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Crockpot Pulled Pork

January 10, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

Turn a pork shoulder (often found on sale) into a delicious batch of pulled pork. Freeze some for later–it makes a lot! Or share with a neighbor. 1 T oil 2 chopped onions 6 minced garlic cloves 1 T chili powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 12 oz chili sauce (1 small bottle) 1/4 cup brown [...]

High School Grad Party for 50

June 22, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

When you’re entertaining, you need to balance money, time and taste.  I just had a grad night party for my eldest and I won’t say it was the cheapest I could have done, but it was reasonable and balanced the time I had available with the money I had available. My daughter wanted a “simple” [...]

A Chicken in Every (Crock) Pot

March 18, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I’ve somehow fallen out of the habit of using my Crock Pot (aka slow cooker). But a neighbor borrowed my Crockpot the other day, which reminded me of it somehow, so I opted to cook my whole chicken (.79 a pound) in it today. The newer ones cook hotter than the old ones, so I [...]

Easy Pulled Pork in the Crockpot

January 29, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

When I buy a roast, I usually cook half and save half, either whole, sliced, or chopped. I vacuum seal it and throw it in the freezer for a bit. I was in the mood for some pulled pork sandwiches but didn’t feel like paying as much attention as my regular recipes call for. (But [...]

Pulled Pork Recipe Redux

July 17, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I have used a great pulled pork recipe many times with great praise from family and friends. I was in the grocery store perusing the magazines by the checkout stand and one called “Quick and Simple” caught my eye, probably because of the starburst promo calling out “17 Budget-Friendly Recipes.” They had a pulled pork [...]

Crockpot: Soda and Onion Soup Mix Beef Roast

January 11, 2006 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Cruising the meat aisle on Sunday when I did my shopping, I brought home a beef roast. Can’t remember the exact cut. It was boneless. It was also tied with strings, which I cut off given that I was going to slow cooker it. I’d been wanting to try some variation of the soda-onion soup-crockpot [...]

Boneless Pork Ribs in the Slow Cooker

February 24, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I bought a new crockpot a while ago. For years I had a great crockpot that turned out wonderful food. It finally broke apart, with the knob coming off so it had to be turned with a screwdriver and then the inner pot itself cracked, so I finally threw it away. I bought a new [...]

Slow Cooker Roast with Pepperoncini

February 9, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I have seen various recipes about cooking a beef or pork roast in the crockpot with a jar of pepperoncini and finally tried it today. I had bought a new crockpot recently. My old one always felt too hot on the bottom and in fact one day caused my Corian-like (but not Corian) counter to [...]

Crockpot Rump Roast for French Dip Sandwiches

January 5, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Dinner tonight: French Dip Sandwiches Stir-fried vegetables Salad with Green Goddess dressing I have a good French dip recipe, which when I searched for just now I realized I had never posted… But when I was at the grocery store they had the little packets of au jus powder stuff on sale and I decided [...]

Roast Lemon Chicken in the Crockpot

December 15, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Last year I learned that making balls of foil for a whole chicken to sit on in the crockpot helps the chicken be more “roast” like and less falling apart. I like the convenience of the crockpot, but I really like making whole chickens, but had been unhappy with the way they came out before [...]

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