Everyday Food for Busy People
This is one of my go-to meals. When all else fails, it’s easy to throw chicken, potatoes, carrots and onions in the crockpot and let it do its thing. A quick pan of cornbread and maybe a steamed green veggie and you’ve got a comforting warm meal with little effort. [Read more…] about Sunday Chicken Dinner in the Slow Cooker
A while back, I made a pot of Baked Potato Soup. That recipe calls just for the fluffy middles of the potatoes. I decided to freeze the skins to use another time. It worked great. I froze them in a ziplock bag and then let them thaw on the counter for a while before baking. There was a bit of frost inside the skins, so I used a spoon to gently scrape it off.
I altered the method used by Simply Recipes to make the potato skins. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Potato Skins
A whole Barbecue Chicken Dinner cooked in the slow cooker! The trick is in foil packets and layering the food, something I learned from Stephanie at A Year of Slow Cooking. She used the trick to make steak, baked potatoes and corn on the cob in the slow cooker. I’ve used her trick to cook ham with Hashbrown Casserole.
I love pulling everything out of the crockpot, done and ready to go. Clean up is a breeze too, because there’s just the crock to wash. [Read more…] about Complete Barbecue Chicken Dinner in the Slow Cooker
This is an easy way to dress up a baked potato. Only Jim and I like our potatoes with onions, so I make plain ones for the kids.
Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Baked Potatoes with Onions
Mashed potatoes are a classic. They’re very easy to make. These are a basic, nothing fancy version. It’s really more of a method than a recipe. [Read more…] about Mashed Potatoes