Updated I love using my crock pot. After working all day an spending an hour in traffic coming home, I don’t always feel like cooking. This recipe, adapted from the September 1999 issue of Cooking Light, can be thrown together in a few minutes before heading out the door in the morning. Set the timer [...]

There’s nothing like coming home from a long day at work to find dinner already made. It’s especially nice, on a frosty winter’s day, if that dinner is a deliciously hot stew. These are the reasons I love my crockpot. Get everything ready in the morning before leaving for work, set the crockpot, and come [...]

I try to avoid specifying what brands to use in my recipes. Heck, I don’t get paid to recommend Brand A over Brand B, so why should I give them free advertising? Well, here is one instance where I must insist on a particular brand. Since the barbecue sauce plays such a key roll in [...]

Source: Recipezaar.com Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds lean beef chuck roast, trimmed of fat & cut into serving-size pieces salt pepper 3 medium baking potatoes, unpeeled & cut into quarters (about 1 pound) 2 large carrots, cut into 3/4-inch slices 2 celery ribs, cut into 3/4-inch slices 1 onion, sliced 1 large parsnip, cut into 3/4-inch [...]

Source: Dawn Starbird Ingredients 3 pounds kielbasa, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces 2 cups ketchup 1 cup packed brown sugar 12 ounces beer 16 ounces pineapple chunks with juice Directions Place the kielbasa into a large crockpot. Stir the ketchup, brown sugar, beer and pineapple chunks together and pour over kielbasa. Place the lid onto [...]