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Hello Friends and Happy Fri-Yay (the 13th)!
Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is Kale & Black Eye Pea Soup
Sunday I purchased a container of CutnClean Kale from Safeway to be used in my salads for the week. However, after hearing the weather forecast for more snow I decided to use it to make a Crock Pot soup with Black Eye Peas.
In the winter, my grandmother used to make the best homemade vegetable soups using ingredients she already had in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry. So in keeping with tradition I used some leftover celery stalks, an onion, garlic, carrots and Bouillon cubes to make this soup.
Ingredients:
- Dry Black Eye Peas – 1/2 bag
- Kale – 1/2 package
- Celery – diced
- Carrots – diced
- Onion – diced
- Garlic – diced
- Bouillon Cubes (2)
- Water
- Olive Oil
- Black Pepper
- Smoked Turkey Necks (optional)
Mama Midget (yes that was her name), never used measuring cups or spoons so neither do I especially when using the Crock Pot. I just throw in what I have or think is enough.
Rinse and drain 1/2 bag of dry Black Eye peas
Add 2 Bouillon Cubes to 3 cups of hot water
Pour Olive Oil into Crock Pot just enough to cover bottom
Chop onion, garlic, carrots and celery and add to Crock Pot
Add Kale and sprinkle with Black Pepper
Pour in Bouillon Stock, adding more water to cover all ingredients if necessary
Stir and if desired add Smoked Turkey Legs or Necks
Cover and cook on low 8 hour, high 4 hours – depending on Crock Pot model. Don’t forget to make some Skillet Corn Bread!
Nothing beats walking into the house on a cold and snowy day to the smell and taste of “good ole homemade soup”!
I miss you Mama – RIP!
Do you make any of your mother’s/grandma’s favorite recipes?
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Friday’s Foodie Feature
Slow Cooked Cranberry Turkey
Ingredients:
Turkey Breast Tenderloin
1 small onion diced*
1 can Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
1 cup Barbeque Sauce
Salt and Pepper to season (optional)
Spray Crock Pot with Cooking Spray
Add Turkey Tenderloin and sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired
Add diced onions, cranberry and barbeque sauce.
Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours
When I got home I could smell it, but it wasn’t a good aroma, it was the smell of burning meat, my son turned the Crock Pot on HIGH!!!! “Waste Not Want Not” so we ate it anyway with Stovetop Stuffing and String Beans!
Hopefully our Thanksgiving turkey won’t suffer the same fate!
*tip
cut onions on stovetop with exhaust fan running – no more tears
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Hello Friends and Happy Fri-Yay!
What a perfect way to kick off the month dedicated to all things food!!!
Friday’s Foodie Feature is Slow Cooked BBQ Beef Ribs – this is one recipe that had my mouth watering and my mind on the Crock Pot all day long. Since we don’t eat a lot of red meat it was definitely a treat for the entire family!
Ingredients:
- Beef Ribs
- McCormick Grill Mates
- Bottle BBQ Sauce
- 1 Medium or Large Onion
- Cooking Spray
- Water
Place ribs inside a large plastic bag, add Grill Mates Seasoning then rub to coat each rib.
I usually get a few extra produce or meat bags from the grocery store which comes in handy for marinating or dry rubbing meat so that I don’t have to touch it.
Rub dry seasoning to coat each rib
Lay ribs flat in the bag, then using another bag cover to seal and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Remove ribs from the bag and dice onion
Spray Crock Pot with Cooking Spray then layer the ribs, diced onion and a little BBQ Sauce
Continue layering ribs, onion and sauce
I had some leftover pineapple chunks so I tossed them in over the last layer of ribs. Added a little water to the empty BBQ Sauce bottle, shaken and poured over fruit – “waste not want not”
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours
Oh how I wish this was “smell-o-vision” because when I walked through the door…oh la la the aroma was overwhelmingly delicious and I know you would have loved it!
These finger-licking-good ribs were served with mashed potatoes and string beans to complete our family meal.
If you try this recipe, make sure to come back and let me know how delicious they were!
Have a fantabulous day – Smooches!
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Today’s Crocktober Foodie Feature is Cajun Chicken (of course) AND Shrimp
Ingredients:
- 1 pound skinless chicken thighs
- 1 large onion
- 1 can stewed tomatoes – undrained and chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound shelled shrimp, deveined and cleaned
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Hot Sauce to taste
- 1 cup of prepared rice
- * diced red pepper and celery rib can also be included
Spray Crock Pot with cooking oil
Place chicken thighs in Crock Pot, top with onion, garlic, tomatoes with juice, paprika, pepper, sugar, and Cajun seasoning
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours – depending on Slow Cooker
In the last hour of cooking add the shrimp, lemon juice and hot sauce.
Serve over hot cooked rice
It is always great to come home to a fully cooked meal with a wonderful aroma.
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Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is Hearty Beef Stew made with Crock Pot Seasonings
Ingredients
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1 package Crock Pot Hearty Beef Stew Seasoning
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2 lbs beef for stewing
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5 cups of veggies – potatoes/onions/carrots
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1 1/3 cup of water
Dice veggies and cube beef, however, I chose not to cut beef
Place beef and veggies into crock pot – spray with cooking oil or use liner for easy clean-up
Mix seasoning with 1 1/3 cup of water and pour over veggies and beef
If you cubed beef, stir all ingredients well
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, 4 hours if on high
Come home to a fully cooked meal with a wonderful aroma
Serve with biscuit to sop up the gravy!
