Author Archives: Valerie
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Crock Pot Sausage-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.Two tips with today’s amazing recipe…… 1. Find a ground sausage that you like. It can be a prepped tube from the grocery store or a visit to a special deli or anything in between. But when you find it, it becomes a mainstay in your home for breakfast, lunch or dinner. No endorsement here, […]
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Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Broccoli
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.Hey! Anybody else not want to cook dinner tonight?! Yeah, me too. How about two minutes of prep. Four ingredients. Three hours of cooking. Two minutes to serve. How much easier can this get?! We went to a late afternoon baseball game today and it’s that four o’clock game time that totally interrupts dinner. RANT: […]
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Crock Pot Pattypan Squash Salad
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Summer is almost here which means it is officially BBQ season! I love starting side dishes in my crock pot and then finishing them with fresh veggies and herbs. So for this past weekend’s festivities, I picked up some pattypan squash at my local farmer’s market. I think they are so cute and fun to […]
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Crock Pot Dulce de Leche
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Side dishes, vegetarian.This is the easiest dessert I’ve ever made. And while this recipe is not new or even really my own creation, I want to share it with you because of WHY I made it, and not just the HOW. Here’s a little story about my family. My youngest son has some crazy food allergies and while he […]
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Crock Pot Coconut Butternut Squash
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, gluten-free, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Are you ever in need of a quick and easy side dish? This vegetarian option only takes TWO INGREDIENTS and cooks on low for about four hours. It also goes with just about anything, so there’s no need to amp it up with crazy flavor– just dump it in an hit start. The prep work […]
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Cool Tools
Posted on by Valerie in How To..., Product Reviews, Recipes, Uncategorized.I’ve been playing with a bunch of new kitchen tools and wanted to share them with you. PROS– they do exactly what I need them to accomplish. CONS– they really only do one trick each, so it’s annoying to try and store them all in an organized way. But seriously– I love kitchen gadgets! And […]
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Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Did you have a great weekend? Yeah, I met a real fungi. Haha, fungi humor still cracks me up. Get it? Get it? Fun-guy?! Bwahhh ha ha ha. This recipe calls for at least three different kinds of mushrooms because I love the variety of texture. If you don’t like mushrooms, don’t make this recipe, […]
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Crock Pot Meatloaf
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.This recipe requires no lead up. You know it, you like it, you probably have had it a million times with just as many little variations. Let’s go simple and make a flavorful loaf for dinner that will please the whole family. Meatloaf also reheats and freezes well, so if you happen to have leftovers […]
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Crock Pot Pork and Prunes
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, gluten-free, Recipes.A few years ago, my husband and I went to France to celebrate our anniversary. It was an amazing adventure and I am forever grateful to everyone that helped coordinate taking over our daily chaos so we could get away. We loved the wine and the micro-brews, but what we found most delectable was the […]
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Crock Pot Pumpkin Pie Applesauce
Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Breakfast, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Okay fans, it’s April and I’m pretty sure we are all just a bit intimidated by summer swimsuit season being just around the corner. But just in case you’re still holding onto those ideals of a perfect bikini body– or at least an ounce of confidence when you are poolside sipping on an adult beverage and […]
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