So my slow cooker had been on it’s last leg for quite sometime, and last weekend I gave in and bought a fancy new slow cooker. It’s awesome, I love it! And along with the new slow cooker came a few new recipes in the instruction manual. One in particular caught my eye. I always like experimenting with new cooking/baking techniques so I jumped on giving this slow cooker pound cake recipe a try. Slow Cooker Chocolate Almond Pound Cake Ingredients 1... 

Friday Kate and I had a wonderful girls’ night out. We went to see one of our favorite bands TAB (Trey Anastasio Band) at the Filmore in Charlotte, NC. It was a fantastic show, we had a rockin’ time!  This week’s slow cooker recipe makes a rockin’ meal! Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Pasta Ingredients 1 lb chicken breast, chopped 1 (11 1/2 ounce) can of cream of chicken soup 1/2 cup hot sauce  for buffalo wings 6 ounces... 

I love rib recipes in the slow cooker. The slow cooking always makes the rib meat so tender. Ribs are best when the meat falls right of the bone. This recipe is slightly out of the ordinary, and it turned out delicious. Slow Cooker Polynesian Ribs Ingredients 2-3 lbs of rack ribs, pork or beef, cut into 2 rib pieces 1 garlic clove of garlic, minced 1 small onion, sliced 8 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained 3/4 cup ketchup 3 Tablespoons brown sugar 3... 

With the honor and spirit of all that is Chili Month, I am giving you my personal recipe for Chili.  Oh, and what exactly is Frito Pie?  It’s Fritos with  Chili on top, and it’s insane. The Best Slow Cooker Chili Recipe is for a 6 quart slow cooker, adjust for your needs 1 lb. ground pork 1 lb. ground beef 1 large onion 3 cloves garlic, minced or grated 1 15 oz. can dark red kidney beans 1 15 oz. can pinto beans 1 15 oz. can great... 

The perfect treat for your Valentine:  Sugar Cookies with frosting.  Take it seriously and craft some cookie perfection or have some fun and get your kids involved.  Either way, the results are delicious. Sugar Cookies 1 pound butter 3 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 t vanilla 1 t salt 5 cups flour Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (5 minutes).  Add eggs, vanilla, salt and flour.  Mix just until combined. Refrigerate at least... 

February is Potato Fest month at Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes.  Join them for lots of potato based dishes that are sure to please the potato lover in you!!! Visit Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes blog or their Facebook page and play “Hot Potato” to win free meal passes! Or, follow Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes on Twitter for even more fun potato month games and giveaways! Check out the menu:  Read More →

So this is the third installment for slow cooker chili month. I picked this recipe as a tribute to my growing up in Wisconsin. There was a restaurant that served chili. They were famous for serving it on top of spagehetti noodles. Yum. This recipe is super easy and a fine choice for Super Bowl Sunday! Enjoy the game and the commercials, whichever you prefer to watch on game day! Slow Cooker Chili with Noodles Ingredients 1  pound ground beef, browned 1... 

I came up with this chili recipe all on my own. We got snowed in again here in NC again! Twice in one winter, I think I’m gonna have to move to Florida! I did not make a pre-snow mad rush to the grocery store so I was left to invent my chili recipe with what I had on hand. It turned out delicious! Slow Cooker Pizza Chili Ingredients 1/2 pound cooked chicken, chopped 4 ounces pepperoni, sliced in quarters 1/2 cup onions, thinly sliced 2 cups... 

So we’re going to have a chili themed month for the next four Slow Cooker Sundays. Chilis are of course wonderful cozy meals for this time of year and are always a hit at Super Bowl parties. This is my personal favorite slow cooker chili recipe. Oh and speaking of parties we went out last night to begin my birthday week festivities. Hello 31! Slow Cooker Chili Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, chopped 1-2 stalks of celery, chopped 1... 

I had taken a hiatus from chicken, but this weekend chicken was back in the slow cooker! File this one under “quick and easy”. I had this recipe in the slow cooker in mere minutes! Slow Cooker White Wine Bruschetta Chicken Ingredients 4-5 chicken breast 1 box (6 ounces) instant stuffing mix, chicken flavored 1 can (14 ounces) Italian style diced tomatoes, drained 1 can (14 ounces) regular diced tomatoes, drained dried basil 2 cloves...