These are evenings when I just love my slow cooker. They are the evenings that it’s dark by 5 pm, everyone is really hungry and dinner just happens. It happens because I did the simple prep work earlier in the day, before I had a headache and a billion after school things to handle with my…
Easy Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup
When it rains all day the only thing I want for dinner is a nice hot bowl of homemade soup. I love having a pot of soup cooking away all day on the stove if I don’t have anywhere to go. I love the comforting smell drifting throughout the house and welcoming everyone home after a long…
Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup
There’s nothing I like more on a cold Winter’s day than a nice warm bowl of soup! Sometimes I just don’t have a lot of time to prepare a homemade soup or I just don’t feel like it because I’d rather be snuggled up warm under a blanket instead of running to the store for…
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Applesauce
This past weekend started out a bit on the chilly side, so I wanted to make something warm in my Slow Cooker. I already had a soup simmering on the stove earlier for dinner, so I thought something for a snack or dessert would be perfect. We went apple picking a few weeks ago so we have…
Slow Cooker Old Fashioned Pot Roast
The cold weather has arrived and that means it’s time to get cozy in the kitchen! Nothing is more comforting than a warm, slow cooked meal after coming in from the cold. Whether you work outside in the elements or bundle up to get in and out of your car to and from work; the…
Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken & Rice
It’s been cold, windy and overcast outside lately and I have been craving warm, comforting meals. It’s the end of fall, things are starting to look pretty brown and the trees are almost bare. My husband thinks I am crazy, but I love this part of fall! Sure it’s yucky outside, but it’s oh so…
Slow Cooker Cranberry Applesauce
I’m addicted to making applesauce in the slow cooker. It’s easy, there’s nothing on the stove to keep and eye on and it’s just downright delicious! Over the past few months I have made several different types of flavored applesauce, but I am especially excited about this one. This Cranberry Applesauce is wonderful any day…
Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken & Rice Soup
This weekend I had a chance to catch up on my clothes shopping for my children. They had outgrown a lot of their warmer clothing and each one of them needed a few things for the upcoming winter. I made myself a hot cup of coffee, covered up with a warm blanket and went to…
Slow Cooker Garlic Broccoli & Cheese Soup
On a cold and rainy day there is nothing more comforting than a hot bowl of homemade soup. This Slow Cooker Garlic Broccoli & Cheese Soup is so simple, but so delicious! This soup is also lighter than your traditional Broccoli & Cheese Soups. Along with fresh broccoli, carrots, onions, garlic, and freshly grated…
Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers
I’m so excited to get back to using my slow cooker! I love preparing dinner in the morning and not having to think about it all day. In the fall, I use my slow cooker to free up some time during the day so I can get outdoors and do some fall gardening. I have…
