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Slow Cooker Round-up

Posted on August 13, 2015 by admin Leave a comment

Back to school season means more than shopping for news clothes and pencils. It also means getting back into a more formal routine, hectic schedules, and juggling more each day. If there was ever a time to plan ahead and make for easier dinners, this is it!

Enter the trusty slow cooker, which lets you prep early and enjoy the fruits of your labor later. When those hungry students come barreling in the door, your meal will be ready to go.

There are unlimited dishes to make in a slow cooker. Here a few I love, from some of my favorite bloggers.

Crockpot Garlic Alfredo Chicken from The Frugal Girls

Slow Cooker Korean Beef from Damn Delicious

Crockpot Spanish Braised Chicken from A Year of Slow Cooking

4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken from Gimme Some Oven

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup from Skinnytaste

Crock Pot Crazy Pineapple Chili from Two Healthy Kitchens

Do you have any favorite slow cooker meals? What else do you do to save time when school starts up?

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All About Figs

Posted on July 17, 2015 by admin Leave a comment

figs, one whole purple fig and two open halves

I love to cook with figs in every form: dried, as a sweet jam, and when they’re in season, fresh! The texture of tiny crunchy seeds bursting through the chewy, yielding pink flesh of the fruit makes any dish interesting, from pastries and sweets, to savory applications like stews and salads.

Here are a few great recipes that make the most of these delicious fruits:

Fig and Goat Cheese Mini Croissants from The Culinary Chase

Fig & Brie Grilled Cheese from Last Ingredient

Prosciutto and Fig Pizza with Arugula from A Family Feast

Fig & Watermelon Salad with Honey Vanilla Cashews from Nom Nom Paleo

Fig Glazed Chicken Sauté from The Naked Kitchen

Broccoli Fig and Goat Cheese Pasta from Big Eats Tiny Kitchen

What are your favorite ways to enjoy figs?

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Summer Corn Round-up

Posted on June 25, 2015 by admin Leave a comment

close up of yellow corn on the cob in a green husk with a blue sky

Our summer memories are so often about food. The tastes, the smells, the fond remembrance of lazy days in the sun and meals eaten outside. For so many, corn plays a big part of summer and there are so many great ways to celebrate the season with those hearty kernels.

There are endless ways to use this versatile ingredient. Here are some of my favorites:

Southwest Spiced Corn from Budget Bytes

The Best Ever Oven Roasted Corn from The Slow Roasted Italian

Mexican Street Corn from Seeded at the Table

Mexican Street Corn Salad from Love & Lemons

Grilled Corn Fritters from Table for Two

Sweet Corn, Zucchini and Fresh Mozzarella Pizza from How Sweet it Is

Damn Good Corn Pudding from A Spicy Perspective

How do you enjoy your corn? Leave me a comment and share your favorite corn recipes!

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