I made a barley pilaf yesterday - barley, mushrooms, celery, onions, garlic, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper. Worked well.

Also tried making a whole chicken in crockpot using crumpled aluminum foil to hold it above where the fat drained to. The recipe claimed that while the chicken skin would not crisp it would brown. Did not work for me. The chicken ended up kind of steamed.

Just trying to find an easy-to-clean-up-after way to roast or bake whole chickens . In my oven if I leave the chicken uncovered it splatters. If I cover it with foil, it takes forever to cook.

ERIN, DAMMIT, GO EAT. DON'T MAKE ME COME UP THERE.

I decided to both roast the wedges and the broccoli.

I'm skeered!

No, I folded laundry and ate some cereal. I will hit the grocery tomorrow, and make chili. I WILL make brownies before TV tonight, dammit!

So, I guess I'd best take my iced tea and get this work thang done before 6, yeah? YEAH!

iPod, activate! Form of: bouncy cover letter music!

I find the crock pot doesn't roast chickens, more like stews them. I suspect that the crock pot may be the perfect way to make a simple cassoulet. Mmm, should find a recipe for that.

No, I folded laundry and ate some cereal.

CEREAL HAS NO PROTEIN IN IT. YOU NEED GOOD SOLID FUEL FOR GOOD SOLID COVER LETTERS. GET THEE TO THE KITCHEN AND EAT SOME CHEESE, LUNCH MEAT, PEANUT BUTTER, ALMONDS, OR GREEK YOGURT. I am hardcore about protein, just ask amyth.

Cereal (har har): I was just listening to a Clark Howard podcast, and he said that the way those high interests accounts work is that they make back the interest in the debit card fees paid by vendors. Just in case anyone was also curious.

Mmm, now I want almonds and Greek yogurt. And wine. Hrm, must be grading.

Typo have you tried a browning bag? My dad swears by them.

I finished the cover letter! (And it rocks!) But I will eat a PB&J whilst I am making brownies.

And then I'm making a salt scrub, WHICH WILL INCLUDE NO PROTEIN!!!! Neener. Kiss ma buffed, silky butt-ocks.

I was going to make applesauce but the apples were too far gone. I was also going to simmer a whole chicken but that I think is going to be left.

I'm working a temp job tomorrow actual office hours, like always I'm nervous I'm going to oversleep/be late.

On the Flylady news, the latest email was her response to someone who was critical of the blog update. I think the letter writer had a point (but was a bit mean) and fly lady basically called her a big ole meanie and then justified the changes.