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Slow Cooker Roast Chicken

September 4, 2011 By 28 Comments
slow cooker roast chicken recipe

There are very few things in this world that I find more homey or comforting than a roast chicken.  I love they way my house smells when I make one, and I feel so motherly when I present a whole chicken with brown and crispy skin to my family for dinner.  Making a roast chicken is incredibly simple, but I have found an ever simpler way to make one.  My new method is roasting a whole chicken in the slow cooker. You simply add some vegetables to the bottom of the insert, add a chicken, season, … [Read more...]

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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

August 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
slow cooker sweet and sour chicken recipe

Well, it seems like you like quick and easy weeknight meals.  Thanks for the comments and the encouraging emails, I have gotten quite a few.  I have been working on more recipes that your family will love, and that you can get on the table with minimal effort.  Lately, I have fallen in love all over again with my slow cooker.  Do not let it collect dust in the back of your cabinet.  Clean it off and use it! Your slow cooker, Crockpot, whatever you want to call it, can do a lot more than … [Read more...]

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Mexican Chicken

August 27, 2011 By 13 Comments
mexican chicken recipe

My mom used to make us something like this Mexican chicken when we were kids.  It is not really Mexican, but is what we called it when she made it.  I loved when she made this dinner for us, and now my kids love it when I make it for them.  I remember that the recipe came from a class cookbook that my sister brought home from school.  I have no idea where the book is now, and I have no idea if this recipe is even close, but what I do know, is that my family loves this dinner.  I sort of … [Read more...]

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Chicken Marbella

August 20, 2011 By 25 Comments
chicken marbella recipe

This recipe is a throwback to the '80s.  When just about every "gourmet" kitchen had a copy of The Silver Palate Cookbook.  Remember the book with the red and white grid background?  My mom had a copy and I remember her using it often.  Even though it is a little kitschy now, there are still some really delicious recipes in it.  Like this one for Chicken Marbella.  When someone has a baby,  a death in the family, or is in need of a meal for whatever reason, this is what I bring 9 times … [Read more...]

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Oven Baked Risotto with Caprese Chicken

August 16, 2011 By 33 Comments
orange and rosemary pork tenderloin recipe

I like to have some easy and fast dinners up my sleeve and this oven baked risotto with caprese is on my list of go-to dinners.  People ask me all the time if I really cook dinner all the time.  Yes, I really do.  But I do some things to make it easy to get dinner on the table every night.  For starters, keep a well stocked pantry.  When you have ingredients in your house, you can pull something together easily, without having to try too hard.  Another is to make something (like chicken … [Read more...]

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