Slow Cooking in the Summer Months

The weather has warmed, and we're spending more and more time out in the yard.  I love it. But I STILL use my slow cookers more often th...

Easter Recipes for the Slow Cooker

  (originally posted in 2011...) Happy almost-Easter!  We host Easter each year (except for when I'm pregnant or have a newborn, which m...

Slow Cooker Hearty Lima Bean Soup

Stop! Don't run away! Lima beans are good for you, and I promise this soup tastes nothing like the watery pile of pale lima beans you we...

Slow Cooker Dry Rub Pork Roast

I hope you're having a wonderful Valentine's Day! My kids are off school today, and are in the other room in a chocolate coma, givin...

Slow Cooker Super Bowl Food

The Super Bowl lends itself to slow cooker food.  No matter if you're cooking at home, or bringing a potluck item to share to a party --...

Introducing: The Ninja Cooking System

Holy cow, this is an awesome slow cooker. And I am so excited that I can finally share it with you . I hate keeping secrets, and I've be...

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Granola

I'm pushing it. It's still summer, I know. I can't help it --- we picked out all the school supplies and then the pumpkin candle...

Hot Dogs for a Crowd

Guess what? You can fit 60 hot dogs in a 6-quart slow cooker. This is kind of big news if you happen to be: planning an end-of-the-year swim...

Slow Cooker Matzo Ball Soup

I made my very first Matzo Ball Soup yesterday. In the crockpot. I called my friend Jennifer and she talked me through how to make the bro...

Dijon Corned Beef in the Slow Cooker

Hey Steph, did you really cook that corned beef in the slow cooker? How come it's not wet and slimy? Isn't corned beef supposed to b...