"Fine Dining"

I LOVE to bake. I'd like to think that I have a knack for baking, too. Over winter break, I baked on a regular basis for my family. Not just brownies from a box, but homemade cupcakes and homemade frosting. There's just something really satisfying about making something special for someone you love, whether it's their birthday or just a Wednesday. I've recently gotten more interested in the decorating tools that are out there, too. I'm just waiting for an excuse to bake dozens of cupcakes to try out some of the ones that I didn't do over break.

Unfortunately, I do not think that I have the same knack for cooking. I generally don't have the patience to chop up ingredients for hours and hours to only get some sort of fancy pasta out of it. Cupcakes have a much more desirable outcome. Which is why I LOVE the crock pot. I throw whatever I need into the crock pot, spend all day in class and at work, and I come back to dinner.

It's magical.

There are also very few ways to completely ruin dinner when it's cooking in the crock pot. I'm not saying it's impossible, but most things come out of there edible and quite delightful.

This morning, I got up with the urge to try one of my (many) pinned recipes that I've been looking back at a few times. 

This is the link to the orange chicken I'm trying tonight. 

It's not the healthiest recipe I've ever found, but there can definitely be worse. As I type, it's simmering away in my crock pot, awaiting my return from work later.

Hopefully it turns out okay! Have a wonderful day!