Quote Originally Posted by jp1 View Post
I bought a crockpot after a friend wrote an article about crock pot shredded chicken for the food network with the idea that you cook up a couple of chicken breasts on Sunday and then use it all week for various things. We didn’t do that but we did cook up a bunch of Drumsticks with some garlic, onions, carrots, potatoes and spices. A good friend is coming for dinner in a few minutes. It smells fantastic and SO says the chicken is falling off the bone so I think we have a winner.

We also have more of old lady neighbor’s tomatoes since she still is t home to eat them and they keep getting ripe. So I made another Caprese salad.
Nice idea on the shredded chicken! We tend to use dark meats, too, because they are more flavorful.

My DS has a great recipe for shredded pork--you put the pork shoulder in the pot with a can of Dr. Pepper, I think... can't remember which soft drink he uses! It comes out great! then you can just finish it off with your favorite barbecue sauce.

I make bone broth in the crockpot all the time. I love making a good broth or stock from bone marrow bones, oxtails, and with a couple of short ribs thrown in... When it is done and has chilled, I LOVE how gelatanous it gets!! I just believe it has to be SO much healthier than boxed broth. It's a super base for so many soups an stews.