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How To Make Yogurt (Regular or Greek)

Learn how to make yogurt!  Whether you're making regular or Greek yogurt, it's incredibly easy, requires virtually no prep work and the outcome will blow your mind:  Wonderfully thick, creamy, luxuriously delicious yogurt!  This homemade yogurt recipe is SO good and SO easy, … Continue reading →

Perfect Peach Crisp

Life is made sweeter with this perfect peach crisp recipe!  Whether you want to make it in the slow cooker or the oven, we've got you covered! Crisps are one of my all-time favorite desserts.  Growing up my mom would make her famous apple crisp that had everyone … Continue reading →

AMAZING 24-Hour Slow Cooker Apple Butter

An incredibly rich and old-fashioned flavored apple butter that makes itself while you are sleeping.  The long, slow cooking process renders a wonderfully deep flavor with notes of caramelized apple.  It's absolutely delicious!  And if you want to store it long term, this … Continue reading →

Creamy Turkey Dinner Soup

Made in the slow cooker (or stovetop if you prefer), this hearty soup is a breeze to make!  Nothing says comfort quite like a Thanksgiving feast with its combination of saucy, creamy, cheesy, sweet and savory flavors.  Most of us have family favorites that we can't … Continue reading →

Slow Cooker Pineapple Orange BBQ Chicken

Sweet, tangy and juicy with a touch of kick, this Pineapple Orange BBQ Chicken takes less than 10 minutes of prep time and the slow cooker does the rest. This dish features a fun interplay of flavors that compete for attention just long enough to be noticed and then blend … Continue reading →

How To Render Lard (and why you should use it)

Chances are the vast majority of people reading the title and looking at this bottle of lard will have a negative reaction.  What will follow is the pronouncement of a string of health conditions that through decades of medical myths have come to be associated with eating … Continue reading →

BEST Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

It's after making meals like this that I ask myself why I don't utilize my slow cooker more often.  I mean, what could be simpler than throwing in a handful of ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and then coming home to a ready-made meal for dinner?  Well, I've … Continue reading →

Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Soup

This wonderfully creamy and flavor-packed tortellini soup is super easy to make and is sure to become a family favorite! It's been a crazy week and I'm ready for the weekend, how about you?  I've been nursing a case of strep throat with accompanying fever while still … Continue reading →

Slow Cooker Chinese Fried Rice

Chinese fried rice has always been a favorite of mine, but it's a long process to get it right, to make it the way it's served in restaurants.  And during the week I like to keep meals as quick and simple as possible.  You too? And so I figured, why not?  Practically … Continue reading →

Pulled Pork Burritos with Creamy Tomatillo Sauce

Few things can top meat that's been cooked for hours in the slow-cooker until fork-tender and saturated with flavor. This pulled pork is a prime example. And I can't even begin to describe how delectable it is once it's packed into a burrito shell with rice and black beans … Continue reading →

Slow Cooker Greek Chicken

This dish is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1) Mix the sauce together.  2)  Pour over the chicken.  3)  Cook the chicken and add the olives and capers towards the end.  That's it. Prep time is silly minimal and the end result is simply wonderful.  Super tender and moist chicken … Continue reading →

Slow Cooker (or stovetop) Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Imagine the best homemade chicken noodle soup you've had and then add a little "zing" of lemon and some wonderful fresh dill. And there you have it:  Comfort in a bowl.  Packed full of rich flavors and healthy ingredients, this Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup is destined to become a … Continue reading →

BEST Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

A thoroughly delicious and fuss-free beef stroganoff for your slow cooker!  Full of flavor with a creamy sauce you can enjoy over egg noodles or rice, this is a guaranteed family favorite! I've always been a fan of rich and creamy sauces and beef stroganoff is a prime … Continue reading →

Slow Cooker Jambalaya

Jambalaya is such great comfort food, full of flavor and healthy ingredients.  Here is a thoroughly "no-fuss" version of this Southern classic dish.  (You can also check out our traditional Jambalaya.)  Just throw everything in the slow cooker, add in the last two … Continue reading →

Maple Spice Boston Baked Beans

Packed FULL of flavor and easy to make in your slow cooker! And a little history lesson about the day a molasses flash flood hit the streets of Boston.  Seriously. … Continue reading →

BEST Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Consistently rated THE best pot roast recipe, we'll show you all the tips and tricks you need for creating the most flavorful and mouthwateringly delicious pot roast you can imagine!   I can't think of anything better than coming home to the smell of a roast wafting … Continue reading →

Pulled Mango Chicken or Pork Sandwiches

If I'm going to give you a recipe for a condiment, like my homemade Mango Chutney, I'm also going to provide you with some creative and tasty ways to use it.  So far we've had the Mango Chutney Chicken and the Grilled Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches.  Here's another one:  Low … Continue reading →

Barbecued Pulled Pork or Chicken Sandwiches

Sundays are the perfect day to pull out the slow-cooker.  At least in my family.  After attending church for 3 hours it's so nice to come home to a ready-made meal.  To open the front door, walk in, and be greeted by the aroma of something succulent cooking in the kitchen, … Continue reading →

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