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Crock Pot Beef Stew with Red Wine

January 30, 2012

Today for Souper Monday we are talking stew. Stew is one of those perfect wintertime comfort food type meals that my family loves. I love how easy it is to put in the crock pot in the morning and have it ready and waiting at dinner time. One of the ways I like to change [...]

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Easy Crock Pot Chili Recipe

January 23, 2012

Today for Souper Monday we are talking chili. You may have noticed that my family loves chili and I have quite a few versions on my site, but this recipe today is one of my favorites. I have been making this chili for close to fifteen years and it is the chili I make the [...]

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Frito Pie

January 5, 2012

Today for ground beef Thursday we are talking pie, Frito pie that is. Frito Pie is something that I had never heard of until moving to Oklahoma, seventeen years ago. It is definitely not something that we grew up eating in Oregon. I remember mentioning to someone that I had never had my chili served [...]

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A Year In Review: Crock Pot Recipes

December 30, 2011

I love my crock pot. It is one of the most used small appliances in my kitchen and it saves me so much time on busy days. Today I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite crock pot recipe from 2011. Crock Pot Orange Barbecue Pork is a great way to cook pork and [...]

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Crock Pot Bean and Sausage Soup

December 12, 2011

After all the holiday recipes for the Twelve Days of Christmas, I thought it was time for a regular type recipe. And time for another Souper Monday post. If you are new to my site, every Monday I am share a new soup recipe. Soup is usually a budget and family meal and is perfect [...]

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Crock Pot Bacon Corn Chowder

November 7, 2011

One of my favorite and most used appliances in my kitchen is my crock pot. I use it at least once a week, sometimes more. During the fall and winter my crock pot is often used to cook soup. I love being able to spend a few minutes in the morning getting dinner started and [...]

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Crock Pot Orange Barbecue Pork

November 4, 2011

One of my favorite ways to cook pork roast is in the crock pot. It is so easy to put a roast in the crock pot in the morning, turn it on, and have dinner waiting for you at the end of the day. This recipe today is so easy. It is a little different [...]

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Crock Pot Shredded Chipotle Beef

October 18, 2011

Mexican food is one of my go to quick and easy meals, especially when it come to using my crock pot. There are so many options for meat and bean fillings that work perfectly cooked in the crock pot. This filling works well served on tostada shells, but we also like it for a taco [...]

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Crock Pot Shredded Beef Chili

October 17, 2011

Today for Soup Day we are talking chili, which is not really soup, but it is soupish and definitely much more of a manly meal than many soups are. My husband does not mind an occasional bowl of soup, in fact he loves soup, but he loves a hearty soup. He prefers something that really fills you up and [...]