Put This in Your Crock-Pot and Dinner Will Make Itself!

I just bought a new cookbook, but before I got home I decided that before I even make anything I needed to downsize my cookbook collection. I could not believe how many different cookbooks I had crammed onto the shelf above my stove.

Even more surprising was the amount of cookbooks I had picked up or were given over the years that I had never even looked through let alone made any of the recipes. So I ended up boxing up several and donating them to the Goodwill, where hopefully they will be used and loved by someone else.

One of the cookbooks that I couldn’t stop laughing over was the Crock pot cook book from the 70’s. The cover was so memorable and totally took me back to macramé plant hangers and Ditto Jeans. Thankfully Ditto Jeans are no longer in style, but crock pot cooking is still as popular as ever. This recipe made a believer in me!

This is what Sarah from the Magical Slow Cooker has to say about her recipe.

What is not to love about these easy enchiladas I don’t have the huge mess all over my kitchen from frying tortillas, and rolling the enchiladas.

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Quick Tip. You can also make this with a green enchilada sauce.

Image and recipe courtesy of Sarah at The Magical slow cooker

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Hot, Spicy, and Loaded With Cheese

Game Night! We loved playing games when I was growing up. Whether is was card games, board games, or party games. Raise your hand if you remember when Pictionary came out! Okay, now raise your hand if you still own an original box of Pictionary. Our kids have loved it when my parents would come over or we would visit them because every night we would play a game. When you are playing games, you have to have good snack food.  It is amazing how much of an appetite you get just shuffling and dealing cards or rolling dice. This is one of those super easy appetizers that you can make ahead so all you have to do is pop in the oven in between rounds of whatever you are playing.

If you are out at a bbq, or camping, you can even put a cast iron skillet and set on the grill. Now that would make anyone a happy camper. Leftovers? Just toss into your scrambled eggs first thing in the morning and see how that spices things up!

This is what Sara of Dinner at the Zoo has to say about her fantastic recipe.

“If I’m making this dip for a special occasion, I often prepare the cream cheese mixture in advance, then add the topping right before I’m ready to bake it. Be sure to double the recipe for a crowd because there will be no leftovers!”

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Quick Tip: Instead of just one pan of this dip I usually divide it into two or three smaller ramekins so we can have one dip at each end of the table.

Recipe and image courtesy of Sara and Dinner At the Zoo.com

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Better than anything you can get in a can

The other day I made a big Dutch Oven full of chili beans and a batch of cornbread muffins. I was afraid I had made too much since there are only three of us at home now. I figured whatever we didn’t eat for dinner and take for lunch I could always freeze. But, it was such a hit that we ended up eating it until it was gone. I have to say, I did end up putting in an extra can of pinto beans because I love having the two kinds.

When I picked up my son Jack from football practice I had a small mason jar of chili, a cornbread muffin, and a spoon. All he had to do was unscrew the lid for a hot meal that he could just enjoy after a long day.

I know when my teenager tells me that the meal was really good, I hit on a winner and this recipe really hit the spot. For our next Football night I am already planning to make another batch of this hearty classic.

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Quick Tip: Want to swap out ground chicken or turkey for beef? Go right ahead!

Image and recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker

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Hot And Zesty, Just Like You Love It!

I love the spicy flavors of Mexican food. And I love pasta! This is a perfect twist of two amazing dishes into one, and thank goodness they are easy to make!

I remember the first time I made jumbo stuffed shells. Talk about an epic failure! I think I must had read the recipe all wrong because I had to actually scoop out the filling and try to start again. I had not read that the shells needed to be cooked in advance! So I had tyo go back to the drawing board. Let’s just say by the time I filled the shells, scraped out the shells, and refilled the shells again the whole kitchen counter was a mess. The worst part was that was my very first meal I cooked for John after we got married. I guess I could only improve from there!  Now that we have been married over 32 years I am sure there have been a few meals that really were not the best, but that is just the way life goes sometimes. We can’t always be on our game, some days are just harder than others. I am not just talking pasta here friends, I am talking about the day in and day out of just living.

This is what Aimee of Like Mother Like Daughter have to say about this incredible recipe.

“These Mexican stuffed shells are a fun twist off of traditional Italian style stuffed shells.It is also fun and delicious to eat your taco styled meal inside pasta shells instead of the typical tortilla.”

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Quick Tip: Try this with ground chicken and use a green enchilada sauce.

Recipe and image courtesy of Aimee and Like Mother Like Daughter

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