Women at work and their tips, challenges, advice, complaints, and experiences

Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above *yikes!*, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you.  I'm personally learning that the answer is a resounding YES!

Even if you aren't a mom (or perhaps, are a gramma or great-gramma), planning ahead can only be a good thing.  It makes the budget a little less likely to break, the days a little more efficient, and with recipes like the ones these ladies are sharing, it can make dinner healthier and/or tastier!

This week I decided to dig up a little recipe to use up the last of the Easter ham leftovers, courtesy of the "One-Pot Wonders" section of my Sandra Lee slow cooker cookbook.  Mmmmmm.  Good stuff! 

What You Need:

• 3 pounds smoked, partially cooked picnic ham
• 2 - 20 oz cans of chunk pineapple (UNdrained)
  
• 1 - 10 oz bottle of teriyaki sauce
• 1/2 C packed brown sugar
• 2 - 8 oz bags stringless sugar snap peas, washed
• hot cooked rice (optional; I prefer Uncle Ben's brown rice, personally)

What To Do:

• Put ham in 5 to 6 quart slow cooker.  Cut into smaller pieces if necessary for fit.
• Add pineapple chunks and teriyaki sauce.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar.
  
• Cover and cook on low for 5.5 to 7.5 hours.
• Stir in snap peas; recover and cook for 30 minutes.
• Insert instant-read thermometer into center of ham (not touching bone); temperature must reach 160 degrees Fahrenheit.  Add cooking time if necessary.
• Serve with the cooked rice, if using.