Crockpot challenge: Faux Toledo

Tonight: Chicken Paprikash, like a good Toledo girl should. Sadly, this was not my best work. In fact, it was barely edible. Sometimes the crockpot turns meat dry and sawdusty, and I don’t know why, and that’s what happened this time.

So. No leftovers! Which is sad, because I was really hoping for a taste of Tony Packo’s in my own kitchen.

But on the plus side, I made my own pretzels yesterday. Heavens to Betsy Friedan, these were good.

So nobody around here’s starving, that’s what I’m saying.

March 16, 2008 | Filed Under auto-categorized

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5 Responses to “Crockpot challenge: Faux Toledo”

Elizabeth on March 16th, 2008 8:07 pm

Wow, your pretzel is all, pretzel-shaped! I made the recipe in Mollie Katzen’s “Honest Pretzels” cookbook once, and my pretzels were these odd lumps.
Christina on March 17th, 2008 6:18 am

See, now you had to go and mention Tony Packo’s! All I’m thinking is that it’s only a 12 hour drive. Maybe I’ll stop at Big Boy while I’m there…
Safire on March 17th, 2008 9:23 am

Those pretzels look so good! I can almost smell them. As for the crock pot meal…it may have had too little water in it or you may have too big a crock pot. I know my big one will dry out food as fast as you can say crock pot if I don’t fill it at least 3/4th of the way full. Just a tip.
Xdm on March 17th, 2008 3:33 pm

Sorry it bombed. i bet the good news is that you could say, “There is pepper in my paprikash” a TON.
supa on March 19th, 2008 7:03 pm

thanks for the tip, Safire!

@elizabeth: true confession — i picked the best, least lumpy one to photograph.

@christina: my sister could get you a discount …

@xdm: aha! yes.