A Slow Cooker Thanksgiving

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Be thankful for your crockpots this year.

It sounds peculiar, and maybe even a bit stupid, but if you stop to really think about it, your crockpots are providing a gift. The gift of time.

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Thanks to this simple machine you have more time in your day to do the things you really want to do: garden, read, play, tickle, sleep, write, create, and spend time with your family.

life is good.

traditional stuffing

cornbread stuffing

candied sweet potatoes

homemade cranberry sauce

amazing mashed potatoes

sweet and sour caramelized onions

perfect turkey breast

creamed corn

spinach artichoke dip


crustless pumpkin pie

and just in case...


how to company clean in 30 minutes or less

have a wonderful Holiday! We're hosting again this year, and I'm looking forward to having all of our family in one place instead of making the rounds. As an added bonus, my birthday falls on Thanksgiving--pumpkin pie as birthday cake! yum.

gobble ~ gobble ~ gobble

BONUS: don't throw away the bones!! Save the bones and carcass to make either:

Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

Turkey Stew

Thanksgiving should be about spending time with your family. Put your slow cookers to work so you can get out of the kitchen and on with your celebrating!

Halloween Slow Cooker Recipes

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Alrighty, slow cookerers!

Let's talk Halloween.

I can not think of another evening where having a crockpot plugged in will SAVE YOUR SANITY.

(well, I probably can think of a few other types of evenings but that's because that's what I do all day long...)

:-)

I wish I could tell you that I come up with something new! and exciting! each year for Halloween, but I'd be lying.

I make Pasta Fagioli.

Because it makes everyone happy and I try my hardest to make everyone happy.

If you aren't in the mood for Pasta Fagioli (change your mood! it really is quite awesome),
then you might find something you like in this roundup I put together of the

Top Ten Slow Cooker Halloween Recipes

Plan your entire party! 11 Slow Cooker Recipes all Halloween Themed. I love my crockpot and am so excited to do this!

Happy Halloween! Put your slow cooker to good use this weekend to keep all the goblins in your life happy and well-fed.

Witch's Brew. Green, slimy, sweet, and sour. The star anise look like tiny little spiders--fun!

Caramel Apples. YUM. I made these for the first time on my daughter's 7th birthday. Now she's 10, and her LITTLE sister is 7. I'm not okay with this.

Autumn Sausage Casserole. A bowl full of fall. Great dinner to fill the belly before heading out for the night.

Chocolate and Marshmallow Fondue. Skip the waxy supermarket Halloween candy and make the good stuff.

Jamaican Pumpkin Soup. A rich, velvety, creamy soup-- restaurant quality and super delicious. You decide the amount of cream to add at the table.

Mulled Wine. Warm up after a chilly night out with a hot mug of mulled wine. The perfect by-the-fire adult drink.

Pizza Soup. The kids have requested this for dinner this Halloween--liquid pizza. If you normally order pizza delivery before heading out, make this instead to satisfy your pepperoni craving.

Pumpkin Spice Latte. The one and only!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds in the Slow Cooker. Yes, you can roast pumpkin seeds in the crockpot. But that doesn't mean you should. It's kind of a pain.

Orange Glazed Beets. Food that bleeds! Fantastic for Halloween--- if you're a beet fan, you'll like these an awful lot. If you aren't a beet fan, you probably never will be. That's okay. I'm not either.

Stewed Tomatoes. They look like baby animal hearts, which is great for a spooky dinner, but taste A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. ---even if you aren't a big tomato fan.

Have a wonderful Halloween weekend, and enjoy your trick-or-treating! Viva la Crocktober!

Slow Cooker Take Out Fake Out Recipes

Thursday, September 26, 2019

There's no need to spend tons of money or eat lots of grease when you get a craving for Take Out. Here are over 30 ways to get your Fix in the comfort of your own home!