One of my favorite things to do for dinner on a Sunday is to throw something in the slow cooker while I work on getting ready for the start of the workweek and the enjoy the last bit of my weekend. A few weeks ago, I was going through my freezer and noticed a pork…
Make Ahead Slow Cooker Mashed Cauliflower
Slow Cooker Mashed Cauliflower One of my favorite side dishes is Mashed Cauliflower. It makes a great substitute for mashed potatoes…you won’t even miss them! Mashed Cauliflower is easy to make the night of for dinner, but I always like to have some meal options made ahead of time so I have healthy choices on…
How To Make Spaghetti Squash…without Losing a Finger
It wasn’t long ago that I tried spaghetti squash for the first time and was learning how to make spaghetti squash. I had heard that cutting it in half and roasting it was the best method. I grabbed my trusty knife so I could try to cut it in half and attempted to cut through…
Five Ingredient Friday: Slow Cooker Ghee (aka Clarified Butter)
I’ve had a dairy sensitivity for years and even though changing my diet has helped improve my symptoms I still like to limit my dairy. With ghee, the butter is being clarified and the milk solids are removed, making it easier to digest (lactose and casein free). I try and have lots of ghee on…
Five Ingredient Friday: Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas
Today I am sharing a easy recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas. These are great served in lettuce wraps or over roasted mushrooms. Feel free to add any topping that you have on hand, like: grass fed cheese, sour cream, guacamole, or pico de gallo. Let’s face it…we’re all busy. Making good decisions in regards…
Five Ingredient Fridays: Southwest Ranch Chicken
Today’s recipe combines taco seasoning and ranch seasoning to create a zesty slow cooker chicken. I like cooking cooking whole chickens in the slow cooker and then broiling the chicken to make the skin crispy. Another bonus of using a whole chicken is that after I take all the meat off the chicken I throw…
Onion Dip
Happy Labor Day! I hope you are able to enjoy some time off and relax a little bit. After I made some Slow Cooker Onions I wanted to come up with different recipes that could feature those onions. I figured since football season is getting started I should create a dip to have during football…
Slow Cooker Onions
To be honest I have never really liked onions. Sure I’d eat them if they were chopped up really fine and thrown in a dish, but I never really made onions to eat along side my meals. I was also pretty disappointed when my CSA was filled with onions every week. What was I going…
Smoky Citrus Pulled Pork
One of our favorite meals to make is pulled pork in the slow cooker. It’s so easy to throw all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and come back 12 hours later to tender and juicy pulled pork. I definitely recommend a bone-in Boston butt to help maintain the juiciness of the pork. Also,…
Days 6 & 7 and #Whole30 Slow Cooker Herb Chicken (Low Carb and Paleo)
I’m finally back in the swing of things after my work trip. It’s nice to be home and in my own kitchen. After being away, I was in desperate need of a trip to the grocery store to restock my kitchen. Now I’m all ready to knock out the rest of this Whole30! I’ve had…
Game Day Hot Dog Chili (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
One thing I absolutely love about Fall is football season. My love for football started back in high school when I was part of the color guard team. I was *forced* to attend all of my high school’s football games. I knew nothing about football which made it pretty boring at first. I had two…
Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
I’ve been looking for different cuts of meat to try and the short ribs looked great so I decided to pick up a few pounds. I am sure glad I did! The short ribs fell right off the bone and they were so juicy and tender. Sometimes when I cook beef in the slow cooker…
Whole30-Day 30 and Italian Beef “Sandwiches”
Whole 30 Italian Beef Sandwiches I have now completed Day 30 of Whole30. I love the way that I feel after completing the program. A few people were curious about my experience on the Whole30, so I thought I would summarize my journey with this post. The biggest thing that Whole30 showed me was to…
Whole30-Day 15 Prosciutto Wrapped Cucumber and Slow Cooker “Apples”
I have now completed Day 15 of Whole30. Things are still going well and I love how I feel on this Whole30 Plan. I am a little nervous because I will be traveling for work later in the week and I really want to stay on plan. I will be taking some food with me…
Pot Roast with “Potatoes” (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
My latest cooking adventure is Low Carb Crockpot Pork Roast. I am usually pretty busy during the week and I don’t always have time to make dinner. In order to stay on track with my low carb plan I usually make a large batch of meat (chicken breasts, pork roast, pot roast, etc.) on Sundays…
Homemade Crockpot Chicken Stock (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
My latest cooking adventure was Homemade Crockpot Chicken Stock. I have been reading a lot lately about the benefits of bone broth/stock and I wanted to try making some. Bone broth/stock is packed with vitamins, minerals, and gelatin (which helps with joint pain). While the store bought chicken broth is convenient, it is a…
Low Carb Crockpot Turkey Minestrone Soup
Tonight’s cooking adventure was Low Carb Crockpot Turkey Minestrone Soup. The recipe was inspired by the following recipe: http://www.lowcarbcrock.com/2011/12/low-carb-crock-pot-minestroni-soup.html?spref=fb. I used the following ingredients for my soup: 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 cup chopped green beans 1 cup quartered radishes 1 medium zucchini, chopped 1 Tbsp of minced garlic 1/2 tsp of dried…
Low Carb Spinach and Olive Tapenade Turkey Meatballs
Tonight’s cooking adventure was Spinach and Olive Tapenade Turkey Meatballs. The original recipe can be found here: http://www.pamperedchef.com/quick-and-easy-recipes/turkey_meatballs.jsp and page 10 of PC’s Fall/Winter 2011 Season’s Best cook book. I made some changes to lower the carbs.
