Many of you know most of 2013 I resisted doing any major cooking or baking. Life was hard and my kitchen made me mad so I chose to just stay away. This meant that, yes a lot of microwaving and much more takeout happened than any sane mom would like. However this was life. And being that I actually do enjoy cooking and baking, it felt a little weird. So, this year one of my goals has been to really get back into baking and cooking. And it turns out I picked a pretty good time. Joy is ripe to help me bake and apparently is learning that just because you haven't had the food doesn't make it bad.
This was especially important tonight. If you have spent anytime talking to me about my childhood, you likely know what my favorite food was growing up, nothing frilly, nothing fancy but it was a big deal. My parents always called it Chicken Lickin' Porkchops and it was mostly done in a crockpot. This recipe is also what inspired my own love and use of the crockpot. For whatever reason though, I only recently bothered to find out how to make it. And realizing we'd NEVER eaten porkchops in this little family of ours EVER, tonight became the night. (Plus, I can use the protein ;-) ) So, I attempted it with a different soup because I forgot to the buy the right one but I knew it wasn't a crucial change. Joy originally told me she wouldn't be having any. Her tune changed as she realized this was dinner. Micah will eat just about anything but with Joy its hard to know some days.
Much to my surprise, she not only tried it, she asked for seconds with a smile before the side dish was even on the plate (one of her favorites too). So for me, a dinner win also reminds me how much I love to cook for my family and eat real food. It also inspires me to keep on cooking, even when the days are hard.
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