This one has been in my Recipes to Try file for a long time. Wish I had tried it sooner…it is soooooo good!! I followed the recipe to a tea and didn’t skimp on any of the spices. It has medium heat so if you like things a bit on the mild side…I’d suggest going…
Author: Elaine Smith
I'm a retired public school educator who is owned by a red and white piebald mini-dachshund named Grace.
Sticky Wings
Happy Justin Timberlake Concert Day (aka Super Bowl 2018). I didn’t have any plans today so I decided it would be fun to try out a new game day crockpot recipe. Spent some time looking fora yummy chicken wing recipe to try and found this from Six Sisters! Super easy to make!! The wings turned…
Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas
Been wanting to try a recipe for pork carnitas for a long time. I worried that if I made them in the crockpot they would lack the crispiness that I associate with yummy carnitas. Then I found this recipe and I took a chance. Boy, am I glad I did! These are fabulous!!! So full…
Beef With Red Wine Sauce
I needed a day like today to rejuvenate a bit. I worked some longer hours last week leading up to our first ever EdCamp Fife – a WONDERFUL day with about 200 of our staff! I didn’t set an alarm, wore sweat pants all day, took Koko on a couple of walks, sat in my…
Spicy White Chicken Chili
Not sure I’ve tried a Baked by Rachel recipe that I haven’t loved! She has a great website full of ideas and posts a lot of them on Pinterest as well. I’ve been dying to try her Spicy White Chicken Chili and after waking up to rain this morning, today seemed like the perfect day!…
Chicken Tortilla Soup 2
It sure feels like Fall has fallen upon the PNW. The past two mornings have felt damp and chilly compared to the 80-90 degree weather of the week prior. Yesterday had me craving some yummy soup, so I went to Pinterest where I had been saving several new soup recipes to try. I choose this…
Chicken Marsala
I’ve never made Chicken Marsala before and this turned out delicious. Will definitely be adding to my rotation of favorites! This is a great recipe when you don’t have a lot of prep time. It has very few ingredients and the crock pot does most of the work for you! Here’s a tip after I…
Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
Yesterday seemed like a great day to try something new in my crockpot. I scoured Pinterest for some inspiration and found this yummy recipe. It was SUPER EASY to make and one I will definitely add to my rotation! I made two changes to the original recipe; I substituted low-sodium soy sauce and used apple…
Tracy’s Red Wine Chili
A bowl of spicy yum! This week’s cooler weather has left me yearning for all things warm!! I’ve always wanted to make a batch of my friend Tracy’s red wine chili and today seemed like the perfect day to give it a go. Boy am I glad I did…it’s amazing!!! The ingredients are simple and…
Just a Bunch of Crock 