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Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is a recipe from
Ingredients:
- 3-4 Chicken Breasts
- 1 can of stewed Tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup of carrots
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 small yellow potatoes
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp celery seeds
- fresh basil leaves
Dice chicken into bite size pieces, wash, peel and cube potatoes
Measure out dry spices and spray Crock Pot with cooking spray or use liner
Place chicken into Crock Pot
Cover chicken with diced potatoes
Add stewed tomatoes, carrots and chicken broth
Add dry seasonings, STIR, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
It was a crazy Monday morning and I forgot to stir all the ingredients so it didn’t look like the picture and it cooked for 10 hours instead of 8. However, this Indian influenced recipe was a good and satisfying meal.
Have a fantabulous day – Smooches!
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Hello Friends and Happy Crocktober Fri-Yay!
I missed a few Friday Foodie Features last month but the timing is now right with the official start of Autumn. October begins the season of football, family and comfort foods and it also means a return to my all time favorite way to make a meal and that is with the Crock Pot or Slow Cooker.
It wasn’t too long ago that there were only a few Slow Cooker Seasonings available at the grocery stores, now there are several more options available on the supermarket shelves. I’ve tried a few of the new ones by McCormick’s and the Fiesta Chicken was a hit in my house, my men loved it – ‘ole
Ingredients:
- 1 can of black beans
- 2 cans of diced tomatoes
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1-2 lbs or chicken thighs or breasts
- 1 packet of McCormick’s Slow Cookers Seasoning – Fiesta Chicken
Spray Crock Pot with cooking spray or use liner, put in chicken thighs or breast – remember NOT to wash the chicken.
Mix all ingredients into a bowl and stir
Pour mixture over chicken
I had this frozen tomato so I added it
tip when a tomato begins to soften, don’t throw it away, put it in the freezer to use later in sauces or the Slow Cooker.
Cook on low 7-8 hours
Served over rice – Cilantro optional – dinner is served!
Have a fantabulous Day – Smooches!
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Wow, what a whirlwind week…why is it that in the winter months time drags and moves slowly but when it’s summer it speeds by like a freight train on steroids?
In 2 days we’ll be celebrating 23 years of marriage, and yes, that too seems like it flew by. There were times when we experienced “winter months” and time lagged, but with the grace of God, we are now in our “summer” months – like a freight train on steroids – lol!
If you are like me, you are still grilling outdoors and this may be an early start for an indoor Crockpot meal, but I wanted to try the Campbell’sSlow Cooker Sauce.
Ingredients:
- Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauce – Sweet Korean BBQ w Roasted Ginger & Sesame
- Jasmine Rice – Dellarice.com
- Beef – 2-3 lbs
- Slow Cooker/Crock Pot
The beef was placed in the Crock Pot, did not use cooking spray nor add any water
Covered beef with Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauce
7 hours on low
Shredded beef with 2 forks
Cooked rice as package directions and covered with shredded beef
My sons love tacos and burritos so I made these for them.
There are 3 other Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauces that I’ll try, and this Korean BBQ was just the right blend. It wasn’t too salty which would have been a turn off for me.
Do you use the Slow Cooker in the summer?
Have a fantastical day – Smooches!
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Hello Friends and Happy Fri-Yay!
Wow, what a whirlwind week…why is it that in the winter months time drags and moves slowly but when it’s summer it speeds by like a freight train on steroids?
In 2 days we’ll be celebrating 23 years of marriage, and yes, that too seems like it flew by. There were times when we experienced “winter months” and time lagged, but with the grace of God, we are now in our “summer” months – like a freight train on steroids – lol!
If you are like me, you are still grilling outdoors and this may be an early start for an indoor Crockpot meal, but I wanted to try the Campbell’sSlow Cooker Sauce.
Ingredients:
- Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauce – Sweet Korean BBQ w Roasted Ginger & Sesame
- Jasmine Rice – Dellarice.com
- Beef – 2-3 lbs
- Slow Cooker/Crock Pot
The beef was placed in the Crock Pot, did not use cooking spray nor add any water
Covered beef with Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauce
7 hours on low
Shredded beef with 2 forks
Cooked rice as package directions and covered with shredded beef
My sons love tacos and burritos so I made these for them.
There are 3 other Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauces that I’ll try, and this Korean BBQ was just the right blend. It wasn’t too salty which would have been a turn off for me.
Do you use the Slow Cooker in the summer?
Have a fantastical day – Smooches!
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On Saturday I purchased three seasoning packs from Sugar Spice and Everything Nice: Buffalo Bleu, Cracked Crab and Habanero & Green Chile. On the back of each label is a recipe for making a Dip but I decided to use the Buffalo Bleu as a seasoning for a crockpot meal.
Ingredients:
Frozen chicken thighs
Package Buffalo Bleu seasoning
1 cup water
Jasmine Rice
Mandarin Oranges (optional)
Spray Crockpot with cooking spray or use a Slow Cooker liner for easy clean up
Mixed seasoning with 1 cup water – could have used less but didn’t want dry chicken
Place frozen chicken thighs in crockpot, cover with seasoning mix, cook on low
Returned home to a kitchen smelling wonderful!
Cooked rice according to instructions, warmed oranges in microwave for a few seconds
Chicken and rice was served with a small salad and was delicious. The seasoning did not make the chicken overly spicy nor salty as I expected, I used drippings over rice. My men and I thoroughly enjoyed this dish and am looking forward to using the Habanero & Chile seasoning as a dip.
Paired extremely well with a glass (or two) of Liberty Creek Sweet Red Wine !
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