I'm a new crockpot user thanks to my boyfriend's mom who bought me a crockpot recipe book for Christmas. Before then, I wouldn't have even touched one (though my boyfriend owns one) because I couldn't come to terms with the idea of putting something on to cook and not tasting/touching it until done. The recipes looked so good...and now I'm ( Read more... )

Hi all!  I'm hosting Thanksgiving as usual and just realized that I have one more item on the menu than can fit in the oven.  So I thought I could do one thing in the crock pot.  And no... not the turkey ( Read more... )

I'm mostly a lurker in this comm, but I just had to post with this question and I apologize if its been asked before or if a similiar question has been asked and answered ( Read more... )

I recently learned that I'll be having shoulder surgery in May. (Yes, I know, that's 3 months hence, but I'm thinking about it now.) My dominant arm will be in a sling for 4 weeks, so I'm looking for suggestions of dishes I could make in advance with the crock and freeze so my family (husband and two school-age kids) will have something to eat ( Read more... )

Hello all! Long time lurker; first time poster. I bought eight thin cut pork cutlets to make pork parm today, but my friends surprised me and brought dinner with them....which leaves me with eight thin cut pork cutlets. I'm always eager to try new things in the crock, but all of the pork recipes I can find call for roasts or bone-in chops. Anyone ( Read more... )

Hi there fell slow-cookers. :D ( Read more... )

Okay, I had a bunch of people over the other day and now have, among other things, an entire loaf of French bread that wasn't used.  It's gone rather stale, alas - i sort of forgot about it or I'd have made French toast or something the next day ( Read more... )

Hey guys! Gotta say, I really love this community. :) I've got tons of recipes to share soon, but first, I have a question ( Read more... )

My church is having a potluck lunch this coming Sunday and as I was one of the last to sign up for a dish, I got stuck with the dreaded "main dish". I'm hoping my slow cookers can help me out here ( Read more... )

So my husband is having his wisdom teeth removed on the 14th and I'm at a loss as to what to feed him after. I'm thinking cooking with the crock pot might be good so he doesn't have to eat soup and mashed potatoes for a week. However, I have NO idea what to make. Any ideas ( Read more... )