Category Archives: Dinner

A meal intended for gathering friends and family around to table, these recipes are certain to please a crowd and the cook.

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  Crock Pot Scalloped Potatoes

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.

  After some trial and error with cooking potatoes in the crock pot, I’ve finally got some advice for you. First off…don’t try to make mashed potatoes. The long amount of time and lack of high heat sort of ruin the effect. But, if you want to make them on the stove and then keep them heated in […]

  Post Tagged with black pepper, cheddar, flour, milk, mozzarella, onion, paprika, parsley flakes, potatoes, salt
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• Crock Pot Country Ribs

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  Let’s make a play list for today’s recipe to put you in the mood! By the time you sing along to Sweet Home Alabama(Lynyrd Skynyrd), Little Bitty (Alan Jackson) and the beginning of Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond), you’ll have a pot full of home cookin’ set for a down-home country feast.  Whether you live in the north, south, […]

  Post Tagged with apple cider vinegar, apple juice, brown sugar, celery seed, country ribs, garlic, ground mustard, ketchup, parsley flakes, pork
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• Crock Pot Enchiladas

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  Happy Cinco de Mayo!  This is a really easy recipe for enchiladas– you buy the sauce already made and a handful of other ingredients. When you put it all together it tastes authentic and just the right balance of flavors and spice. I always keep a bag of flour tortillas in the refrigerator, so even […]

  Post Tagged with cheese, cinco de mayo, enchilada sauce, green chiles, ground turkey, jalapenos, olive oil, onion, salsa
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• Crock Pot Mexican Chicken

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  I’m a big fan of celebrating other cultures, especially their holidays, but it’s mostly for the foods we get to enjoy. Cinco de Mayo used to mean margaritas, Corona with lime and maybe some array of indigestion-causing spicy salsas. Now I try for a little more flavor and less debauchery.  This Mexican Chicken crockpot is […]

  Post Tagged with black beans, chicken, corn, cream cheese, picante sauce, rice, taco seasoning
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  Crock Pot Salmon- Crock for the Cure

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  This morning I am participating in the Susan G. Komen’s Race for the Cure. It has been my privilege to support this cause and all the amazing women and men that are fighting cancer every day. We all know someone, have loved someone or have experienced this battle ourselves. We must provide courage and compassion to support each other […]

  Post Tagged with cocktail sauce, cream cheese, dill, non-stick spray, olive oil, peppercorns, red bell pepper, salmon, white wine
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• Crock Pot London Broil

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  My head had been swirling with a mix of the traditional children’s song about a certain London Bridge and the contemporary naughty version of the song by a certain Mrs. Black-Eyed Pea. While I might not have the cute sequin British flag on a pair of boy shorts, I think my London Broil is a […]

  Post Tagged with beef, carrots, garlic, ketchup, olive oil, onion, pepper, potatoes, red wine vinegar, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce
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• Crock Pot Chicken Caesar

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  It’s not the ides of March, but I feel the need to honor our dear friend, Julius. After an intense workout this morning, I feel like an Olympian! I am in need of good, lean protein, so I came home and started a healthy pot of meat and veggies with some great flavor. This recipe […]

  Post Tagged with caesar dressing, chicken breasts, green beans, potatoes
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  Crock Pot Orange Tofu

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  I think it’s a wonderful community celebration when a baby is born. Friends and family gather to welcome the sweet little child and help the new parents with meals and errands and extra hands for diaper changes.  Tonight, it’s my turn to bring dinner to some friends and I’m pretty sure that they already assume […]

  Post Tagged with brocoli, Cabbage, dairy, garlic, green beans, honey, olive oil, onion, orange juice, paprika, peas, rice vinegar, snow peas, soy sauce, tofu, vegetarian
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• Crock Pot Sloppy Joes

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  Here’s your mission if you choose to accept it: make dinner for four adults and two kids when you are staying at a friends house, you found one pound of ground turkey in the freezer and there is a pantry of assorted cans. And…. GO! While visiting friends this week, I figured it was only […]

  Post Tagged with apple cider vinegar, black beans, black pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, green pepper, ground turkey, onion, salt, tomato juice, tomato paste, vegetable juice, water, worchestershire sauce, yellow mustard
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• Crock Pot Fish Chowder

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.

  This recipe has evolved from an amazing chowder that I once had at the Columbus International Festival in Ohio. I think it was the Scandanavian table that was honoring their long-standing countrymen’s careers of treacherous trips on the ocean. I think it was really to honor the countrywomen’s careers of having boatloads of fish to […]

  Post Tagged with bacon, bay leaves, carrots, celery, corn starch, fish, garlic, milk, onion, pepper, salmon, salt, shrimp, tilapia, vegetable broth, zucchini
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