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Crock Pot Winter Vegetable Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Uncategorized.You’ll often hear me say that food isn’t just about sustenance, but also satisfaction. Entertainment. Emotion. Nutritionists focus on the content of food. Dietician focus on the balance of food. But when I sit down to eat– or more importantly– serve a meal to family and friends, it’s about the experience and the memories we […]
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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 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 Cream of Celery and Leek Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes, vegetarian.Most weeks, I have a game plan for all of our meals and a grocery list to organize my trip. I know which nights will be crockpot meals, which nights will be leftovers, and I even anticipate which nights I’ll probably be too tired to cook! But I started this week a day too late. […]
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Crock Pot Turkey Pot Roast
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.This afternoon, I went with my family to an apple orchard to pick fresh, local produce to enjoy. It felt organic. Not in the “lacking chemicals and pesticides” way, but in the “feeling connected to the earth and supporting something good”. My kids loved picking the fruit and sampling all the different kinds of apples. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Crock Pot Beef Stew
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.So after the amazing stroganoff last week, somehow I still wanted to make more beef. (I think we had BBQ chicken one too many times over the holiday weekend.) So even though it is summer, I thought some hearty beef stew would satisfy my craving for red meat. The nice part about this meal and […]
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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 […]
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Crock Pot Potato Soup
Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes, Side dishes.My 93-year-old grandmother-in-law was visiting last week and the woman is amazing. She is clear minded and sound of body. She might not win the race, but she will definitely reach the finish line. She loves her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and hates to be idle. So when she was here visiting and offered to help […]
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