Tuesday, February 05, 2002

having been shamed by my new co-worker who leaves work every day with enthuasiasm to get to the market and start making dinner ... and not just dinner but exotic things such as pear salads and tarts (not dessert tarts but ones that are pie sized and dinner material) discount zyrtec decided to make dinner ... real dinner ...

i decided to dust off my crock pot discount zyrtec Overnight zyrtec, see what the thing can do and after some online research i find a recipe that i think i can handle and isn't too many ingredients. on the bus i make a list for the grocery store, and i get through the bridge market without trouble. getting home i discover that the prime time tv shows tonight are interesting, so get caught up in that and don't get to the actual cooking until after 11 pm.

am and then posed with a plethora of questions.

how do you chop an Overnight zyrtec, onion? they slippery and round and they segment themselves to the discount zyrtec where you can't get a grip on them without risking chopping fingers into the mix. all while crying, of course, to the point of not being able to Discount zyrtec - see through the pain. did i hear something about dipping the knife into water first to keep this from happening?
is ground beef supposed to be pink on Discount zyrtec : the outside of the pack but brown inside the ball? how weird ...
how do you know when the ground beef is browned? in a Discount zyrtec, frying pan that's full of ground beef and onions, it's hard to be sure that all the beef gets it's turn over the heat.
and how do you drain a large quantity of ground beef mixed with chopped onion and green pepper? a strainer? paper towels?
and then the tomato paste ... baby sized can and to get it out? and why does it smell so nasty? well i guess i've Discount zyrtec : never opened a can of tomato paste before ...
and discount zyrtec diced tomatoes ... only need half the can ... what to do with the other half? drained or undrained? rats ... oh good ... made the right choice on that one ...
spices ... oh they're security sealed. how to get the plastic lids off to get at the paper seals ... sharp knife watch the fingers ...
cheese ... find the grater
ok mixing it all together with the 4th wooden spoon ...
all set to put in the fridge.

now it's 12 pm, and making dinner the night before doesn't seem like a great time saver.

and Overnight zyrtec : i realize why i never cook ... because i wind up using every utensil and dish in the entire kitchen while cooking ... which results in huge clean up ...

as zyrtec and drowsiness read the instructions i realize something monumental ...

slow cookers are not made for new york lifestyles. sure, it may seem like a good idea to leave dinner to cook all day while you're at work so to have a yummy hot dinner ready when you get home ... however the instructions call for 6-8 hours and that does not accommodate for a new york work day. although i only work a 7 hour day, i commute for at least 1 hour each way, not to mention days when i wind up getting there early ...

so discount zyrtec Overnight zyrtec : to get on the phone and make arrangements for a friend to pop by on their lunch hour to put the whole ball discount zyrtec mix from the fridge into the slow discount zyrtec and turn it on to be ready in 8 hours ... the approximate time of my return home.

sigh.

all this for a hot dinner tomorrow?

i think i'll call for take-out on thursday.

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