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Make it Fast, Cook it Slow cookbook information
Help! My Slow Cooker Cooks Too Fast!
Frequently Asked Questions, Volume I
Frequently Asked Questions, Volume II
Save Money By Using Your Slow Cooker
Slow Cooking During a Recession
Meal Planning with the Slow Cooker

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How to Clean Less, Play More
The Daily 7 for a Highly Successful Household
How to Company Clean in 30 Minutes or Less
Blogging for Business, a 3-part (so far!) Tutorial
Holiday Gifts to Support Bloggers




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Light and Healthy

Eating slow-cooked fare doesn't mean that you need to eat gloppy cream-of-something-or-other concoctions. There are TONS of ways to eat lightly, and all of the good-for-you stuff from your veggies and beans stay right in the pot. In fact, there's even a CrockPot Diet!

Score!

All recipes are completely gluten-free. If you are not gluten-free, simply ignore my notes, or file them away in case you ever need to cook for someone with a gluten sensitivity.

1. Acorn Squash
2. Applesauce Chicken
3. Autumn Sausage Casserole
4. Basil Chicken with Feta
5. Black Bean Soup
6. Black Beans with Cilantro 
7. Black Eyed Pea Chili
8. Butternut Squash Soup
9. Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole
10. Chicken and Rice Soup
11. Clean-Out-The-Pantry Minestrone Soup
12. Creamy Apple Oatmeal
13. Eggplant "Parmesan" with Feta
14. End of Summer Harvest Soup
15. Ethiopian Chicken Stew (Doro Wat)
16. Falafel 
17. General Tso's Chicken
18. Ginger Teriyaki Tofu
19. Halibut in White Sauce with Broccolini
20. Herb Garden Chicken
21. Indian Spiced Lentils with Chicken
22. Indian Spinach and Tofu
23. Jamaican Pumpkin Soup
24. Lemon and Dill Salmon with Spinach
25. Lentil and Kale Super Food Dinner 
26. Lentil Minestrone Soup
27. Lima Bean Soup (hearty) 
28. Mahi Mahi With Asparagus, Broccoli, and Spinach
29. Mediterranean Chicken
30. Moroccan Lentil Soup
31. Mulligatawny Soup Recipe
32. Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
33. Orange Beef Recipe
34. Orange Glazed Beets
35. Orange Honey Tilapia
36. Pasta Fagioli
37. Pesto Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
38. Pineapple Chicken
39. Portobello Mushroom Sandwiches
40. Potato Leek Soup
41. Quinoa Casserole
42. Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Curry and Honey
43. Roasted Vegetables
44. Rotisserie-Style Chicken
45. Salsa Chicken 
46. Smoky Turkey and Black Bean Soup
47. Southwestern Sweet Potato and Corn Medly
48. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Mango Lettuce Wraps
49. Sweet and Sour Tofu
50. Sweet and Spicy Salmon
51. Sweet Potato Chili (vegan!) 
52. Tangy Black Bean Soup
53. The CrockPot Diet
54. The Very Best Brussels Sprouts, EVER!
55. Tortilla Soup Recipe
56. Traditional Minestrone Soup
57. Turkey Cutlets in Mango Salsa 
58. Vegetable Broth/Stock
59. Vegetarian Curry
60. Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Peppers
61. Vietnamese Pho Soup Recipe
62. White Bean and Sausage Soup
63. White Chili Recipe

Dessert

It doesn't get any better than this.

All recipes are completely gluten-free. If you are not gluten-free, simply ignore my notes, or file them away in case you ever need to cook for someone with a gluten sensitivity.

