Author Archives: Valerie
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Crock Pot Beef and Barley Stew
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.Here’s your history lesson for today, folks… let’s learn about barley. If you are a “meat and potatoes” kind of person, barley is a great item to add to your grocery list. Barley rations go all the way back to biblical times, I think, it’s healthy, hearty and inexpensive; is one of the world’s top […]
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Crock Pot Vegetable Soup For Men
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, Side dishes, vegetarian.I am fortunate to have a husband that loves my cooking and loves to eat. He tries everything I make and is very agreeable about most of it. But today, I had the privilege of watching my husband cook his first crock pot meal. And it turned out great! Today’s soup includes a lot of […]
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Crock Pot Vegetarian Fiesta
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.After a great weekend away, it’s nice to be back home to cook. But surprise!! Company for dinner tonight. I haven’t had a chance to go to the grocery store yet, so I need to whip up something for dinner that is tasty and unique without needing a separate shopping list. Here’s one of my […]
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Crock Pot Noodle Kugel
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.This is one of my favorite foods from my experience with Jewish holidays. This casserole is sweet and dense with a wonderful warmth of cinnamon and vanilla. The noodles are soft and bound with the creamy egg filling. But my favorite taste is the plump raisins that swell with flavor and are a great contrast to the texture […]
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Crock Pot Broccoli and Rice
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.This dish is so easy, so tasty and so complete that I started it while I drank my morning coffee and we ate it for lunch. You could use this decorated-vegetable-and-carbohydrate with pretty much any protein and it would be the perfect complement. Even my kids like it! Try this next time you want a simple side. […]
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Crock Pot Thai Chicken soup
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.One of my favorite new indulgences is Thai food. I started a few years ago with Pad Thai. It’s like the thai version of lomein, which is really just a step above the college-grade ramen noodle. But it started to introduce me to new flavors. Then, I moved up and through a few of the […]
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Crock Pot Vegetarian Lasagna
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, vegetarian.I love lasagna! Anytime you can combine everything into one dish and it hits pretty much every food group, then I’m a happy girl. But oven-baked lasagna takes way too much work… all the boiling and layering and smoothing and baking and spilling, then oven cleaning… I would rather just order lasagna from a nice […]
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Crock Pot Thai Chicken Wraps
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.Tonight is open house at my son’s school and the timing makes dinner as a family tough. So, it is going to be date night instead— but eating out is expensive, so I’ll feed the kids early and then us parents can eat when we get home (and the kids are sleeping!). But since I’m not sure […]
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Crock Pot Marsala Pears
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Lately, I’ve been more interested in making crock pot desserts. I think it’s the farthest thing from what grandma used to make– this amazing kitchen appliance is meant for more than just soup and meat! I have a couple pounds of fresh seckel pears. They are still firm and their skins are colorful and fragrant […]
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Crock Pot Curried Sweet Potatoes
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.This recipe was a huge hit last night! Even the kids liked it. It’s flavorful and when all these flavors fuse together, it’s an amazing combination. These are not your candied Thanksgiving yams by any degree. When the coconut milk and curry gets a chance to melt into the sweet potatoes, the sweet smokiness will […]
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