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Overall I do have to say this was a great week of crockpotting! Don’t you agree? I went into this week with high hopes do to my love of the crockpot and due to the fact that I have already tried a couple of recipes from the blog A Year of Slow Cooking (written by Stephanie O’Dea) and have had great success!

I am totally thinking about getting an extra copy of the cookbook Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking (also written by Stephanie O’Dea) to give to my newly engaged sister, who also just graduated college and will be starting her first ‘real job’. I mean my sister Rebecca does have a smidgeon more cooking experience than my sister Rachel who is notorious for being inexperienced in the kitchen (however I do have to give her some credit that she is learning alot now that she is married and has alittle one); but with all of these new adventures Rebecca is about to embark upon, some easy and tasty recipes will be good to have up her sleeve!
This cookbook has great recipes and tips for using the crockpot AND cooking gluten free! With a variety of recipes from a gingerbread latte to making play dough and everything in between! This book is great for anyone. Wither someone just starting out like my sister or to so like myself who just wants to take advantage of easier cooking by using the crockpot, this book is great. The only downfall of the book is that there are no pictures. But with 365 recipes I can forgive that! ; )

A crockpot/slow cooker is a must in every kitchen. The possibliies for this magical little machine are endless. Seriously using a crockpot only requires a few minutes a week of prep time and planning and you can have full sit down family meals no matter how busy a day you are having!

Who knew you could have ‘fried chicken’ in the crockpot!?! I certainly didn’t! But ‘fried chicken’ in the crockpot is certainly healthier and way less messy than the traditional way of cooking this Southern classic and it tastes great too!


These chicken lettuce wraps were the perfect meal for a hot summer day! The chicken is cooked to tender, flavorful perfection in the crockpot and and then wrapped in crisp lettuce. A light satisfying dinner, that we even ate again tonight!

Buffalo Wings + Lasagna?!? Yup this Buffalo Chicken Lasagna was a HUGE hit around here! Totally put this on your list to make for the next dinner party you host, I guarantee it will be a hit!

A Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole cooked in the crockpot has it’s time and place, however I still prefer to cook my breakfast the good ole’ fashion way: in a nice hot skillet on the stove top!

I was a little weary of cooking fish in the crockpot, but I decided to go ahead and try this Foil Packet Tilapia. Let’s just say it was good but not my favorite; that I will probably make it again, but not anytime soon.

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