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January 28, 2014

5-Year Blogiversary for 365 Days of Slow Cooking and an Awesome Giveaway of Some of My Favorite Things!

 5 years ago today I started a blog.  A blog that would document my time cooking in the slow cooker for 365 days.  At the end of the year I hoped that I would be able to put a cookbook together with the best recipes.  I thought of my blog as a little side note in my life. … Read More »

January 27, 2014

Easy Slow Cooker Recipe for Zuppa Toscana (Olive Garden Copy Cat)

An easy slow cooker recipe for the Olive Garden favorite--Zuppa Toscana. It tastes better than the restaurant and is really fast and easy to make. Don't you just love soup in the winter?  It is one of the few redeeming things about winter, in my opinion.  Because at this point I think … Read More »

January 25, 2014

5 More Things You Didn’t Know About Slow Cooking

One of my most popular posts last year was 5 Things You Didn't Know About Slow Cooking.  I shared how to get off crusty cooked on stains, how tapioca is a great thickener, why I use paper towels for baking and more.  I felt that it was appropriate to add a 2nd edition for all you peeps out … Read More »

January 20, 2014

Slow Cooker Recipe for Lentil and Barley Pilaf

Slow Cooker Lentil and Barley Pilaf...An easy-to-make chewy and flavorful side dish full of fiber. I like lentils.  I like them a lot, and I feel like I've neglected them on my blog for too long.  Starting now you'll see more lentil recipes on this blog, people!  They don't need to … Read More »

January 10, 2014

Recipe for Muddy Buddy Fudge Bars

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Smart Balance. I don't know about you but over the holidays I didn't quite get my fill of Muddy Buddies or Puppy Chow or Monkey Munch or whatever your family likes to call it!  I got a little on New Years Eve that I made myself but it wasn't … Read More »

January 2, 2014

10 Most Popular Slow Cooker Recipes of 2013

2013 was a GREAT year for 365 Days of Slow Cooking!  I was able to create many more easy, tasty slow cooker recipes that hopefully found a place on your dinner menu.  It always surprises me when I look to see which recipes have made the top 10 list.  Some are my favorites and some are … Read More »

December 31, 2013

My 10 Favorite Recipes from Other Bloggers in 2013

I love looking at other food blogs.  I love studying the pictures, the recipes and getting inspiration from my fellow foodies.  There are so many great food blogs out there!  You can see all the blogs I'm reading on the right hand side of my blog (scroll to the bottom).  Here are … Read More »

December 30, 2013

Easy Dessert Recipe for Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Coconut Bark

For the holidays and as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®  I made this easy holiday dessert recipe...4 ingredient bark recipe using Planters Peanut Butter, Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, Baker's Chocolate and Baker's Coconut. This bark is super simple to make and taste amazing. Like … Read More »

December 19, 2013

Recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff (Gluten Free and No Cream of Soups involved)

I was excited to challenge myself to make a delicious, creamy, comforting beef stroganoff that didn't have any "cream of" soups in it.  I use "cream of" soups and actually really like them.  BUT I know there are so many people that don't eat them or can't eat them because of allergies. Click here … Read More »

December 18, 2013

Recipe for Gluten Free Fudgy-Caramel Cookie Bars

Thank you to Pillsbury who sponsored this post.  As always, all opinions are my own. Okay, I know what you're thinking.  Gluten Free?  That means gross, right?!?  That's what I used to think too.  That was until I tried the new Pillsbury Gluten Free Cookie Dough and made … Read More »

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