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April 12, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Dessert

Totally not a slow cooker recipe but I had to share this one.  It is truly amazing.  We had the pie version of this for Thanksgiving.  I made it in a square baking dish instead of a 9 inch pie tin.  You can do either. Either way you win.  This dessert is awesome. For those chocolate and peanut … Read More »

April 10, 2012

Lemon-Dijon Salmon with Dill Barley

Makes 6 servings 1/2 cup diced onion 2 tsp minced garlic 2 tsp oil 2 cups water 1 cup quick-cooking barley 1 tsp Shirley J Chicken Bouillon or 2 tsp regular chicken bouillon granules  1 tsp dried dill weed 1 1/2 lbs of salmon fillets Salt and pepper Dijon Lemon Sauce: 1/3 cup Dijon … Read More »

April 9, 2012

Win my cookbook!

Win my cookbook! All you need to do is share my blog on facebook, twitter, pinterest OR through email and then make a comment on this post. The 1000th comment wins!  Please note, once you share my blog you can comment AS MANY times as you want.  It will basically be a race to get to … Read More »

April 9, 2012

Ham Leftovers!

Ham and Swiss Frittata Did you have some delicious ham for Easter dinner?  If you have leftovers check out all the recipes I've done that have ham in them for some menu planning ideas! … Read More »

April 5, 2012

Recipe for Slow Cooker Curried Chicken

Makes 4-6 servings 1 cup diced onion 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1 Tbsp grated ginger 2 tsp curry powder 2 tsp oil 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1/2 cup chicken broth 2 Tbsp quick-cooking tapioca 5 or 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and each cut into 4 pieces Salt and pepper 1 (5 oz) … Read More »

April 4, 2012

Recipe for Slow Cooker Turkey Pesto Meatballs

Makes 12 meatballs 1 lb ground turkey (85% lean) 2/3 cup plain bread crumbs 2/3 cup fresh pesto 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1 egg yolk 1 (26 oz) jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce Hot cooked noodles Salt and pepper 1.  In a bowl combine the turkey, bread crumbs, pesto, Parmesan … Read More »

April 3, 2012

Final Results of the Slow Cooker Tournament

The final two recipes that made it through every single round of the tournament were the Hawaiian Chicken and the Cafe Rio Shredded Beef. Because I wanted to make the ultimate decision on who won the finals I decided from the beginning that I would make the final two myself and let my husband and … Read More »

April 3, 2012

Final Four Results

The Final Four recipes are: Soups 1.  Cordon Bleu Soup Meaty 2.  café rio shredded beef  Chicken 3. hawaiian chicken Other 4.  Turkey Lasagna   Because I wanted to really make sure the right recipes made it to the finals, I enlisted 2 people to make each … Read More »

April 2, 2012

Recipe for Slow Cooker No Fail Barbecue Beef

Makes 6 servings 2 1/2 lbs beef chuck roast (or you can use cross rib roast), trimmed of excess fat black pepper kosher salt onion powder garlic powder paprika BBQ sauce 1.  Lay out a long piece of foil and place roast in the middle.  Season on all sides with the pepper, salt, onion … Read More »

April 2, 2012

The commercial!

Here is the commercial for my book that was on TV this weekend!  It was so fun to see this.  The image is a little fuzzy but you'll get the idea. … Read More »

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