Category: Crockpot

  • I lived with my grandparents, mom, and sister as a teenager. On most nights, we would sit down as a family for dinner. One of the meals my grandma would prepare is green beans, potatoes, and ham in the crockpot. I can still see the kitchen and her round crockpot full of green beans, potatoes,…

  • Yummy! Three ingredients that sound strange together come together in gooey, gooey deliciousness goodness. We had a family game night scheduled for my church. I decided to make a recipe from a while ago and a new recipe. I have Stephanie O’Dea’s slow cooker cookbook. This is one of the recipes in it. Sausage, cream…

  • My husband doesn’t eat raw carrots but eats cooked carrots.  The Imaginative One doesn’t eat cooked carrots but eats raw carrots.  So it makes it interesting to decide what veggies to cook for dinner.  I saw this recipe and decided I needed to make it for Thanksgiving.  It fits the criteria of easy, quick, and cooks in…

  • Today is Thanksgiving, and I have much to be thankful for this year. Now onto the recipe. On Sunday, my father-in-law informed us he was cooking a chicken for Thanksgiving. There were going to be only 6 of us for dinner, and he didn’t want to deal with all the leftovers. The family convinced him…

  • When it’s a work day, I often want easy meals because I need to have dinner soon after I get home before hubby goes to work.  This recipe is super easy because it cooks while I’m at work.  The smells that meet me at the door are divine and make my stomach rumble in anticipation…

  • Pinto Beans and Ham

    Last winter, I found this recipe and cooked it several times.  The last time I made it, both boys gave it a thumbs up.  I enjoy this recipe because it makes a lot, stretches a buck, and is made in the crockpot. Pinto Beans and Ham Stars of the recipe: Steps: I serve mine with Northern…