Normally on a night when I have a casual get together, like nights when the kids come over with their girlfriends, I will make something in the slow cooker. This allows me to relax a little, not having to worry about one of the boys arriving early and "starving", or the other arriving later because he lost track of time. I can rest assured that everything will be done in time, and stay warm until the time comes.

This week Frugal Fritz found himself inspired after watching an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay. The opponents were the Lee brothers. The dish was Country Captain; a classic southern dish made with chicken that has been seared in bacon fat and stewed with curry, tomato and currants. All I could tell you is that by the end of the show, Fritz was hungry to make this dish.

Bobby Flay's Throwdown Country Captain Chicken Recipe

All this extra time on my hands and I just could not sit back and do nothing. So I decided to prepare a recipe. From start to finish, as instructed. Which is so very against my natural instinct to let loose, add and replace ingredients a whim.

I L-O-V-E scones, and though I love my recipe for Awesome Good Scones they are really more appropriate for breakfast, and I wanted something more desserty. Most of the recipes had something between 300-400 calories, and after a day of gorging, I still did not want to give up dessert. So I scoured "the best of Cooking Light" recipe book with over 500 recipes, surely they have a scone recipe that could be delicious, and low-cal?Lo and behold I found the Gingersnap Scones with Espresso Glaze.

Except the for gingersnaps, I followed the recipe to the letter. The reason I did not use gingersnaps is because they were not being sold anywhere that I could find! I finally settled on gingerbread men.



These scones were great. Much more "cake-like" than most scones recipes, making it more than just suitable for dessert. The best part, I have a few left over for this mornings coffee!