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I may be more than a little late to the game, but I am FINALLY the proud owner of a slow cooker. For a long time, I felt like I couldn’t justify the real estate it would take up in the kitchen, especially since I was usually home throughout the day and could easily pop […]

I’ve done eggplant “lasagna” in the oven before with marinara and cheese, and it’s been decent. But this, this is truly amazing, and will even impress those who don’t like eggplant. I promise! I have a crock pot cooking confession – I’m not a fan of using sodium-laden cans of soup, but this method makes up so […]

I did a lot to prepare for baby #1, but I failed miserably in anticipating just how difficult it would be to get dinner on the table. It was a major struggle to cook anything – one of my lowest points postpartum was a meal of tacos that never actually made it onto our plates. […]

Fall is a season that screams slow cooker to me.  During the summer, the heat outweighs my desire for comfort food and one-pot simplicity, but as the temperature drops, the days shorten, and my desire for comfort food spikes, my slow cooker spends more days on our counter and significantly fewer days stashed in the […]

You can see my past slow cooker freezer meal posts here and here! Slow cooker freezer meals have remained as my main method of cooking, which has really changed the way our household eats. We have a home cooked meal almost every day during the week, and we almost always pack leftovers for lunch the […]

We made this slow cooker recipe a few nights ago, and it was so delicious that I had to share. What’s a better way to get in the Fall mood than to have some yummy hot soup for dinner? Now, being a newbie in the kitchen, I had never made my own soup before. But […]

I’ve posted about slow cooker freezer meals before, including the meal planning, prep, and shopping strategies I’ve put into place. I’m very happy to report that not only have I continued, but the whole family has been enjoying these home cooked meals each day! It feels great to eat “real” food (instead of takeout or quick […]