Buffalo Chicken Dip Crock Pot Football season is here and this family loves to hit the sports restaurants and enjoy some wings but it can be pricey to do that. I have been experimenting with ways to have the sports restaurant food at home at a fraction of the price. Alex and Spencer love chicken wings and we often find ourselves on a Thursday ...
Slow Cooker Recipes
Vietnamese Pho Recipe for the Crock Pot
Vietnamese Pho Recipe I have been trying to find more uses for my Crock-Pot than the typical pulled meats and my son suggested his signature dish of pho. Why of course! Pho broth has to be cooked over a long period of time and when you do it on the stovetop, your liquid evaporates. Diluting your pho broth is a huge no-no when making pho ...
Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos {Slow Cooker Version}
Cilantro Lime Chicken I hope Bob doesn't see that I made cilantro lime chicken for the family while he's out of town. The kids are in full panic asking how they will eat this week while he's gone. I looked at what I had on hand and decided to toss a few items in the ole slow cooker to make the kids dinner and keep them from ordering take out. ...
Crock Pot Green Bean Casserole
Crock Pot Green Bean Casserole When your oven is being used by your holiday ham, turkey and tasty sides dishes ---- let your slow cooker do the work for you to make this green bean casserole! For some reason I own two of them and not sure why but when the holidays roll around, I am very grateful they are in my cabinet! Click here to read ...
Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken
Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken I have to admit, I prefer to buy the rotisserie chicken at Costco because it's cooked to perfection AND it's cheap! You can't buy a whole chicken for the price of a Costco chicken unless it's a really small bird or it's on clearance. I THINK the price is the same across the US at $4.99 per chicken. Since I am ...
Slow Cooker Applesauce
Slow Cooker Applesauce I am not sure why I haven't tried to make homemade applesauce at home. Bob has a few stories of how his family and neighbors would make homemade applesauce to can with their neighbors over a span of several days. They used to go to the orchards to pick their apples and then make a procession line with each person assigned a ...
Chicken Gyro Recipe | Easy Slow Cooker Version
Chicken Gyro I wasn't sure how this chicken gyro recipe was going to turn out since the version I started with as a base said to marinate and broil in the oven. The kids liked it and they said it was a do-over so SCORE! Over the next few months, I am trying to work with more slow cooker recipes for the family (and to share with you of course) ...
Easy Potato Soup Recipe
Easy Potato Soup Recipe The slow cooker and the bread maker are about to become a permanent fixture on my counter. Today I am sharing an easy potato soup recipe that is hearty and delish (especially with the homemade bread I will be making to go with it... but that is another post). The best potatoes for soup are "boiling potatoes" since they ...