Ever have one of those days? Well, this is it for me. After dance class last night I came home and we had dinner, helped the kids with their homework, took a ride down by the beach to watch the sunset. It was a really great evening. This morning I get up and can’t find…
Category: Slow Cooker/Crockpot Dishes
Slow Cooker Sweet and Savory Boneless Pork Chops Meal
Last night I needed a meal that would be ready after my son’s musical program at school. I knew we would not have enough time for a real meal beforehand so I wanted it to be ready at 6:30 pm. I just wanted to add a salad and be ready to sit at the table…
Slow Cooker Ground Beef Philly Cheesesteaks
Mondays are always the worst day of the week in our house. It just seems to be hard to get the motivation going to start the week ahead. I usually try to not schedule any appointments or meetings on Mondays because I just cannot get moving. But, because our schedules are extra busy right now…
Easter Dinner – Slow Cooker Ham and Balsamic Roasted Carrots
My children love the fruit in the Easter Basket. Each year they look forward to seeing what they will get. We have done kiwis disguised as Easter eggs and this year the Easter Cantaloupe and Easter Watermelon. We love having fun with their baskets. I LOVE Easter. To me, this is the perfect holiday. It…
Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing
Back to school and after school practices and meetings. The last six weeks of school is going to be crazy. My daughter is adding another day of dance in Kalamazoo, MI which means another hour drive each way. I love that we can do this but three-four days a week in the evenings are tough. …
Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
We are still in full comfort food mode so for dinner last night I started with a recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff from Allrecipes.com. I knew I would have to a bit of changing to the recipe for my family. The first change I made was substituting chicken stock for butter. I didn’t want…
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner
Last night our St. Patrick’s Day dinner was the usual Corned Beef and Cabbage. Because my daughter is an Irish dancer we were in schools and senior housing complexes most of the day. I love using my slow cooker for Corned Beef. It always ends up fall apart moist and delicious. Verdict: Since there wasn’t…
Slow Cooker Jambalaya
Most of my dinner photographs are pretty awful. I am not a photographer. This has to be one of the worst pictures I have ever posted. This was taken after dinner when I realized I forgot to take a picture and there was just a little bit of Jambalaya left in the bottom of the…
Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Back to my slow cooker! I love this thing. It’s that busy time of year and with a teacher conference, a dentist appointment, volunteering at the school book fair and working so dinner needed to be quick and easy. I found this recipe for Cheesy Chicken & Rice from kmhoho.wordpress.com and as I read it…
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
My daughter does not like rice. I am trying every way I can to cook it so she will eat it. I have tried brown rice, white rice, rice mixes. I have cooked it with spices, chicken stock, beef stock and tried putting stuff like corn, peppers, onions in it. She will grudgingly eats a…
Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
I love, love, love, love my slow cooker. I love that I can put the ingredients in the crock in the morning and by dinner time I have this delicious dish. Everyone came in the house this evening and commented on how wonderful dinner smelled. If you are not using your slow cooker at least…
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken with Loaded Tater Tots
Happy Valentine’s Day! From the frying pan into the fire. We are always busy but on the day after we got home from vacation my daughter had a choir concert. I needed to have dinner ready to go and be able to serve it to three different people at three different times. We usually don’t…
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