Tag: slow cooker
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Can you believe Easter is almost upon us? Neither can I. I decided I wanted ham the other day for dinner. Instead of cooking it the typical way in the slow cooker, I decided to cook it it with apple cider. The Wee One told me that the ham tasted like applesauce. The Imaginative One…
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On a cold winter day, soup is the perfect meal. This split pea soup warms the soul. My grandpa loved split pea soup. I’ve never liked it until now. We’ve had it twice in the last few months. Yum! This can be done in either the pressure cooker or the slow cooker. Split Pea Soup adapted…
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I found this recipe and decided to make this for our dinner. We loved that it was made in a pressure cooker. Hubby got a lesson on how the pressure cooker works. He saw how long the recipe was supposed to take so that he could gauge what time dinner was going to be on…
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Green bean casserole is a frequent dish on many peoples’ Thanksgiving tables. I’ve changed it by using frozen green beans instead of canned green beans. So it has more of a fresh taste to it. I will cook it up in my casserole crock pot on Thanksgiving Day. Right before dinner, I’m going to place…
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Hubby and the Wee One love stuffing. So when I made this stuffing, they thought it was delicious. In fact, they took seconds when I served this side dish. This is also an easy side dish. It only takes about five minutes to prepare. Then I allowed the slow cooker to do the cooking. My…
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My mother-in-law usually makes the mashed potatoes for family meals. In recent months, I’ve made them 3 times for our Sunday dinners. During those 3 times, I’ve made the potatoes too smooth, too lumpy, and then just right. Just like the Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This is the recipe for the just right mashed…
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My grandma used to make a sweet potato casserole like this one. In fact, this is one recipe she sent me when I was down in Walt Disney World in my College Program. Then when I married Hubby, his dad would make this sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving. As you can see, this casserole has…
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The weather has changed in our area. It’s gotten cooler, so we will have soup three times this week. Three of the meals are going to use bulk cooked hamburger. Having already cooked hamburger helps with assuring we have delicious meals for dinner. On Saturday, I found a ham on sale for $1.19 a pound.…
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My family usually prefers the blue box for macaroni and cheese, so it’s hard to find a homemade macaroni and cheese they would love. This is one macaroni and cheese recipe that they enjoyed eating. This recipe makes a LOT of macaroni and cheese. I made this dish on a Saturday night. We ate it…
