A Year of CrockPotting:
Looking for Slow Cooker Holiday Food? No problem. Click here for the entire list.It's my birthday! The next few days are pretty bonkers around here---we've got overnight guests, a Thanksgiving Feast at school (I've slow cooked turkey breasts to share), birthday parties, and lots and lots and lots of family. It's truly the (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
A few weeks ago, my friend Diane at The W.H.O.L.E. (whole healthy organic living everyday) Gang had the brilliant idea to host a Gluten Free Progressive Dinner, with Thanksgiving as the theme.I'm pleased to be a stop on the journey, with my Corn Bread Slow Cooker Stuffing. It's absolutely delicious, and I look forward to br (Read More)
Submitted by Shayna
from Google Reader:
When it comes to cooking I often think that modern is best. We have so many new things and gadgets. These items must be better than what cooks used to cook right, right? Well, I have found that I am often wrong and that we can learn a lot from how previous generations cooked.My mother and grandmother cooked in cast iron pan (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
I first heard of this fantastic organization about a year ago. I was smack dab in the end-of-the-year craziness in the slow cooking challenge, and instead of jumping in to help, I merely bookmarked the website.This year is different. This year I look forward to making a bunch of plain cookies, and working with our Girl Scou (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
Happy Veteran's Day! If you are hosting this Thanksgiving, or are planning out your Winter Holiday menu, remember that the slow cooker is your absolute best friend and kitchen secret to happy and sane entertaining. Since this baby will be making her appearance in the next 6-8 weeks, we've gotten out of hosting any big parti (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
Do not read this as "Entertaining Your slow Cooker." Even though I anthropomorphize probably more than I should, I do draw the line somewhere. :-)We're fast approaching the season for entertaining. The Holidays bring about many reasons for getting together, and many different ways to utilize your slow cookers so you can get (Read More)
FitSugar -- Healthy, happy you.:
Take a peek into my kitchen cabinet for a healthy eating tip. If you can't tell from the picture those are jars with chalkboard labels. I've been using them for almost a year now and for two good reasons: health and money.I love nuts but find that it can be easy to eat too many at one sitting. I use the chalkboard labels to (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
There was no giant news at SAP TehcEd Phoenix a few weeks ago, but in the nooks and crannies there were some previews of things to come and the drawn-out proving of SAP’s notion of “timeless software,” or “pace layering,” as James likes to call it.But, a technology company can’t be judged entirely by its potential, but rath (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
Happy almost-Halloween! We had a play date today, and my 5-year-old taste-testers couldn't get enough of this stuff. The comments I overheard were priceless:"it doesn't taste like there are spiders or lizards or bugs in it""how did your mom even know how to make this?""is my tongue green yet?""I've never had ice cream in a (Read More)
Submitted by Todd
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Green Papaya Deli's namesake. Photo by Rudy R. In July, I was working on a feature article about Lao food in East Oakland for the food section of a major Bay Area daily newspaper. In very early August, a few weeks after I'd finished the first round of interviews, I found out that newspaper's food section was merging entire (Read More)
Submitted by Shayna
from Google Reader:
Some will balk at their flavor and size. Many will have texture issues. And still others just won’t enjoy the farting.But know this: there are few cheaper, healthier, and more versatile foods than the humble bean. Members of the legume family, beans can be found everywhere from gourmet restaurants to campfire cauldrons. The (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
Thank you so much for all of your support last week for the book launch. It went really well, and I am so lucky to have the very best readers in the history of the Internet. It truly means so much to me when I read all of your comments, emails, blog posts, tweets, and web chatter.If you haven't yet caught the GMA clip, and (Read More)
Submitted by Shayna
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Cover via AmazonDo you shop at Sam’s Club or Costco, or somewhere else that sells “warehouse packages” of meat? If so, you need Fix, Freeze, Feast: Prepare in Bulk and Enjoy by the Serving – More than 125 Recipes by Katie Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik. With more than 125 recipes, this is the only cookbook I’ve ever seen that (Read More)
A Year of CrockPotting:
I had a few bags of lentils in the house, and attempted to make a chicken and lentil stew last week. I really like Indian spices, and thought that if I threw some in the pot I'd get a tasty lentil soup/stew with chicken.I didn't get soup.It could have been because I was on the phone, and helping the kids with homework, and (Read More)
TechRadar: All News Feeds:
Google is the internet surfer's best friend and worst enemy. If you know what you're after, just type it into the search engine's famous little box and – hey presto – you'll be given a list of related sites in order of relevance. Such is Google's dominance that its name has become a synonym for search. And rightly so. When (Read More)