i don't know about you, but i am all about great tasting, easy to prepare meals. with school back in session and days busier than ever, it is wonderful to throw ingredients into a crock pot (slow cooker) in the morning and return home to an already cooked meal that the entire family loves. this is a favorite in our home and i hope you enjoy it as well.
gluten-free crock pot apricot chicken
ingredients
--11 oz jar of apricot preserves
--1 teaspoon dried minced onion flakes
--1 tablespoon dijon mustard
--1 tablespoon soy sauce (tamari is gluten-free)
--1/4 teaspoon ginger
--1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes (optional)
--6 chicken breasts (we prefer boneless, skinless)
directions
--drop the chicken into your crock pot.
--in a small bowl, combine the other ingredients.
--pour evenly over the chicken
cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
or high for 4-6
--serve over rice and with fruit/veggies.
father of the year nomination:
back story:
oldest son, sam: 3 years old, big fan of the dukes of hazard (who isn't really?), generally sweet, but recently....well, let's just say that he is a monster testing us.
at dinner last night:
daddy: "sam, you need to eat your dinner."
sam: "NO!"
daddy: picking up the video baby monitor and putting it to his ear....he spoke into it like a telephone to an anonymous caller on the other end: "boss hog, yeah, its me daddy. yes...no, sam is not being a good boy. yes, i know it is very sad. he will not eat his dinner."
daddy: turning to face our son "sam, it is boss hog, do you want to talk to him?"
sam: "nope."
daddy: "what's that boss hog? i know. no. no, i hate to do that. well isn't there something else you can do? really? ok, i will tell him. sam, boss hog said if you don't eat your dinner he and roscoe will have to come arrest you and take you to jail. you don't want to go to jail do you?"
sam: "NO! no, daddy! i don't want to go to jail, PLEASE."
daddy: "do you want to try a bite of your dinner, sweet boy?"
sam: "Yes, PLEASE daddy."
not daddy's proudest moment....but it DID work.
do you have any more father of the year stories for us? we would LOVE to hear them.
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