Slow Cooking

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 [...]

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Crock Pot Carrot Soup

October 10, 2011

I have loved hearing from all of you that are excited about my new soup themed Mondays. I am really looking forward to this series and I am glad that you are also. My goal with this series is to cover a wide range of soup recipes and ideas. Hopefully, there will be something for [...]

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Slow Cooked Chipotle Beef Tacos

September 13, 2011

Mexican food is one of our favorite type of meals to enjoy. Not only is it good, but it is usually a quick and easy meal. One of our favorite Mexican meals is tacos and although we have a favorite taco seasoning that we enjoy, we also like to change it up with other types [...]

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Easy Slow Cooked Roast

September 12, 2011

I think we all love easy slow cooked meals. It is so nice and convenient to put dinner in the crockpot early in the day and have it ready and waiting at 6:00. One of my favorite slow cooked meals has always been roast. It is so easy to take an inexpensive roast and make it juicy [...]

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Slow Cooker Revolution

May 2, 2011

A few months ago I posted about my new Slow Cooker Revolution cookbook. Since posting about the cookbook, I have had several readers ask what my thoughts were on it. I waited so long to give a full review of the cookbook because I wanted to have a chance to use the cookbook and try [...]

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Slow Cooked Orange Glazed Carrots

April 6, 2011

I love using my slow cooker. I use if for everything from breakfast and dinner to side dishes and desserts. It is one of the most used appliances in my kitchen and I own several of them. Today’s recipe is for slow cooked glazed carrots. I really enjoy the orange flavor in this dish. It [...]