• Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

    Corned beef and cabbage is a quintessential St. Patrick’s Day meal, but I’d argue it can be enjoyed any time of the year! Yum! Despite only making corned beef and cabbage once a year (and sometimes never), it’s easily one of my favorite meals. Seriously. Tender, fall apart meat. Silky…

  • Starting a Slow Cooker Beef Roast Frozen

    I raised an eyebrow, too, when I first heard of starting a slow cooker beef roast frozen. Stay with me, though… For many Christmases my in-laws gave us an eighth of a cow, which enabled us to stock our basement freezer chest with meat for most of the year. Score!…

  • Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya

    Always one for a good slow cooker recipe, but quick to get tired of chili, beef stew, or a roast, I wanted something different one holiday when I was hosting a family gathering. I stumbled upon a recipe for gumbo that led me to another recipe for jambalaya, which ended…

  • Slow Cooker Chili With a Texas Twist

    This slow cooker chili has a mouth-watering Texas twist! September is officially up and running, and now more than ever I’m starting to crave those comfort foods that depend on cooler weather: beef stew, apple pie, potato soup and—one of our fall favorites—chili. My chili recipe has taken several years to…