Author Archives: Valerie
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Crock Pot Peach Cobbler
Posted on by Valerie in Breakfast, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.The only thing better than a local farmer’s market is a neighbor with an amazing garden and fruit trees. I had the pleasure of pillaging the peach trees yesterday and came home with about two dozen little peaches, ripe and ready to be enjoyed. They were sweet and juicy, broke easily off the pit and […]
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Crock Pot Summer Onion Dip
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Recipes, vegetarian.If you read my post about the cute $7 crockpot that I saw on sale last week, this recipe would be the perfect fit for it! If you have a “little dipper” sized crock pot, you can make this dip and then use the crock pot to serve it and keep it warm. I thought […]
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Crock Pot Cowpea Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, Uncategorized, vegetarian.Most of you probably just read the title of this recipe and giggled. Yes, cowpea sounds a lot like cow pie. In fact, cow pee makes it seem even more funny. So if you haven’t heard of a cowpea before, let me tell you a little about it. But seriously, you can stop giggling now. Cowpeas […]
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Crock Pot Tortellini Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.The title of this recipe is a lie. This isn’t a soup. But it’s not a stew and it’s not just a pasta main course, so I don’t know what else to call it. Technically, it does have broth in it, so therefore I qualify it as a soup. And since it’s my blog, I […]
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Crock Pot Summer Vegetable Puree
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.As much as winter is the time for soups and stews, I really like summer soups too. This one isn’t too hearty since it’s a puree and I think it tastes really light when it is served warm, not hot. I’ve had to become really creative with vegetables this summer— with so much amazing local produce, […]
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Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.Happy birthday to my husband. He is an amazing man, father, lover and friend. And he loves my cooking. So for tonight, I wanted to make him a nice dinner. But of course, I still have the kids to take care of today, a house to clean before company and a dog that is begging […]
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Crock Pot Cabbage and Onions
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.My family has requested perogies for dinner tonight and as much as I’d like to try to make them homemade, that just isn’t going to happen. So I figured if our main dish at dinner is from a frozen blue box, then our side dishes should be fresh and flavorful. Perogies are an amazing Polish […]
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Crock Pot Apricot Pork Chops
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.It’s time for some more of that other white meat. I’ve got my sides ready, all I needed to do was check the freezer for some meat. I have just over a pound of thin pork chops and now dinner is ready. No really, in less than 5 minutes, dinner will be set for tonight. I […]
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Crock Pot Gumbo
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.I opened up my weekly CSA delivery and was so excited to see the ripe, fragrant produce. One thing in particular caught my attention– OKRA. The first thing I thought of was some hot, spicy gumbo. I think half of what I unpacked is going to end up in the gumbo— okra, tomatoes, basil, corn, green […]
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