• Slow Cooker Saviors

    We are squarely in the middle of September and our calendars are getting more full by the day. Along with school, we are running around to various appointments multiple times a week. It is definitely a good time to pull out the slow cooker and work that baby. We love Salsa Verde, and I have seen recipes for Salsa Verde chicken in the slow cooker, so I thought we would give that a shot this week. There are a lot of variations, but I chose to try a super simple recipe from www.sugarylogic.com. The recipe only uses 5 ingredients and requires minimal prep. It is a great option for busy…

  • Comforting One Pot Meals

    It is not quite Fall, but I am already starting to crave warm, creamy comfort foods. While the slow cooker is my good friend for lots of comforting dishes, my Dutch oven is right up there for providing options for yummy one-pot weeknight meals. A couple of years ago, I learned about a dish called Chicken Bog from a recipe in Southern Living. It is a uniquely Southern meal, South Carolinian to be more precise, and more specifically a small region of South Carolina – from Myrtle Beach and Conway, west to Florence. It is made of rice, chicken and sausage cooked all together to create a wetter rice dish…