When I was working full time at my last job, I had a few co-workers who were Hawaiian, and one of them shortly after I started introduced me to what he called "Kahlua Pig". When we found a Hawaiian restaurant down the street from work that several of us began to frequent, this was the dish I ordered most often from the menu. There is something just so basic about pork that is slow roasted without really any additions for more than 16 hours that is an amazing delight to any pallet.
Read moreDinner Tonight: Slow Cooker Pork Loin Roast with Apple Cranberry Rice
I picked up a Pork Loin roast at the local grocer on sale the other day, and was looking for a new way to prepare it. It would have been easy to cut it into chops and fry them, but I'm always looking for a new way to cook something, especially if it includes my crock pot.
Read moreProduct Review: Crock-it Lock-it
I stumbled across this KickStarter project the other day, and loved the idea. We have all had family events or potlucks that required us to bring our crock-pots, and if you are anything like me it was a challenge to get it there without a nasty spill.
The folks at Crock-it Lock-it sent me a review unit yesterday, and I was able to test it this morning.
Read moreDinner Tonight: Apple Cider Braised Slow-Cooker Pork
I wanted some comfort food tonight, and found Pork Shoulder on sale at the local grocer. Since we are solidly in Fall here in the Pacific Northwest I decided to go with a nice preparation method that I've used often: Slow-cooker braising.
Read moreDinner Tonight: Slow-Cooker Beef Stroganoff
This morning it looked like it would be another blustery day, so I decided to try cooking my son's favorite dinner in the slow cooker instead of on the stove top. I am extremely happy with the results, and I think you all will really enjoy it as well.
Read moreDinner Tonight: Sweet-Hot Slow Cooked Beef Short Ribs
We were looking for something with little prep time that we hadn't had in a while, and I decided to try and come up with a new Short Rib recipe. We had rice, so I decided to take things slightly asian with a sweet-hot flavor, and we were all happy with the results.
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