1. 5 Layer Brownies
2. Apple Dumplings
3. Banana Pudding
4. Bananas Foster
5. Blueberry Buckle
6. Brandy Spiced Peaches
7. Bread Pudding Recipe
8. Brownie In A Mug
9. Caramel Apples
10. Cheesecake Recipe
11. Cherries Jubilee
12. Chocolate Almond Tapioca Pudding
13. Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Apples
14. Chocolate Frito Candy
15. Chocolate Fudge Pudding Cake
16. Chocolate Mousse
17. Chocolate Pot de Creme (with ganache!)  
18. Coconut Cake
19. Crème Brulee
20. CrockPot Chocolate Fondue
21. Dulce de Leche
22. Honey Cake
23. Oreo Cheesecake
24. Peach Compote
25. Peanut (Not Brittle) Candy
26. Peanut Butter Brownies
27. Peanut Butter Cup Cake
28. Pie
29. Pound Cake
30. Pumpkin Cheesecake
31. Pumpkin Pie Dip
32. Pumpkin Pudding (crustless pumpkin pie)
33. Red Wine Poached Pears
34. Rice Krispies Treats
35. Rice Pudding
36. Rocky Road Candy
37. Stuffed and Baked Apples
38. Sugared Cinnamon Almonds
39. Tapioca Pudding

Fun Stuff

Playdough, Shrinky Dinks, Candles, Soap, a foot bath?

why not?!

All recipes are completely gluten-free. If you are not gluten-free, simply ignore my notes, or file them away in case you ever need to cook for someone with a gluten sensitivity.

1. A Book Club! so my brain doesn't go to mush!
2. A CrockPot Party
3. Book Club Discussion: The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
4. Brownie In A Mug CrockPot Recipe
5. CrockPot Christmas Ornaments
6. CrockPot Play Dough Recipe
7. CrockPot Turtle Pudding (gluten free) Recipe - New !!
8. Drop In and Decorate---Cookies for Donation
9. Frequently Asked "A Year of Slow Cooking" Questions, Part II
10. Good Morning America, and Other Announcements
11. Happy Crocktober!
12. Hot Dogs for a Crowd
13. How to Make Candles in the CrockPot
14. How to Make CrockPot Crayons
15. How to Make Soap In Your CrockPot
16. More Give-Aways! The Tassimo Hot Beverage System and the Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
17. Slow Cooker Big Easy Meatloaf Recipe
18. Slow Cooker Brandy Spiced Peaches Recipe
19. Slow Cooker Chocolate Pot de Creme (with ganache!) Recipe - New !!
20. Slow Cooker Puffy Pizza Casserole Recipe
21. Slow Cooker Witch's Brew Recipe
22. Sugared Cinnamon Almonds Slow Cooker Recipe
23. The CrockPot as a Foot Bath
24. The CrockPot as an Air Freshener/ Odor Neutralizer
25. You Can Make Shrinky Dinks in the CrockPot!

Dips & Fondue

I love to make little dips and fondues. I have three cookers that I use pretty often for dips:

The Little Dipper

a mini 1.5 (2 quart) slow cooker

the Crock-Pot Trio

All recipes are completely gluten-free. If you are not gluten-free, simply ignore my notes, or file them away in case you ever need to cook for someone with a gluten sensitivity.

 Dips.

1. Bacon and Cheese Dip Recipe
2. Black Bean and Goat Cheese
3. Buffalo Chicken Dip
4. Crab Dip Recipe
5. Edamame Dip Recipe
6. Fruit and Horseradish Cream Cheese Appetizer Spread  
7. Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
8. Not-too-Spicy Bean Dip
9. Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe
10. Roasted Garlic
11. Spinach and Artichoke Dip
12. Super Duper Garlic Dip

Fondue.

1. Baba Ganoush
2. Cheese Fondue Recipes--a double dip edition!
3. Chocolate and Marshmallow Fluff Fondue
4. Cream Cheese, Sausage, and Rotel Dip (mommy crack!)
5. Fancy Cheese Fondue Little Dipper Recipe
6. Little Dipper CrockPot Chocolate Fondue
7. Little Dipper CrockPot Peanut Butter Fondue
8. Little Dipper Pizza Fondue Recipe
9. Mint Chocolate Fondue