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March 17, 2014

1-Ingredient Slow Cooker Caramel Sauce Recipe

Did you know you can make caramel sauce in the slow cooker with only one ingredient?!  This is an amazing trick that you'll be all the better for knowing.  And the best part is that it is so super simple that ANY body can do it!  I first posted this recipe in 2009, but I felt that it … Read More »

March 13, 2014

How to Make Rice in the Slow Cooker (CrockPot)

I've been blogging about slow cooker stuff for over 5 years now.  Sometimes I forget what I've told you already and sometimes I think that you know stuff that you don't.  Like that you can cook rice in the slow cooker.  I bet there are some of you out there that didn't know you could … Read More »

March 12, 2014

Recipe for 100 Calorie Chocolate Strawberry Spinach Smoothie and Review of C&H® Pourable Golden Brown Sugar and Quick Dissolve Superfine Sugar

This post is sponsored by Domino Sugar as part of the Mom it Forward Blogger Network, of which I am a part.  I have been compensated for this post, but as always all opinions are 100% my own.  Thanks so much for supporting this blog and all it's sponsors that make my blogging … Read More »

March 11, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Black Bean Chocolate Pudding {Vegan. Clean Eating. Gluten Free. Dairy Free. Nut Free.}

So ever since I made the black bean dip I kept thinking about the consistency.  It was so creamy and the color made it look like chocolate pudding.  Could I possibly make chocolate pudding out of black beans?  Would I be able to make it taste good?  Would everyone think I was … Read More »

March 7, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Warm Black Bean Dip

A creamy and flavorful dip that begins with dried black beans and garlic cloves.   I love creamy refried beans and I've made them in the slow cooker plenty of times.  I love black beans too and decided to make a creamy refried beans version of black beans.  These beans came out … Read More »

March 7, 2014

A man’s admissions, I’m bored, cookies that taste like brownies, and other fun stuff!

What do all these pictures have in common?  They are all my lastest posts from Today's Mama!  I've been blogging some fun things over there.  Check out my latest posts: Healthy Vegan 182 Calorie Chocolate Shake (this saves me so many days) Mom, I'm Bored!  Tired of hearing … Read More »

March 5, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Buffalo Cheddar Cauliflower Soup

I've been seeing all sorts of really great cauliflower recipes lately and decided I needed to join in the fun with a slow cooker soup recipe!  This meatless recipe is full of all sorts of flavor thanks to the onion, celery, spices and BUFFALO sauce!  It's also really creamy and comforting … Read More »

February 28, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken Taco Filling

I love all the flavors in this recipe for sour cream chicken taco filling.  It's super simple and a family favorite.  I love Mexican food because I love all the fixings that go with it...lime juice, avocado, cheese, sour cream etc. Serve this chicken in tacos, on top of tostadas, in … Read More »

February 26, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Salsa Rice Bake

 Salsa rice, as we call it at our house, is our once-a-week-meal.  All these years, I've just made it in a skillet on the stove.  Finally I decided to do a "baked" version of it in the slow cooker.  It was very good, the flavors combined nicely and it's a meal everyone will eat happily.  Winner! … Read More »

February 25, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Meat and Veggie Spaghetti Sauce served over Spaghetti Squash

This is one of those recipes that I just took of little of this and a little of that from what I had on hand.  It turned into a delicious and healthy dinner.  This recipe is one of those that I literally just threw everything in and made it up as I went along.  You can do it too! … Read More »

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