Old Age--Ver. ~5.0

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As I continue to age, I look for ever easier ways to cook the foods I love with ever decreasing involvement from me in the hour immediately preceeding sitting down to eat whichever meal is in question. 

My, gentle snowflakes, have I got a deal for you! 

I love sauteed mushrooms. With anything or nothing. BUT, I always disliked the amount of attention and involvement involved just before sitting down to consume them. 

Enter my faithful slow cooker/Crock Pot!

Italian Mushrooms

  Ingredients:

• 1 pound medium sized, fresh mushrooms, whole
• 1 large onion, cleaned, cut in half (stem to root) & sliced
• ¼ cup butter, melted in a cup in the microwave
• 2 tablespoons good olive oil
• 1 envelope italian dry salad dressing mix
• 2-3 tablespoons (more or less) white wine

  Directions:

• In a 3-quart slow cooker, layer the whole mushrooms and the sliced onion. 
• Combine melted butter, olive oil, and dry salad dressing mix; pour over vegetables.
• Sprinkle the white wine over all.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until the vegetables are tender.
• Serve with a slotted spoon.

This is supposed to serve 6. Fat chance! Not if you love mushrooms! The last time I made these I ate over half of them myself. Boy, are these things delicious.

However, the chief attraction, as far as I am concerned, is throw everything in the crock pot sometime between 1 and 2 pm then come back at supper time. Sure beats standing over a skillet and stirring and tossing those delightful little buttons for 15-20-30 minutes.