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Hand Made Holiday Gifts in the Crockpot Slow Cooker

yes, you can totally and you most definitely SHOULD use your crockpot slow cooker to make totally awesome gifts for everyone on your holiday list this year!!I am in MAJOR DENIAL about this year's holiday season. I have not started shopping.I have not started meal planning.I have not figured out cards.I have not done ANYTHING except for unwrap the Elf and start moving it around. I'm

Slow Cooker Holiday Food

Here's a line-up of tried-and-true slow cooker dishes that are suitable for your Holiday--any Holiday-- dinner table.Unless otherwise stated, ALL recipes are completely gluten free, due to a family allergy. If you are not gluten free, simply ignore my notes. --steph Main Course:Bacon-Wrapped Cornish Game HensBarbequed Hot and Spicy ShrimpCajun Turkey Breast

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

Originally posted in 2010 ---Making shredded chicken in bulk is one of the best ways to use your crockpot slow cooker. When you find a bunch of chicken on sale, bring it home, cook it up, and then you've got shredded chicken for salads, tacos, sandwiches, and pasta! nice!Happy Monday! Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and emails about the new baby. We're all doing

Slow Cooker Cheese Fondue Recipes--a double dip edition!

We had friends over for fondue night, and I was dying to use my cute Little Dippers. My friend Jennifer loves sundried tomato dip, so I put that in, along with beer and cheddar fondue, and a goat cheese with thyme spread.We (2 adults, 4 children) pretty much filled up on cheese and we didn't end up ordering take-in for dinner, but instead went out for dessert after the appetizers!I

Slow Cooker Witch's Brew Recipe

Happy almost-Halloween! We had a play date today, and my 5-year-old taste-testers couldn't get enough of this stuff. The comments I overheard were priceless: "it doesn't taste like there are spiders or lizards or bugs in it" "how did your mom even know how to make this?" "is my tongue green yet?" "I've never had ice cream in a drink before" "I guess this is why witches have green

Basic Overnight Oatmeal Slow Cooker Recipe

We've hit September, which means school is back in session and it's early mornings and kids who need to be fed something (hopefully) substantial before leaving the house.I've gotten a few emails about overnight oatmeal, and I've been experimenting. Because of the way the Internet is, I've figured out a VERY BASIC overnight oatmeal --- the oats can be either regular rolled OR "fancy" steel cut

Monday thru Friday Slow Cooker Meal Plan for the Fall

HAPPY CROCKTOBER!!In honor of the first Friday in Crocktober, I have put together another meal plan for you. I love the fall, and I of course LOVE Crocktober, but I am beyond relieved that this week is over.It was a doozy.next week will be better, though, because I'm going to stick to a game meal plan!(meatless) Monday: End of Summer Harvest SoupTuesday: 20-40 Clove Garlic Chicken

Frequently Asked CrockPot Chicken Questions (FACPCQs)

Happy Sunday, Slow Cookerers!!!It is the last day of September. Tomorrow is the beginning of Crocktober, and I wanted to address a few misnomers floating around the internet and my inbox surrounding chicken.Chicken is a staple protein in most households for dinner, and I get the most questions about chicken, so I thought I'd share some of my Frequently Asked CrockPot Chicken

Boiled Peanuts CrockPot Slow Cooker Recipe

Boiled Peanuts are a southern food staple and are a super fun snack idea.I never had them until recently, and now I can't get enough! This is a recipe idea sent in from a long time reader, Ti, who lives in Florida.These are super simple to make, and will remind you of a simpler time. I am so happy to have this recipe!One of the first things you need to do is to track down some RAW

Slow Cooker Copycat Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe

I don't know about you, but to me the Orange Chicken from Panda Express at the mall is pretty much the best tasting stuff in the world. I think I've even had dreams about it.But. Now that we are gluten free it's just not possible to eat it anymore and the frozen variety they sell at the grocery store is still gluten-city. So I needed to find a way to make it from scratch at home without the