Posted in Growing the food, tagged crock pot, crock pot meals, Garden, growing the food, military lifestyle, military spouse, slow cooker, slow cooking on May 28, 2014| 1 Comment »
I didn’t even do a post about thanking all the soldiers and men and women who have sacrified for our country on Memorial Day. I was swimming in garden. And I am very thankful for the fact that I am able to do that.
How the day looked in pictures:
Our fingernails. Ick.
Posted in Meat AND veggies, tagged attempting to cook, crock pot, crock pot experiments, crock pot meals, military spouse, pork loin in crock pot, slow cooker, squash and pork on May 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I have pork loin but I don’t have potatoes. I’m sifting through the fridge and I find squash. Lots of baby squash I forgot I had. If I don’t use them soon, I’ll lose them. Hmm….pork loin and squash? What the heck, let’s give it a try. This is what I did:
Posted in Soup, tagged chili, chili in July, Cook, crock pot chili, crock pot meals, crockpot, slow cooker, slow cooker chili, three can chili on July 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Seafood, tagged Cook, cooking without a kitchen, crock pot, crock pot meals, Green bean, Olive oil, slow cooker, Tuna, Uncle Ben's on May 4, 2013| 7 Comments »
House hunting = living in a hotel presently. Without a kitchen, I’m finding my creative chord so there’s no need to constantly eat out.
Crock pot meals to the rescue!
Posted in Muffins, tagged agave syrup, blueberries, blueberry muffin, coffee cake, crock pot meals, grandma's recipes, military wife, oat bran, Oatmeal, slow cooker on March 6, 2013| 4 Comments »
Posted in Growing the food, tagged Collard greens, Compost, Cooking, crock pot meals, Garden, growing your own food, making your own food, military lifestyle, military wife, Seedling, slow cooker on September 29, 2011| 4 Comments »
I planted my fall garden in the back yard today. Well, I planted my collard greens anyway.
Lone collard. Isn't he lovely?
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 the house and overcooking the chicken. But I’ll let you read that in the end results.
Matt "the cheese lover's" plate.
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| 10 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 know ma’am, it smells so good, I just have to ask. What are you cooking in there?”
We found make-shift bowls and used plastic spoons I’d kept from a fast food restaurant for future camping trips! Unfortunately amid all the unpacking, I forgot to take a picture of the final product. But the fact it so quickly disappeared is proof of how delicious it was.
This one always turns out creamy and hearty. The green chiles give it just the right amount of tangy bite. It’s the ultimate comfort food. For me anyway! Makes me wish I was from Louisiana…..
smoked sausage
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 perfect, but it made the cops happy when we tried to accommodate their requests.
Roll them up, secure with a toothpick.
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Jennifer
G.I. Crockpot 
