Hi, would you like some Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup that's super creamy, slightly sweet, and that highly resembles Panera's autumn squash soup that I am obsessed with? YES PLEASE! I have problem. I LOVE buying all of the winter squash - well okay, I love EATING it even more - BUT I tend to buy a bunch of it because it lasts FOREVER and oh the possibilities. Then I wind up with piles of squash on my counter and I don't get to eating it for a long time because LIFE happens. And because … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sauce with Creamy Polenta
Hey there my good friends. How is your 2017 going?! I started the New Year off with a nasty head cold. Yup, January 1st 2017 greeted me with generous amounts of tissues, soup, and much needed couch time. The worst part of this situation is that I got a bad cold right at the beginning of 2016 also! I hope this pattern doesn't keep up otherwise I might start dreading the New Year. Anyways, now that I am mostly healthy again I couldn't wait to get back to work! Being sick really makes you … [Read more...]
Mexican Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole (GF)
Happy Monday, friends. What better day than a Monday to present to you a breakfast recipe that cooks itself?! Say "hi" to the best food convenience since sliced bread: Mexican Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole!!! You wake up all groggy, your stomach is rumbling, you are wishing it was Sunday morning instead of dreaded Monday. Then you walk into your kitchen, your nose catches a waft of corn, and sausage...You ask yourself, "Are those hash browns I smell"? Yes, yes they are! Your wonderful crock … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker pulled Chicken
Hey, friends, how are you on this fine Monday? You all know how I feel about turning on my oven in the middle of summer. I avoid it as much as possible. No central air + oven = sauna kitchen! No more sauna kitchen rants. Read about my previous one here! Chicken is one of my main go-to proteins that we will have throughout the week. I often like to roast a whole chicken in the oven, cut off the meat and then use it however needed all week long. Juicy chicken with crispy skin: … [Read more...]