Life is made sweeter with this BEST peach crisp recipe! You can make it in the slow cooker or in the oven with perfect results either way! Crisps are one of my all-time favorite desserts. Growing up my mom would make her famous apple crisp that had everyone … Continue reading →
Greek Chicken (Slow Cooker)
This Greek Chicken recipe is super easy to throw together for a busy weeknight. Simply add the ingredients to your slow cooker and you'll be coming home to a delicious ready meal! It's meals like this Greek Chicken that remind me that I really need to make more use … Continue reading →
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 →
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
Fuss-free, hands-off, one-pot, now you can enjoy a Chinese take-out favorite and let your slow cooker do everything for you - try our Slow Cooker "Fried" Rice recipe! Chinese fried rice has always been a favorite of mine, but it's a long process to get it right, to … 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 (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 →
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 →
Pulled Pork Gyros
The Best Homemade Gyros recipe I posted a while ago has been a family favorite for several years. These Pulled Pork Gyros are an even easier take on that original recipe with identically flavorful results. … 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 →
Slow Cooker Split Pea and Ham Soup with Homemade Croutons
Split pea soup is a classic and variations of it are enjoyed around the world. Here is an easy slow cooker version that is packed with flavor and is accompanied by homemade buttery croutons. … 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 →