I have the cold from hell, which may even be the flu. It's no joke when I tell people that traveling makes me ill. Because of the RA and the mild immunosuppression from the drugs, I get whatever's going around, the first AND the second time. So instead of sitting on my office working on grant applications, dealing with my students, etc. I am sitting on my couch drifting in and out of consciousness in front of SportCenter, occasionally being able to smell the pot roast I have in the crockpot for tonight.
I suppose I should share the recipe. It being the easiest pot roast ever. Goes together in 5 minutes in the AM and cooks all day while you're out.
Easy CrockPot PotRoast ala TJ
Crockpot Roast of your choice, suitable for pot roast. I have no idea what cut of meat is in there today 4-6 small to medium potatoes 2 handfuls baby carrots (about 1.5 cups chopped carrot eq.) 1 "potbelly" (large can) of Trader Joe's Rich Onion Soup large dash Worcestershire sauce Garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste (you can also add about 1/2 cup red wine to the liquid, if you like)
Place the roast in the crockpot. If it has a predominate "fat side", place the fat side up. Pour the can of soup over the roast. Add up to 1 cup water to the can to wash out any remaining onions, and add to the crockpot. Add worcestershire sauce (and wine if desired), garlic powder and salt and pepper. Give the liquid a bit of a stir to mix elements.
Wash potatoes thoroughly, and remove any eyes. Cut in half and drop potatoes around roast so all are covered with liquid. Add carrots.
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I know that cold. It is the cold from HELL. I have not had it, but I have seen it knock normally very healthy people on their butts. That's what Ken the Bodyguard had at Eric's. And my sister Mo was just getting over it. It's a killer cold, complete with fevers and the like. Blech.
Take care of yourself. That sucker takes the FULL ten days...
Posted by: Bou at October 23, 2006 02:03 PM (iHxT3)
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Can you take Airborne? Usually when I travel, I give that a shot... I start it before I leave. I am sorry to hear you are sick.
Posted by: vw bug at October 23, 2006 02:25 PM (mMNSJ)
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Can I add more than 1/2 cup wine? I really need it tonight.
Posted by: Tink at October 23, 2006 02:32 PM (11q5z)
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at October 24, 2006 08:43 AM (pR/bI)
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What does one do if one does not have a Trader Joe's? Is there a comparable substitution?
Posted by: Lisa at October 24, 2006 09:29 AM (cxglp)
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I hope you're feeling better. I got a minor cold - nothing like what you have and felt yucky all last week.
On the roast - Chuck roast works especially well in the crockpot - much better than other cuts because it really does get to that great falling apart stage.
As for liquid. If you don't have Trader Joe's - you substitute beef broth and cut up a fresh onion. I've also found that you can use water and it becomes its own broth by the end of the cooking day and makes a wonderful gravy to go with the rest.
I haven't done one of these for a while - now that the cold weather is back - I'll have to try it again. Although I must admit that beef on the East Coast isn't nearly as good as beef in the Midwest... heh. Who knew...
Posted by: Teresa at October 24, 2006 12:35 PM (o4pJS)
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Ugh. I hope you're feeling better soon. Dang, that potroast sounds good! I can practically smell it from here.
Posted by: Marie at October 24, 2006 01:04 PM (XzzJz)
Seattle goes Queer Eye Style
Seattle has a new tourism slogan: Metronatural
When Washington state announced its new tourism slogan last spring, Pike Place Market vendor Kenny Telesco was willing to give it a chance. He practiced saying it with "jazz hands" and asked tourists to "SayWA" as they posed for photos. But he's not sure he can stomach Seattle's new tourism slogan, unveiled Friday in 18-foot-tall letters atop the Space Needle: "metronatural."
"How do you use that in a sentence?" Telesco asked. "'Welcome to Metronatural.' ... It's an airport where you can buy organic bananas."
Others suggested "metronatural" evoked an urban nudist camp and speculated about whether it would last longer than "SayWA," which the state dropped recently because it failed to catch on.
Let's hope it lasts a shorter time than the metrosexual fad, mm'kay?
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Metronatural - *sigh* - well that figures. That'll bring the tourists just flocking in. Makes me want to head to... California. *grin*
Posted by: Teresa at October 22, 2006 08:05 AM (o4pJS)
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Why do states need slogans anyway? It seems almost like some kind of a nerdy kid calling himself or herself by some Rilly Cool Nickname because they think it will make them cool.
I laughed out loud when I heard "metronatural" on the television. Doesn't Washington realize that the rest of the country is pointing and laughing?
Posted by: ricki at October 23, 2006 07:27 AM (VRP1v)
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Not only is it bizarre, but it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue! They need to hire a better PR company.
Posted by: Marie at October 23, 2006 10:24 AM (XzzJz)
Posted by: vw bug at October 21, 2006 10:28 AM (rHK9m)
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Love it - I wish I had gone to a school where people did such ummm... innovative things... sadly state schools are prone to passe thinkers. Oh well... too late now. *grin* Gads I'm such a geek.
Posted by: Teresa at October 21, 2006 12:07 PM (jgXyO)
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The EZ mac barcode is GREAT. I love hearing the folks with higher intellect and great creativity come up with. I had a girlfriend who majored in Biomedical Engineering at Duke and although not like MIT, it was still a riot the things they came up with.
Posted by: Bou at October 21, 2006 03:35 PM (iHxT3)
Friday Funnies
South Park AND Dog the Bounty Hunter. That's hard to beat.
Here's Cartman the Hall Monitor:
And Cartman the Hall Monitor with his Crew:
BTW this is a classic episode, "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy", pointing out the double standard whereby male teachers who molest students spend their lives in jail while a female teacher practically gets away with it because banging the teacher is every guy's fantasy.
And while I'm on the subject, some gratuitous Van Halen video love:
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Yeah, I reckon I did have some daydreams and wet dreams about a good looking young teacher..but I wasn't a student at the time..
I also kind of figure that there are some teenage girls who get wet panties thinking about a stud male teacher..reckon?
Posted by: GUYK at October 21, 2006 06:48 AM (iAhlK)
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A friend of mine was murdered by the teacher she'd had an affair with, which gives me a rather jaundiced view of this sort of thing.
Even if I do like Van Halen's song. But I can't stand to listen to The Police sing "Don't Stand So Close to Me."
Posted by: Jenna at October 23, 2006 09:10 AM (fd/rX)
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Van halen is supposedly reuniting with dave....again.I'll beleive it when i see it. Meanwhile, eddie is doing soundtracks for adult films. yeesh.
Posted by: scot at October 30, 2006 01:24 AM (J2YSq)
Divorce, Cosmology Style
Renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking is getting a divorce....
Really, it's no surprise to me, as there have been rumors of difficulties between Professor Hawking and his wife for almost a decade, nearly as long as they have been married. Nevertheless, I feel sorry for both of them. Prof. Hawking is a genuine and funny person, even if the ALS has stolen his comedic timing.
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I think the top one is my favorite of the batch, also. Today a group of us were walking down the hall and the guy next to me started talking about that commercial. Then I pretended to kick him like Peyton did. Hehehhee.
Posted by: Amy at October 19, 2006 05:33 PM (DWNNI)
