Domestically Challenged tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-291571 2009-11-09T11:39:00-07:00 Come take a look at a severely domestically challenged mom as she juggles work, home, kids and whatever else she can pile on her plate. TypePad Weekly Challenge #1 tips... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb6553ef012875643437970c 2009-11-09T11:39:00-07:00 2009-11-08T13:55:46-07:00 So, if you are taking part in the Domestically Challenged Weekly Challenge, you may need a little help, especially if you don't use your crock pot that often. Here are some sites that may help you: AllRecipes - This site,... Alana

So, if you are taking part in the Domestically Challenged Weekly Challenge, you may need a little help, especially if you don't use your crock pot that often. Here are some sites that may help you:

AllRecipes - This site, once you are a member, allows you to save recipes, arrange them in folders and even make shopping lists. They literally have hundreds of thousands of recipes - enough that there are pleanty of easy ones for a Domestically Challenged chef like me!

A Year of Slow Cooking - I love this site! The sites author literally used her crock pot eveyr day for an entire year. If you can't find a recipe you like here, you may be a little too picky.

How to Use a Crock Pot - Not sure how much liquid you need? How to adjust cooking times? This About.Com site has a ton of information about using your slow cooker. 

Know of a great slow cooker website? Leave it in the comment section.

http://www.dctheblog.com/2009/11/weekly-challenge-1-tips.html Weekly Challenge #1: Crockpot Week tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb6553ef0120a662f379970b 2009-11-08T10:35:15-07:00 2009-11-08T10:35:15-07:00 Welcome to the first Weekly Challenge! With my husband out of town for a week hunting, I need a way to make the week as easy as possible on me. One way I know I can achieve this, assuming I... Alana <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Welcome to the first Weekly Challenge!</p> <p>With my husband out of town for a week hunting, I need a way to make the week as easy as possible on me. One way I know I can achieve this, assuming I can follow through, is to use my crock pot. This would allow me to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">battle </span>help my kids with their homework and then serve a good dinner, as opposed to the chicken nuggets my kids know and love so well.</p> <p>Hence this week's challenge.</p> <p>Here's how it works:</p> <p>Your challenge for the week - <span style="color: #60bf00; font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: #0060bf; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Use your crock pot a minimum of 3 times this week.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 17px;">Remember 3 times is a minimum only</span> - feel free to use it more. </p> <p>Then, read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dctheblog.com/2009/11/are-you-up-for-the-challenge.html">this post on how the weekly challenge works </a>and sign up with Mr. Linky! I'll be posting updates throughout the week, so check back in and let us know how you are doing! :)</p> <p></p> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www2.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=AlanaMorales&postid=08Nov2009&meme=4027"></script></div> http://www.dctheblog.com/2009/11/weekly-challenge-1-crockpot-week.html Are you up for the challenge? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb6553ef012875636105970c 2009-11-08T08:21:36-07:00 2009-11-08T08:23:13-07:00 Tomorrow marks a new feature here at the Domestically Challenged blog - Weekly challenges!! Despite the name, the challenges won't be weekly, more like bi-weekly, or more accurately, bi-crisis-stress-freakout - basically I am aiming for a few a month. I... Alana

WeeklyChallenge Tomorrow marks a new feature here at the Domestically Challenged blog - Weekly challenges!!

Despite the name, the challenges won't be weekly, more like bi-weekly, or more accurately, bi-crisis-stress-freakout - basically I am aiming for a few a month.

I have a shiny new button (made by Messpotential - check out her blog!) and we are ready to roll!

Here's how to participate:

1. Make the commitment to take the challenge. Sometimes it will be cleaning related, other times it will be cooking. Sometimes it will be related to raising kids. It will be a grab bag of challenges.

2. Grab the button. The code you need to copy is on the sidebar.

3. Sign Mr. Linky and leave a comment. This lets others know that you are up to the challenged.

4. Come back later in the week to update us on your progress.

It's that easy!

If you have a suggestion for a challenge (an area you really struggle with) leave it in the comments! :)

 http://www.dctheblog.com/2009/11/are-you-up-for-the-challenge.html Watch me on Sonoran Living Live! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb6553ef0120a6ada0c5970c 2009-11-05T15:57:28-07:00 2009-11-05T15:57:28-07:00 This morning I had the chance to chat it up on a local news show, Sonoran Living Live. It was a blast! Alana

This morning I had the chance to chat it up on a local news show, Sonoran Living Live. It was a blast!

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