Lipstick on a Pig

I haven't been to the gym in a few days, but that's it for the bad news.

I had a great day today. I'm  not going to jump for joy yet, though, as I know how I get late at night. But so far, so good.

Dinner was...

okay, I'll say it. It was disgusting.

The other day, I made stuff in the crock pot that was supposed to be dinner, but due to extenuating circumstances (namely, soft pretzel day at school which led to the ol' "spoiling your dinner" phenomenon. Dinner was then soft pretzels and veggies & dip).  So the stuff I made in the crock had to wait until tonight. What was the stuff, you ask?

Well, here. See for yourself:

Turkey Goop

 It was this weird turkey-tomato-rice goopy stuff that sounded like a good idea when I put it in the slow cooker in the morning, but looked like a very, very bad idea at suppertime.

Well, coincidentally, my boys who are homeschooling are studying medieval times, and one of our projects for the week was to make "pocket pies" (the medieval version of a Hot Pocket).  I thought this was perfect... what a great use for the goop.

I bought two cans of Pillsbury Grand Buttermilk Biscuits, and the kids flattened each biscuit out with a rolling pin. Then they put a small glob of goop onto one biscuit, topped it with another, and sealed the edges with a fork. I put them in the oven for about ten minutes, and there was dinner.

Pocket Pies

Here's what I learned from all this:

1. Hot Pockets kick Medieval Pocket Pie's butts

2. If they had McDonald's in medieval times, weary travelers would never have packed pocket pies

3. Soft pretzels make an excellent dinner

4. Ground turkey, rice, and tomatoes should not be put in a crock pot together again

5. Goop is gross

6. You can put lipstick on a pig...

Photo from Eric Lee dot net

Yup. Still a pig.

(but sooooo good in Hot Pockets!)

Happy Weekend!!