Goodbye and good riddance! :)

As you guys know, I was asked by CSNstores.com

to do a review of a product from their stores. (did you know they have over 200 online stores?!)

OH MY GOODNESS,

do you know how long it took me to pick one item!

I had them lined up from here to kingdom come

trying to figure out what to get to review!

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But I finally got it down to one item that

I thought would get more use in our home than any other.

You see, I have this......

Don't laugh, you know you all have had one or still do!

My hubs and I got this for a wedding present 25 years ago...

ya think it's time for a new one?!

Wonder if it qualifies as an antique now?

(No, no it does not, because that would mean I'm an antique

and I'm NOT..we were married as babies~!)

So having seen that, I'm sure you know

what I chose to review!

Yep, this puppy right here.....

a Hamilton Beach Stay or Go Crockpot!

Look at that removable insert.........

I hated, I repeat HATED, soaking that old

crockpot for hours because it didn't have a removable insert!

My heart is happy!

Okay, it's pretty in the box, but what can it do?

Well for starters it can travel....

With a show of hands, how many of you guys

 have had gravy or bbq

sauce on the carpet of your back floor boards in the car?

My hand is up!

Not with this baby, it has a lid that clips down so

nothing will spill and the lid even has a gasket around it!

(no more meatballs in my floorboard!)

See the gasket?....sigh.
(I know, it doesn't take much to thrill my soul!)
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Yep, I know I keep showing you pictures of the clip tight lid, but

I'm totally thrilled with that feature!

Here's one more!

This is a 6 quart crockpot so it can hold lots

see......

It's a good thing too, I have three boys and a hubby that eat here everyday and a brother that eats here

 at least 2 or 3 times a week, so I need volume!

Oh, and I think this is the cutest little feature!

Looks like a regular name plate right?

NOPE, it holds these adorable little labels that came with it....

See!!!....

There are blank ones too, so you can label what you're taking...

I love this for all the church functions we go to!

Oh, and this feature is great too...

a place to rest your spoon!

(and the spoon came with it to boot!)

The first thing I made in this crockpot was a recipe I made up

all on my own, but it does come with a few recipes in the

instruction book to get you started.

I made a chicken dish that I poured over

egg noodles. It turned out REALLY

good, so I thought I'd include the recipe.

(yep,  if it had been bad, you wouldn't have gotten a thing!)

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I started by putting all the following ingredients in the crockpot.

1 can chicken broth

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 small can of mushrooms

1 medium size onion, chopped

3 ribs of celery chopped

2 to 3 lbs of chicken tenderloins (I use the bagged ones from Kroger)

Cook on low for 5 -6 hours, checking chicken, celery and

onions for tenderness after about 5 hours.

When this is all done, add 8 oz sour cream. 

I found it was too thin at this point, so I

thickened with a little cornstarch mixed with a

tad of water.  It was really yummy!

I served it over egg noodles with a salad

and yeast rolls.

SO, if you can't tell, I

REALLY love this crock pot!

(and I'm not just saying that, if

it wasn't good I'd tell you so.)

If you're in the market for a new crockpot

or if you still have one of these...

You might want to pop on over to CSN and

pick up one of these...

It's Loverly!

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Hope you guys have a great day!

HUGS!

Missy