Summer is all about things that are natural and simple. And during no time of year do fruits and vegetables taste better than during summer. Tomatoes are sweet and full of flavor. Strawberries and cherries are ripe and perfect. It’s the best time to eat some of the best food in [...]
Some of you out there are lucky enough to have air conditioning. When you want to bake cookies or slow-cook a chicken in the middle of July, you just crank it up and stay cool. Well, I’m not one of you. When I want to cook something in the middle of summer, [...]
Having a crockpot would be almost pointless if you didn’t like soups and stews! (In other words, if you were crazy!) On a cold, cold day you can warm by with your favorite soup in a crockpot, filling the house with a wonderful aroma while it’s cooking. Everyone needs to know how to make [...]
Everybody knows that beans are the musical fruit– and probably spent years of their childhood reveling in the fact. Perhaps this reputation is what turns a lot of adults off to eating beans as a main source of protein. After all, anything that was SO funny when they were kids can’t be something [...]
Every culture has its foods– and while the fermented shark you’ll find up in Iceland probably isn’t world-renowned for being ultra tempting, most cultures have something wonderful and unique about their food. Which means that whenever you visit a new country, you’ve gotta try the native fare at least once– and preferably every day. While [...]
Years ago, wherever you lived is what you ate– you had to go to a special store to find international spices and specialty foods. Now, though, international cooking –especially from some cultures in particular– is hugely widespread, and just about every store has an international foods section. (However, the best quality, most authentic ingredients [...]
Crock pots really aren’t too expensive… but even if they were, having one pays for itself in no time. The time you save preparing meals can really add up– it’s hours a week! If you do plan on using your crockpot often, you’ll probably want to keep around these simple staples– they’ll make up [...]
Today I’m continuing my series about crock pot and freezer cooking with a great how-to article about how to use stuff lying around the house to make a great –and easy, of course– dinner in the crock pot.
You’ll be seeing new articles on crock pot and freezer cooking throughout the month, along with some great [...]
Like a leash for the kids or a time machine, a crockpot is a useful tool for any busy household. All you’ve gotta do is to add your ingredients and be ready stuff yourself when you get home. Like I talked about in the last article, crockpots come in lots of sizes to accommodate single [...]
If your family is anything like mine, you’re busy, you’re stressed, and your budget is a little on the short side right now. (This isn’t what adulthood looked like when I imagined it as a kid!) Whether it is your schedule or your children’s, it can be hard to find time and money for a [...]
