I visited my dad this weekend on the farm where I grew up. My grandmother’s house droops in shambles, full of mouse poop, a former shadow of itself on the now deserted farm. Empty and haunting, I remembered movement and the smell of constant meals wafting from her stove, served on the grey table at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘slow cooking’
Finding grandma’s recipes
Posted in Grandma's recipes, tagged Bird feeder, Cook, crock pot, grandma's recipes, Grandparent, military wife, recipe, slow cooking on February 15, 2012 | 32 Comments »
Carrots from the garden putting on a show.
Posted in Growing the food, Veggies, tagged Carrot, crock pot, gardening, growing the food, military spouse, slow cooking, winter garden on February 9, 2012 | 8 Comments »
I haven’t had one straight Bugs bunny type carrot yet. They only seemed to grow through to where the compost stopped and then they started lifting their feet like a little child who doesn’t want to touch the sea floor. I’ve never seen anything like it! They taste just as sweet as can be, but [...]
Lentil soup with ham…
Posted in Soup, tagged Bay leaf, Cooking, crock pot, economical cooking, lentil soup, lentils, military wife, slow cooker, slow cooking, Soups and Stews on October 15, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I had to cook dinner in a pinch and didn’t have much on hand, but lentils. I should have used Alison’s recipe she offered me last time, but I didn’t have access to the laptop. I’m getting awfully dependent on this thing! So, I tried one with ham since my last one had no flavor. [...]
Stuffed cabbage rolls
Posted in Ethnic, Vegetarian, tagged Cabbage, cabbage rolls, crock pot, Eastern European cuisine, military home, military wife, slow cooker, slow cooking, Stuffed cabbage rolls, vegetarian recipe on October 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The ingredients in these sounded so nutritious! This would be a GREAT recipe to make with kids. Tiny hands would have no problem with the folding and arranging and scooping. It takes a bit of pre-work, but they were delicious and filling and worth it!
Economical reasons to cook in the crock pot
Posted in Reasons and rants, tagged crock pot, crock pot recipes, economical recipes, Food, military lifestyle, military spouse, save money on food, saving money and cooking, saving money in the kitchen, slow cooker, slow cooking, why to cook in crock pot on October 6, 2011 | 12 Comments »
When I married two years ago, my mother told me one of the most important sentences she’s ever spoken, “You need to get yourself a crock pot.” To me, crock pots were something my grandmother used, but I listened. My mother’s always right.
Pork loin with sauerkraut and potatoes
Posted in Meat AND veggies, tagged apple sauce, crock pot, homemade food, inspired by Jamie Oliver, military lifestyle, military wife, Pork, Pork loin, Sauerkraut, slow cooker, slow cooking on October 1, 2011 | 7 Comments »
My mom told me about this recipe. Her friend told her about it. I do believe that is how the best recipes are born, aren’t they? This is so simple you can memorize it and never have to use this recipe again!
Red Beans and Brown Rice (Creole style with sausage!)
Posted in Ethnic, tagged Creole Sausage with Rice and Beans, creole seasoning, crock pot meals, military lifestyle, military moves, military spouse, slow cooking, southern cooking, Southern Living SLow-Cooker cookbook, tomatoes with green chilies on September 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Thrown together at my brother-in-law’s house the morning we moved in, I swiped his crock pot for a couple of days. During all the confusion and unpacking of our latest military move, the crock pot meal was a God-send. Even one of the movers leaned in and smelled, trying not to lift the lid. “You [...]
Roast, carrots and potatoes—Matt’s mom’s version
Posted in Meat AND veggies, tagged Better than Bouillon, carrots and potatoes, comfort food, crock pot, French onion soup, Jamie Oliver, military spouse, military wife, organic beef base, pot roast, recipe, roast, rump roast, slow cooker, slow cooking, southern cooking on August 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“My mom makes it like this.” “Well, my mom makes it like this.” “Yeah, but your mom hates to cook and my mom doesn’t.” Hmm….who won that argument? We always make things the way my mom made them because I’m the one in the kitchen making it! I posted how my mom makes a roast [...]
Roast, carrots and potatoes
Posted in Meat AND veggies, tagged comfort food, Cooking, Cream of mushroom soup, crock pot, French onion soup, Jamie Oliver, military spouse, military wife, Navy, Navy wife, recipe, roast, roast carrots and potatoes, rump roast, slow cooker, slow cooking, southern cooking on July 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m a “meat and potatoes” girl myself. I’ve heard that line from my mother my entire life. In high school, I experimented with soufflés and quiches. No one in the house ate my food, mostly because it wasn’t meat and potatoes. Frustrated and heart-broken, I remember tossing entire freezer-burnt concoctions in the trash. 18 years [...]
Lentil soup gone wrong
Posted in Experiments gone awry, Soup, tagged A-Z Food Challenge, comfort food, Cooking, cooking class, cooking experiments, coriander, crock pot, cultures, cumin, East Indian meditation guru, Ecuadorian meditation teacher, food experiements, garam masala, Jamie Oliver, lentil soup, military lifestyle, military spouse, Navy wife, red lentils, slow cooker, slow cooking, soups, Soups and Stews, southern cooking, vegetarian dishes, vegetarian soup on July 9, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I met a colorful character in the blogging world named Alison at Alison Amazed. Born British, but brought up in Canada, her blog is littered with both English and Canadian terms. I adore folks who have one foot in one culture, the other foot in another culture and a finger and toe in a third [...]
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G.I. Crockpot-cooking with a military wife
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