what? :-D

Well, this led to my eventually improvising additions to the 1st recipe, and even to my Macaroni meals, and then buying my 1st Crock Pot about 4 years ago.

A 6 qt. one. ( Well, Mom always said my eyes were bigger than my stomach! )

I think I've only used it once a year since, though.

I also started buying various cookbooks in preperation for the day when I could afford to splurge some on my grocery shopping, and expand my meal horizons.

In recent years I've mastered the Smoothie Machine, the Waffle Maker, and a few other gadgets as well.

With my new, better paying job, maybe it's finally time to, slowly explore those cookbooks. :-D

Afterall, a man's gotta eat, and if he lives alone he's gotta continually learn to cook for himself!

Soooo...

Today I used my 2 qt. Crock Pot for the first time. :-D