Category Archives: Side dishes

• Crock Pot Parsnip and Potato Soup

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

  I’m totally enjoying soups this week and I hope you are getting a chance to enjoy some of these recipes too. I love it when I can make an entire meal in ONE pot and feed the whole family. This soup is a variation on my crock pot potato soup recipe (search for it in […]

  Post Tagged with carrots, celery, celery seed, chives, corn, corn starch, dill, garlic, milk, onions, parsley, parsnips, pepper, potatoes, salt, water
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• Crock Pot Sweet Potato and Corn Chowder

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

  This recipe comes from my friend I.H.K. and she is an amazing cook. This soup is thick and chunky and a whole meal in one bowl. She recommends serving it with tortilla chips or corn bread.  Using an immersion blender can really change a soup from drab to fab by altering the consistency to be […]

  Post Tagged with broth, butter, cheddar cheese, corn, creamed corn, half and half, medium onion, milk, paprika, pepper, salt, sweet potatoes
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• Crock Pot Grits with Sausage

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

  Our county schools have been out of school for three days and the grocery has been out of milk for two. Oh, the fun of a southern winter! I have decided not to venture out until the roads are better so I’m getting creative with foods from the pantry and freezer. Since we’ve already had […]

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  Purple Sweet Potato Biscuits

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

  Happy New Year, friends and fans!  So to be perfectly honest, I haven’t done a lot of cooking since January 1.  We’ve relished in some easy dinner like grilled cheese and tomato soup, grilled chicken with steamed veggies and even ordering in Chinese food.  But yesterday I tried a little baking and the result turned […]

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• Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

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

  The morning is half over and my whole family is still wearing pajamas. Yay for snow days! But since  it’s dreadful and cold outside, I need something hot and satisfying to fill our bellies. I decided that we should head south of the border tonight and enjoy some Mexican fare, so today I am sharing my […]

  Post Tagged with avocado, bay leaf, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chicken, chili powder, cilantro, corn, cumin, diced tomatoes, garlic, green chiles, jalapeno, onion, salt, shredded cheese, sour cream, Tabasco, tortilla chips
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• Crock Pot Spicy Applesauce

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

  Ok fans, let me put it this way…. my dad dubbed this “ass-kickin’ applesauce” and he’s a respectable man. It’s spicy and tangy and might tingle your tongue a little (especially if you use the full 1/2 t. of cayenne pepper); but this dish is also flavorful in ways that normal applesauce or apple butter […]

  Post Tagged with apples, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, jellied cranberry sauce, rum
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  Crock Pot Escalloped Apples

  Posted on by Valerie in Appetizer, Breakfast, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.

  This recipe is the direct result of two completely different factors= 1. we’ve been getting great fall apples and need to use some up, especially the ones with bruises   2. it’s almost the holiday season and I’m trying to find lower calories, but equally delicious dishes to serve up as dessert This recipe is […]

  Post Tagged with apples, black pepper, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, corn starch, nutmeg, vanilla, water
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• Crock Pot Acorn Squash

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

  As the seasons change so does the selection of produce.  I love summer for its melon and berries, but fall is such a refreshing reminder of patience. Have you ever tried to grow acorn squash? You plant it and then wait and wait and wait. Two summers ago, I lost an entire crop to shield […]

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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 […]

  Post Tagged with celery, celery seed, corn, diced tomatoes, garlic, jalapenos, onion, parsley, pepper, potatoes, salt, zucchini
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