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 Corned Beef with Guinness
Posted on by Valerie in Breakfast, Dinner, Recipes.Apparently I make corned beef in the crock pot every year and I’ve already posted multiple recipes, so here’s a summary of past years and what I did for 2016. This attempt might be the easiest and my favorite!! Quick summation of leprechauns past… First recipe for Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage is a full […]
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Crock Pot Split Pea Soup (Vegetarian)
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.I don’t usually put specific tags in the titles of my posts, but I think it’s really important on this one. It should really say… Crock Pot Split Pea Soup #noham but still #tastesyummy! Haha. I made those up. So this soup is hearty and delicious and still has a great smoky flavor, but doesn’t include […]
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Crock Pot Baked Apples
Posted on by Valerie in Breakfast, dessert, Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Looking for something easy? This one is fabulous! Hot and sultry and moist. (Why do those three words sounds so naughty together?!?!) It’s a baked apple, people. Calm down. No need for a grand story or explanation. Baked apples are a great choice because the fruit is easy to find and consistent in taste all […]
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Renovation, Week 9: The Finale
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, How To..., Kitchen Renovation, Recipes, Uncategorized, vegetarian.I am pleased to present the new Dinner Is A Crock kitchen! It’s been months of hard work, intense labor, and intricate planning, but I am thrilled to welcome you to my home and get back to creating new and exciting recipes to share. Week NINE– let’s break it down and see how the transition unfolded… […]
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Renovation, Week Five: Dinners and Creatures
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Kitchen Renovation.Let’s break this week’s renovation update down day by day. I updated my four-week menu plan to carry us through the rest of the project, the installations are still on schedule, and it’s remarkably nice weather still outside. I want you to understand that while my posts may make this whole process appear to be coated […]
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Renovation, Week THREE and FOUR: Hurry Up to Wait
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Kitchen Renovation.Welcome to the Renovation Dance. Please, find a partner and a tool. Take two steps forward and then slide to the left. Take another step forward and then jump back. The Renovation Dance is a new way of jigging about in your kitchen– there’s no sink, no appliances, not even a cabinet to be seen. […]
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Renovation, Week Two: THX and Floors
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Kitchen Renovation, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.While most of you are probably brining your turkeys, whipping your cream, or stuffing that bird, we’re being a little non-traditional with our family time this holiday season. Yes– we will still eat a full Thanksgiving dinner, but no… the renovation is not complete. No kitchen? No problem! The goal this holiday weekend is to […]
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Crock Pot Creamy Potato Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Today was the first day that actually felt like fall. I don’t mean like a specialty coffee… I mean hooded sweatshirts, warm blankets, steamy bowls of soup and the sound of rustling leaves. And if you are lucky, you can enjoy all of those things at the same time. Tonight’s Crock Pot Creamy Potato Soup […]
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Crock Pot Short Ribs
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.OK fans, THIS should be your new favorite holiday dish. I don’t care what you celebrate, we all celebrate deliciousness. There’s a little prep work involved, but it is worth every juicy morsel. I am making this dish for the upcoming Jewish New Year… and perhaps Halloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. And an early happy Valentine’s Day […]
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Summer Series, COMPLETE!
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, Summer Series: Outer Banks.It felt like a hangover to wake up today. I rolled over and closed my eyes, groaning. It was barely 8 am and to do lists were already swirling in my head. This wasn’t an alcohol-induced situation, it was the effect of knowing today was the last day of vacation. So I took a deep […]
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