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... 

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... 

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... 

Shepherd’s Pie, or affectionately refered to as Chinese Pie at my house growing up, is most definitely one of my comfort foods. There’s about 100 ways to make a Shepherd’s pie. If there’s meat in it and a layer of mashed potatoes on top, you’ve got Shepherd’s Pie. Whatever is added between the meat and potatoes is up to you. Here’s my version, I added garlic and herb cream cheese spread  to my mashed... 

You all know I recently made a Caramel Bourbon Spice Cake. While baking it, I was reminded how much I love apple butter. I was so pleased when I found a recipe from Midwest Living for a slow cooker apple butter! I had to try it right away! I decided to use sucralose instead of the sugar the recipe calls for. That way I’ll feel a little less guilty when I slather it on my morning bagel!     Slow Cooker Apple Butter Ingredients 12 cooking... 

  Happy New Year to all of our super ParentTrend readers! I’m starting the New Year off with a bang and a new recipe! This is the first time I attempted a seafood dish in the slow cooker, and it turned out amazing! I knew I wanted to use chipotle chilis in adobe sauce and shrimp and every thing else was just what I had hanging around in the refrigerator and pantry. Yay, for 2010, it’s gonna be a good year, I can feel it! Slow Cooker...