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Monday, August 27, 2018




Good morning!!

It's the first day of school (elementary school) in our house and that means that I've got the house back to myself for a few hours.

I should probably dust or vacuum or pop on a yoga video or go to Costco.

Instead, I am waiting for a plumber.

Real Life Organization. How to plan for the ups and downs and learn how to go with the flow.

Adam went out for a few hours last night to pick a team (or coordinate or something, I don't really get it) for Fantasy Football. 

Since school was starting the next day, I decided to clean out the fridge.

and by clean it out, I mean I decided to test out the 2-week-old garbage disposal which said RIGHT ON THE BOX that it was Turbo-Powered and could handle chicken bones, orange peels, egg shells, and anything else I could throw down it in a fit of "How Come I'm The Only One in the House that Ever Cleans Out the Fridge????"

I think you see where I'm headed...

:-(

So, the alarm goes off at 5 am today because I want to make sure I can have coffee and a peaceful morning before everybody wakes up.

Except the sink looks kind of dirty. There's weird black stuff in it and some green leafy things.

No problem, I run hot water and hit the disposal switch.

Instead of going DOWN, stuff starts coming UP.

(this is when I'm realizing that it's all my fault so I get a little nervous and very softly mention to Adam who is just waking up that perhaps maybe the garbage disposal is not so very happy)

So he gets a flashlight and a screw driver and takes a look.

And then water starts shooting out from under the sink and he yells to get some buckets.

So I do. 

the buckets fill quickly with gross chickeny and leafy grey water.

Adam says, "empty this one out so I can reuse it."

So I do.

BY POURING IT BACK DOWN THE SINK.

oops.

SO. Now I am waiting for a plumber.

The good news is that I did prepare for an easy morning by plugging in Overnight Pancakes.

How to make Overnight Pancakes in the CrockPot Slow Cooker


So the kids still got their morning pancakes (these cook in a scone-like texture, slice in wedges and then serve with syrup or honey or peanut butter),

and I promise I now have had an adequate amount of coffee that I can foreshadow  pouring water down a broken sink onto my husband's head ....

I hope your morning is going better!

:-)

I'd like to pay homage to the late Senator McCain by sharing a recipe for his famous Lemon Pepper Ribs that he shared with the Today Show when he was running for president.

The ribs are lemon pepper -- and this spice rub is an absolutely delicious blend of garlic, lemon, pepper, and salt. I think you'll really enjoy it!

John McCain's Lemon Pepper Rib Recipe


lots of love to you all, happy Back to Schooling, and Happy Slow Cooking!!

xoxo steph


Table of Contents, A Year of Slow Cooking

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The best online collection of tested and true crockpot slow cooker recipes.




If it can be made in a crockpot slow cooker, I've tried it!

Here are all of the recipes on the site (there are over 1000!) separated by category for your convenience.

All of the thousands of listed recipes have been family tested and (sometimes!) approved. I have provided notes to make each one gluten free, due to a family allergy.

Enjoy!! -- steph

Beverages

Breakfast

Appetizers

Dips and Fondue

Soups and  Stews

Beans

Side Dishes

Fish and Seafood

Chicken

Turkey

Vegetarian

Light and Healthy

Beef and Lamb

Pork

Fun Stuff

Flops (don't make these!!)

Dessert

CrockPot Peach Compote Recipe

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Fresh Peach Compote recipe. This is made in the slow cooker and is absolutely delicious and wonderful!

Originally appeared July 17, 2008 during my one year slow cooking challenge.
Day 199.

Good morning! Today is my nine year anniversary of the second time that I married Adam. The first time was in Mr. Phillips' Economics class.

I remember being pulled to the front of the class to go over our budget and Mr. Phillips said, "$20? Your dining out budget is $20? Surely, Adam, you can do better than McDonalds when you treat your bride."

It still makes me smile when we grab anything at McDonalds.

Since we're such partiers, we're celebrating our anniversary by having Laura, from No Appropriate Behavior as a house guest. 

 She and I are going to the BlogHer Newbie Party, and are leaving Adam and the girls home with a bowl of microwave popcorn and a well-worn copy of High School Musical.

But! when we return there will be fresh peach compote. Fresh peach compote with brandy. yum.



The Ingredients.
How to make a Fresh Fruit Compote (this is with peaches) in the CrockPot Slow Cooker
3 to 4 fresh peaches (I used 3 large ones)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup brandy or apple juice
2 tablespoons salted butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla


The Directions.


I used my 1.5 quart mini crockpot for this. 

 I heard back from Crock-Pot that they are no longer producing an adjustable-temperature 1.5 quart---the new ones just plug in and turn on like the Little Dipper. I

 If you are looking for an adjustable little guy, there is a 2 quart size available.

(These are the crockpots I currently use and recommend)



Wash and slice your peaches. Put them into your crockpot. Cover with the brown sugar, brandy, the 2 tablespoons of butter, and the cinnamon and vanilla. There is no need to melt the butter beforehand.

Cover and cook for about 90 minutes, to 2 hours. If your crockpot has the temperature knob, go for high. So then you can eat it faster.

Serve over vanilla ice-cream.


The Verdict.

Beyond delicious. I wonder if I can get away with only eating peaches this way from now on?

this is very, very good.

Have a sweet tooth? Here are all the desserts!


Fruit compote in the crockpot slow cooker -- this uses peaches, but you can really use any fresh or frozen fruit. I like that I can customize the sugar and you can either use or leave the Brandy.




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