For my crock pot meal this week…. This recipe is from my mom’s friend, Mike. The man is an amazing chef. I can’t believe I’ve never posted it before. If you want to serve food that tastes like it came from a restaurant but don’t have time to fix it–let the crock pot get your back on [...]
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Chicken a la Mike
Posted in Chicken, tagged chicken recipes, Cream of mushroom soup, crock pot, military wife, restaurant food, slow cooker on February 25, 2012 | 11 Comments »
How Not to Burn Dinner–Chicken Cacciatore style
Posted in Chicken, Ethnic, tagged Cacciatore, Chicken cacciatore, chicken recipes, crock pot meals, homecooking, how not to burn dinner, Italian cuisine, Italian family night, military spouse, Navy wife, slow cooker, slow food on September 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I almost burnt dinner. I almost cooked it to dinner death. I’d never made cacciatore before. It sounded very Italian and very difficult, but when I looked at the ingredients, I had everything but the chicken breasts and a few canned items. Well, hey! I can do this! I didn’t anticipate getting locked out of [...]
Barbecue Chicken sandwiches
Posted in Chicken, tagged BBQ, BBQ chicken, chicken thighs, comfort food, crock pot, crock pot chicken, Jamie Oliver, military spouse, military wife, recipe, slow cooker, slow food, Worcestershire sauce on August 6, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Michelle and I posted this on our Cook Me A Story page a while back. It was the first thing I ever showed her how to cook in the slow cooker and the one that hooked her. Great for back yard barbeques/potlucks! Kids LOVE it, and it’s fun for them to make because teaspoons fit [...]
Chicken Cordon Bleu Rolls
Posted in Chicken, tagged chicken breast, chicken cordon bleu, chicken recipes, Cooking, Cream of mushroom soup, crock pot, crock pot meals, military wife, miltary spouse, missile field cook, Prosciutto, slow cooker, Swiss cheese on June 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Years ago, as a missile field cook, a military cop made a request for chicken cordon bleu. He explained it was easy to make on the grill, but could have been speaking Greek for all I knew. I tried to follow his directions and when I delivered it on the plate, he smiled. It wasn’t [...]
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G.I. Crockpot-cooking with a military wife
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