Making pulled pork is as simple as putting the pork roast in the slow cooker and letting it cook all day omitting wonderful fragrances into your home. With many options out there for flavouring your pork, it really comes down to preference, ingredients on hand and what flavours appeal to you. For example husband had […]
If you are like me, chicken wings are one of those things you just can’t get enough of. Then there’s my husband who would eat them every night if he could. Even the kids enjoy the non spicy wings now so there’s rarely any left when we make them as it becomes #BattleWings in our house. […]
We grew up eating baked beans, the baked beans out of a can. They were pretty darn good back then. Little did I know baked beans could be even better. I was dating a guy from another town before I moved to Vancouver. His parents had a cabin at a lake about halfway between our […]
It’s cookbook review day and I’m checking out 175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics by Judith Finlayson and her Slow Cooker Carrot Bread. The best smell ever is walking in the door to something cooking in your slow cooker or crockpot. I’ve been using my slow cooker for over 20 years, and when one dies or […]
Summer is coming, grilling has ramped up, camping is around the corner and I’m all about the grill this year. And pulled meat. With Canadian Beef prices here in Canada skyrocketing, there won’t be much beef in our house this year. I’m not really sure how the market can support these kinds of ridiculous prices […]
This Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding, made in the slow cooker, was part of The Great Cream Challenge 2014. In this challenge I went against two other food bloggers from across Canada, and their recipes. The one with the most votes won the challenge. While I didn’t win the challenge, I am sure grateful for […]
So many recipes, so little time. There are many ways to make chicken in a crockpot, the options are virtually endless. I want to get back to experimenting again with my crockpot now that Fall, and soon to be Winter, are upon us. Not to mention all the evening activities that have us rushing out […]
One thing we love to do as a family is fondue. Husband used to fondue as a kid, I was introduced to fondue in the 90’s, and currently own at least 4 or 5 fondue pots. A fondue variety is so much fun, especially when it includes broth, cheese and chocolate all in one night. […]
I make a couple different versions of chili. When I was single my favourites were Veggie Chili, and a Four Bean Chili. Enter the meat eater I married, and this is now one of our family favourites since it is slow cooked all day in the crockpot allowing the flavours to marry creating the most […]
Spring has definitely sprung and today would have been a great night to BBQ. However I had some stew meat to use up so I decided to pull out the good old reliable slow cooker perhaps one last time until the Fall and make a nice hearty beer infused Beef Carbonnade, Crockpot. It’s a Belgian […]
When you need some comfort food, or having a busy evening planned and need a quick meal, you don’t like to cook, or want a special meal for the family, this Slow Cooker Chicken with Dumplings is it. You will be amazed how easy it is to pull together this meal. The dumplings go in […]
Delicious beef soup on a cold, fall/winter day comes in the form of our Beef Minestrone Soup in the Crockpot. Many variations of Minestrone soup are available, this is one version we enjoy. We prefer to cook our pasta and add it separately since when it sits in the soup over night (leftovers) it tends […]
This Cabbage Rolls, Crockpot recipe stems from my ethnic background/heritage (a blend of Ukrainian, German and Romanian). There are a few recipes my mom really excelled at when I was a wee thing and they included anything surrounding our heritage (Holubtsi-cabbage rolls), Borscht, Sauerkraut-fermenting somewhere in the house and Pierogi’s). There were all kinds of German baking […]
Crockpot or Slowcooker? I can not decide which word to use in this Cheesy Hamburger Casserole recipe. Crockpot is the trade name and slow cooker is another way of saying crockpot? Slow Cooker recipes are all the rage again. Everywhere you look there are slow cooker recipes showing up left, right and centre. Even Rachael Ray, a […]
Print Beef Roast w/Shiitake Mushroom Gravy Author: Adapted from: The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes, Judith Finlayson Recipe type: Dinner, Entree, Supper, Main, Roast, Serves: 8 Ingredients 10 dried shiitake mushrooms 1 cup boiling water 1 tbsp oil 1 beef pot roast (blade), approx 3-4lbs 3-4 large french shallots, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp ginger, […]
I haven’t experimented too much with cassoulet’s, but it’s good comfort Fall & Winter food and I’m all about getting more of that into us. A cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked casserole originating in the south of France, containing any kind of meat and layering it with beans. This simplified version is made in the […]
I love my crockpot. Nothing better then smelling the aroma of supper cooking on a cold day…or a day where there are evening activities and not much time to cook. Hmmm come to think of it any day I smell supper simmering away is a good day! This casserole is surprisingly delightful. We love barley […]
The nights seem crazy busy these days with two events/activities happening on some evenings. And these are the nights I need to have supper ready and on the table early. I’ve made this dish quite a few times and I love the smokiness the cumin provides and hint of heat from the jalapeno peppers. Like […]
I named this dish after my late Uncle John. He had a good life and lived to the ripe old age of 83. Not long enough however to see my food blog, but I’m sure he would have loved it. I must admit I’ve never had the phenomenon known as a “Sloppy Joe”. It continues […]
I’m all about my crockpot and really into soups these days (I try to do one a week). I guess I want our kids to be exposed to more than I was as a child (no offense campbell’s) and learn difference flavours and textures (even if they are fussy right now I’m not giving up). […]
I try hard to get a new recipe posted every week, but all excuses aside, it’s been a busy summer! Cold weather started upon us the end of August and with it came the desire for warm, hearty dishes. This past week we’ve done two crockpot meals with more on the menu. On colder days […]
As the weather gets colder it’s time to make those warm & yummy drinks that keep you all toasty inside like this Mulled Cider, Crockpot. It reminds me of skiing or skating on a cold winters day! Every Fall/Winter I try to make this when company comes over. The aroma of the cider simmering away […]
This is a recipe we tried and loved so we took it with us to Manitoba one year when we spent Christmas with my husbands family. Our first born was still in my tummy so this recipe has some longevity to it. We explained how delicious it was to my brother in law and since […]
This recipe comes from an old family friend of my moms and makes many, many meatballs. You can cut the recipe in half if you prefer but these meatballs are so delicious and freeze so well, you’ll be surprised how quickly you go through them. We buy the warehouse pack size of ground beef when […]
Here’s another delicious soup for a cold day. Burger Soup has been done before so this is just a slight variation of an original recipe. Cooked in a slowcooker it makes for a lovely meal to come home to. We have this a couple of times a month during the winter as my family loves it. […]
This Greek Beef Stew with Onions & Feta Cheese is ridiculously good. We make it regularly during the cooler months and usually serve it with noodles of some sort or even a roasted potato. The aromas of cinnamon, allspice & beef will make your mouth water as it cooks away. While cinnamon beef stew may not sound appealing […]
