Let's kick this off Julie/Julia-style!

Part of my inspiration for this blog (and I assume many others on the net) was the movie Julie/Julia. If you haven't seen it yet... you must! Basically, a gal named Julie decided to blog about her year-long journey cooking each recipe from Julia Child's famous French cook book.
Well, I'm not interested in French cooking whatsoever. But I am interested in cooking and having fun with this new blog. So I thought I would do the same idea for one week. With my slow cooker.

I know, simple right? But remember, I'm new at cooking. I'm leaving the nights of eating out behind me. It's good to start out simple. Right? Tomorrow will kick off the first meal. More details then. Yay! What fun!

Excellent Tip for Shredded Chicken

My friend Samantha gave me a GREAT tip the other day. Since I'm new to the slow cooker, I would never have known this...

If you want shredded chicken for a meal you're making, use the slow cooker!
Place your frozen chicken in the slow cooker (on high) ALL BY ITSELF!

Five hours later you have the easiest-to-shred chicken I have ever seen!

We decided to throw some tortilla chips and cheese with it to make nachos. Easiest dinner ever, I'm pretty sure! Thanks again, Sam!

Adorable Aprons

I was at a trade show awhile ago and purchased one of these ADORABLE aprons. They are beyond cute! Since I don't always enjoy my time in the kitchen, to me, it actually makes me feel more like being there when I wear one. Visit their site here.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

This morning I found the easiest Pot Roast slow cooker recipe on the planet. I’m excited to taste it! As simple as it is, I took some photos. 

Place frozen roast in slow cooker

Mix seasoning with water

Pour mixture over roast. Wow, it's so easy, a caveman could do it!

Yay! I finally started a blog!

Besides that big news, I also changed the look of my website personalrecipecards.com, with much more to come. A friend of mine will soon be taking photos of products to add to the site and they will be wonderful! I’m so excited!

I wanted to take a moment to explain how this will be a blog about my business as well as my life. Kelly. Graphic designer. Wife to Eric. Mom Ethan & Eli. Lover of paper products. (but only the really cute, well-designed ones!

I'm starting off 2010 with new goals. I'm getting my life more organized (new desk, files, planner, etc.) and I'm also learning to cook. I need my recipe cards! Badly! So I figured I'd post new recipes I come across and the process of making it. But I also love coming across wonderful things online... so don’t be surprised to see random posts that have nothing to do with recipes or food.