This recipe is part of our 6th Costco Meal Plan: 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150! Pasta E Fagioli. Or "Pasta and Beans" in Italiano. This is a delicious and simple twist on the classic Italian soup. PLEASE...pay close attention to the directions on when to add the pasta into the slow cooker. It's not when you think it is! :) Couple notes about this … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Honey Ham and Bean Soup
Seriously, dinner doesn't get any easier than this. This is what I call a "Chop, Dump and Run" kind of dinner. (And if you added carrots, it would be a one dish slow cooker dinner...my absolute favorite kind.) This soup is sweet from the honey, with a touch of smoke, and a slight bite from the chili powder and cracked pepper. You're sure to love the soup, the flavor, the ease … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Raspberry Chipotle Pork Roast with Sweet Potatoes & Carrots
This recipe is part of our 6th Costco Meal Plan: 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150! Our family really enjoys the Raspberry Chipotle sauce that is sold at Costco...we've enjoyed with chicken, beef and I think our favorite is this pork roast. It's a zesty sauce made with raspberries and chipotle peppers and is an outstanding combination of sweet, spicy and … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chili Mac
This recipe is part of our 6th Costco Meal Plan: 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150! Stop. Before you go any further. YOU NEED TO READ THESE DIRECTIONS. (Ok, do I have your attention?) I don't want you to miss this. Do not. I repeat DO NOT. DON'T. DO.NOT. add the pasta when you start the slow cooker in the morning. It will turn to complete MUSH. … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Taco Soup
This recipe is part of our 6th Costco Meal Plan: 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150! A classic right here. An easy, no brainer, load and go kinda recipe. A family favorite. One we've been enjoying for years! This particular version is the one I made for the 20 Meals from Costco for $150 meal plan. Below are a few ideas and notes about this recipe and the … [Read more...]
Top 13 Recipes from 2013 & Happy New Year!
{Photo by Karinna Rachelle Photography} Good evening friends...It's a quiet evening at our house...2 of the boys are already asleep...the other 2 are watching "Tooth Fairy 2" (because it's the 'funniest movie ever because he farts out sprinkle dust'...SIGH!)...and our new boy dog is sleeping at my feet. {Anyone have a daughter or girl dog I could borrow?!? I'm drowning in … [Read more...]
Kid-Made Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
Coat something in sprinkles, especially the Christmas variety, and it's bound to be a hit, right?! The idea to coat a cookie dough truffle with sprinkles comes from a contestant at this year's Pillsbury Bake-Off. I decided that one of the several "cookies" that we would make this holiday season would be these chocolate chip cookie dough truffles made with pasteurized … [Read more...]
Christmas Day Brunch Recipe Round-Up
Ahhh, Christmas morning. The excitement, the fun, the "wow, I love it!" exclamations, the tearing of paper, the mess, the noise, the utter bliss with your family. Until. The tummies start grumbling and cries of "What's for breakfast?" start to be heard. Everyone does Christmas breakfast/brunch a little differently. Some like quick meals that were prepared the night … [Read more...]
Homemade Gift Ideas: 10 Tasty Christmas Treats
We are in the "less than a week before Christmas" frenzy, which can cause crazy stress as you try to figure out what to get a particular friend or loved one. How about instead of one more trip to the store or one more online order (really isn't that the most fun way to shop?!), get yourself into the kitchen and whip up one of these 10 Homemade Gift Ideas for Tasty Christmas … [Read more...]
Moroccan Homemade Hamburger Helper
The other day, I had a delicious lamb tagine. It was a lovingly made, braised dish that took the chef hours to prepare. Though I generally dislike lamb, the chef used Australian lamb (which is a bit less game) and added enough wonderful Moroccan flavours, that I thoroughly enjoyed the dish. Regardless of how delicious I found it, I knew that it would never appeal to my picky … [Read more...]