Our family went goo-goo-gaa-gaa over this delicious beef and mushroom laced Ragu sauce! I'm not sure which is the best part - the fact that everyone loved it. Or the fact that it practically cooked itself in the slow cooker all day. This is an easy "Dump Dinner" - where you're just dropping and dumping ingredients into the slow cooker and letting it take care of the rest. (I … [Read more...]
Best Cookie Exchange Recipes
Headed to a Cookie Swap/Cookie Exchange this holiday season? I've got oddles of ideas for you - from brownies to fudge to cookies and more! Choose from our selection of cookies that will keep well and are sure to delight all the lucky recipients at your holiday cookie-swap party. Cookie exchanges are one of my favorite parts about the holidays. I'm not sure if it's … [Read more...]
Buckeye Fudge
Chocolate and peanut butter is likely my favorite flavor combo! Of all flavor combos! It's just magical...and I adore it...A LOT! When we lived in Ohio, I loved that there were "Buckeye Balls" everywhere - not just at the holidays. If you're not familiar, it's a ball of sweet peanut butter that is dipped in chocolate, with a little of the peanut butter showing. Once … [Read more...]
Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
So delicious...and fool-proof cooking them in the oven on a sheet pan! Enjoy! Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas So nice to toss these into the oven for an easy dinner! 1 lb. peeled, deveined shrimp2 small white onions1 green bell pepper1 red bell pepper2 limes1 Tbsp ground cumin1 tsp garlic powderSalt and pepperGarnish: sour cream and guacamoleSide: flour … [Read more...]
Cheerios Christmas Trees
I've got a fun twist on rice krispies treats for you...Cheerios Christmas Trees! These trees are perfect for a fun food-craft this holiday season! It's a similar process to making rice krispies treats, expect you use cheerios and shape them into trees! Once you shape them, you can carefully stick on the m&m "ornaments" and add a yellow "m&m star" to the top of … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Salmon with Lemon-Caper Sauce
This sauce is DIVINE!!!!! I know it just looks like melted butter...but I promise it tastes 9,228x better than melted butter. The lemon and the capers soaked into the butter and it's just a lovely sauce that you can dip each bite right into! Enjoy! Slow Cooker Salmon with Lemon-Caper Sauce This is a must try recipe in the slow cooker! 1 lb. salmon … [Read more...]
Chicken Pad Thai
TBH - I wasn't sure about this one...specifically, the boys liking this one. They tend to enjoy curries and other "exotic" flavors, so it wasn't the flavors and taste that had me. It was the rice noodles. I wasn't sure how the rice noodles are going to go over. I kept telling myself...they're pretty close to spaghetti, so...should be fine. But, what if... What if … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Italian Pork & Sweet Potatoes
Slow Cooker Italian Pork & Sweet Potatoes A delightful slow cooker pork roast with sweet potatoes - served with some dinner rolls or other favorite side. 2 lb. pork roast (bone-in or boneless, or pork tenderloin)Salt and pepper1 cup apple juice3 Tbsp minced onion1 Tbsp Italian seasoning4 large sweet potatoesSide: dinner rolls Peel and quarter the sweet … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Italian Tortellini
Ohhh. My. Word. Friend...I personally don't eat a ton of pasta. I prefer a lower-carb diet in general. But I will devour a bowl of tortellini (on occasion.) This tortellini is especially fabulous, not only for it's depth of flavor, but also because it cooks in the slow cooker. BUT PLEASE NOTE. This isn't the kind of meal you can put into the slow cooker in the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Alfredo
It's time to level up your next pasta night!!! This chicken and Alfredo sauce is FABULOUS. And...SO EASY cooking in the slow cooker! Enjoy! Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Alfredo It's time to level up your next pasta night!!!This chicken and Alfredo sauce is FABULOUS. And...SO EASY cooking in the slow cooker! 1 Tbsp olive oil4 boneless, skinless … [Read more...]