The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. The winter season always makes me want to cook up warm hearty stews in my slow cooker. Beef is always my favorite choice for stews. I make this recipe very spicy to suit our tastes, but you can leave out the jalapeno and use mild curry powder to omit the heat. To make this recipe into an Indian style meal, garnish with fresh cilantro. Use a fragrant rice such as Basmati as a side.... 

My family is Thai Crazy.  I think they could probably eat it everyday and never tire of it.  Ok, I’m pretty good with rice and meat, but oh, you want it to taste like Thai food?  Let me find the number.  Then I found Thai Kitchen, an awesome line of products that make it easy to make your own Thai food at home.  From sauces, curry pastes and rice, Thai Kitchen has what you need to get that Thai food taste and smell without going to the... 

We are full to the brim with Halloween fun! Recovering from our candy overdose. I think I ate my weight in peanut butter cups! Today’s recipe was truly a slow cooker experiment. I always have small pie pumpkins hanging around after Halloween. Every year I end up roasting a few and freezing the puree for Thanksgiving. This year I decided to make a meal out of one using my slow cooker.  I cut the pumpkin in half,  to use the other for making... 

This recipe is simply just one of my favorites. It caught my eye this week as I was looking through my recipe collection. Honestly, I hardly ever cook with lentils, but I tried this recipe out of curiosity and it is so wonderful! Curried Lentil Soup Ingredients 1 small onion, chopped 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced 1 can tomatoes diced and drained or 2/3 cup fresh 1 bunch of fresh spinach 1 lemon,  juiced 2 Tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons or more...