Tag Archives: salt

• Crock Pot Broccoli and Rice

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

  This dish is so easy, so tasty and so complete that I started it while I drank my morning coffee and we ate it for lunch. You could use this decorated-vegetable-and-carbohydrate with pretty much any protein and it would be the perfect complement.  Even my kids like it! Try this next time you want a simple side. […]

  Post Tagged with black pepper, broccoli, cream of mushroom soup, rice, salt
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• Crock Pot Peach Cobbler

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

  The only thing better than a local farmer’s market is a neighbor with an amazing garden and fruit trees. I had the pleasure of pillaging the peach trees yesterday and came home with about two dozen little peaches, ripe and ready to be enjoyed. They were sweet and juicy, broke easily off the pit and […]

  Post Tagged with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, oatmeal, peaches, salt, vanilla
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  Crock Pot Cowpea Soup

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

  Most of you probably just read the title of this recipe and giggled. Yes, cowpea sounds a lot like cow pie. In fact, cow pee makes it seem even more funny. So if you haven’t heard of a cowpea before, let me tell you a little about it. But seriously, you can stop giggling now. Cowpeas […]

  Post Tagged with carrots, celery, cow peas, garlic, ham, onions, parsley, parsnip, pepper, salt, turkey sausage, water
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  Crock Pot Summer Vegetable Puree

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

  As much as winter is the time for soups and stews, I really like summer soups too. This one isn’t too hearty since it’s a puree and I think it tastes really light when it is served warm, not hot.  I’ve had to become really creative with vegetables this summer— with so much amazing local produce, […]

  Post Tagged with apple, basil, carrots, celery, garlic, onion, oregano, pepper, potatoes, rosemary, salt, squash, thyme, vegetable broth
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  Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  Happy birthday to my husband. He is an amazing man, father, lover and friend. And he loves my cooking.  So for tonight, I wanted to make him a nice dinner. But of course, I still have the kids to take care of today, a house to clean before company and a dog that is begging […]

  Post Tagged with basil, black pepper, celery seed, chicken, diced tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, onion, oregano, parsley, red pepper, salt, spaghetti sauce, yellow pepper, zucchini
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  Crock Pot Cabbage and Onions

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

  My family has requested perogies for dinner tonight and as much as I’d like to try to make them homemade, that just isn’t going to happen. So I figured if our main dish at dinner is from a frozen blue box, then our side dishes should be fresh and flavorful. Perogies are an amazing Polish […]

  Post Tagged with Cabbage, carrots, celery seed, Cleveland, Ohio, onion, perogies, salt, sugar, West Side Market, white wine
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  Crock Pot Gumbo

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

  I opened up my weekly CSA delivery and was so excited to see the ripe, fragrant produce. One thing in particular caught my attention– OKRA. The first thing I thought of was some hot, spicy gumbo.  I think half of what I unpacked is going to end up in the gumbo— okra, tomatoes, basil, corn, green […]

  Post Tagged with basil, carrots, cayenne pepper, celery, chicken, chili powder, corn, garlic, green pepper, okra, onion, paprika, parsley, pepper, salt, sausage, shrimp, Tabasco sauce, tomatoes, water, Worcestershire sauce
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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 […]

  Post Tagged with beef, black pepper, carrots, celery, celery seed, corn, corn starch, garlic, green beans, onion, paprika, parsley, potatoes, salt, water, zucchini
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  Crock Pot Southern Style Greens

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

  Living in the South, I have learned that I can no longer assume that my vegetables are vegetarian. It seems like every restaurant I go to  uses delicious savory meats like bacon, sausage or ham to season our side dishes. I always like bacon on a side salad without any complaints, so I’m definitely open to […]

  Post Tagged with bacon, garlic, kale, onion, pepper, red pepper flakes, salt, water
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• Crock Pot Barbequed Salami

  Posted on by Valerie in Dinner, Recipes.

  My nana didn’t make cookies. She didn’t make tea sandwiches. She didn’t make cute food like fruit, desserts, hors d’oeuvres, cordials or ganache. But she made amazing, hearty dishes in mass quantity like spaghetti and brisket and homemade potato salad. But anyone in my family could tell you that the one dish that she was […]

  Post Tagged with brown sugar, celery, chili powder, chili sauce, dry mustard, green pepper, ketchup, onion, pepper, salami, salt, Tabasco sauce, white vinegar, worchestershire sauce
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