Yes, only 3 ingredients. If you don't count the ice cream or whipped cream that you could add to the top. To all my friends that we'll BBQ with this summer, I'll be bringing this every time. :) 2 cans of cherry pie filling. (I used 2 cans because I used my slow cooker is a 7 qt. Even in my 6 qt, I'd use 2 cans. I'd probably use 1 can for 4 or 5 qt. … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Red Curry with Cod
Yes. It's as good as it looks. This is a simple red curry sauce with some veggies and the mild whitefish, cod. If you're not a fish fan, you could certainly substitute the white fish for small pieces of chicken, beef or pork. Also, this would be amazing with salmon too! Tip for slow cooking fish: remove any skin and then add to the whole fish into the sauce in the slow … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Recipe Round-up
We always grill on Memorial Day weekend. It's just tradition. Being in the backyard with the boys running around, maybe a sprinkler going, smelling the deliciousness coming from the grill, and hearing neighborhood children chatter and play all around us. Love it! Wishing you an enjoyable and memorable Memorial Day as we celebrate and honor all the men & … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Veggie Lasagna
To.Die.For. This has got to be the easiest lasagna I've ever made. Like ever. Why? Because there is no pre-cooking anything. No pre-boiling noodles. No browning ground beef or sausage. Just a little mixing of the homemade sauce (yes, you could use pre-made marinara instead) and mixing up of the cheese layers. Layer it all into your slow cooker, like you would into a … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Raspberry-Blackberry Crisp
So this started out as a blackberry crisp...then as I started pulling it all together to cook for dessert, it morphed into a blackberry-raspberry cobbler. Crisps usually have oats in them, this one doesn't...it's made with yellow cake mix. This poor dessert recipe is having a bit of an identity crisis - it's part crisp-part cobbler, but really it's a cobbler. But let me … [Read more...]
Sweet Thai Chili Salmon with Veggies
Yes. Another slow cooker salmon recipe. Because I'm crushing hard on cooking salmon in the slow cooker. This is amazing. That is all. I've not had salmon with sweet Thai chili sauce in the past and WOWEEE. We'll be having it again...not only did I love it, so did all the boys! This one is a super simple "load" - it goes like this: line with parchment paper, add the … [Read more...]
S’mores Dip
Because it's just too hot to have a fire here in the summer. I know this isn't true for everyone...especially my friends who live up north. Summer evenings are perfect for campfires and s'mores! But if you live in the south like yours truly and the thought of a campfire in the summer makes you want to melt, you can do this instead. A s'mores dip. Made in the slow … [Read more...]
Maple Dijon Salmon
Have you ever cooked salmon in the slow cooker? It's perfect...it doesn't dry out on the thin edges like it can when you bake it or grill it. It only takes an hour, so it's a great "budget friendly gourmet" option for a late summer dinner. Drop it in the slow cooker as soon as you get home and in an hour, you'll have perfect salmon. This maple dijon sauce is divine...and … [Read more...]
Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken
So. I have very little self-control problem when it comes to book stores. And office supply stores. It's like I walk into the store and leave my self-control at the curb, then walk out with more than I went in for. (Thankfully I don't have this issue with the grocery store!) I've learned that it's better for me to order books and office supplies online. Way less … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Berry Crisp
Pardon me while I just take the slow cooker insert and just start eating right out of it. Because I thought about it. Then I thought, I should just have this for dinner...the whole thing...all for me. Sometimes I have these "selfish chef" moments...where I want it all to myself, and this....THIS. This is one of those. If it wouldn't look awkward for me to place the slow … [Read more...]