Slow Cooker / Crock Pot

Crock Pot Mongolian Beef

54 comments February 28, 2012

…aaaand here’s the other successful crock pot recipe I promised. I know this sort of has 3 strikes against it out of the gate: red meat, expensive red meat, and [...]

Crock Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

89 comments February 9, 2012

My friend Nicole hates to cook; it’s a complete chore to her. I think she’d rather pick up poop from her pet sitting business or scrub her bathroom floors than [...]

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chili Mini Meatballs

12 comments January 17, 2012

A teacher of 30 years penned this: In the world of hi-tech gadgetry, I’ve noticed that more and more people who send text messages and emails have long forgotten the [...]

Pork Ribs with Black Bean Garlic Sauce, for The Chinese New Year

23 comments February 3, 2011

Happy Chinese New Year! This year is dedicated to the Rabbit, which is a symbol for mercy, elegance, and worship of beauty. People born during the years 1927, 1939, 1951, [...]

Bacon Jam

4 comments January 20, 2011

*ears perk up* Did somebody say bacon? Ya. Go on, go on. I’m listening. Bacon. It is all powerful. So, how is it that I missed this recipe from the [...]

Amy’s Slow Cooked Pot Roast

0 comments January 11, 2011

My crock pot came out of hibernation last week. Like an old friend, we gave each other a big hug and then started our little dance in the kitchen as [...]

Slow Cooked Applesauce (and Emma Krumbees Apple Orchard)

20 comments October 21, 2009

This past weekend promised the last semi-warm temperatures (and when I say semi-warm, I mean 50′s), so off to Emma Krumbees we went. I had been hearing about this place [...]

Slow Cooked Pork with Orange Marmalade

9 comments June 1, 2009

My sister, Jen, is so awesome. If it weren’t for her, all I would ever get in the mail are bills. She also loves to cook and is always on [...]