Author: Kate

Sweet Orange Juice Cake

Sweet Orange Juice Cake My first time cooking this cake, I found that the cake would not come out of the Bundt pan. This was after I had already poured the glaze over the top. Once I did get the cake out, it was half in and half out. I made this cake…

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Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Mushroom and Onion Gravy

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Mushroom and Onion Gravy I love cooking pork chops in the slow cooker. I like that they always come out moist and fork tender and I can serve them over rice, noodles or even with mashed potatoes. Add in a side of veggies, and mom is happy. Frugal…

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Slow Cooker Island Kielbasa

Slow Cooker Island Kielbasa Polish sausage (aka Kielbasa) is one of my daughter’s favorite foods. When they were little, they couldn’t say Polish sausage, so they called them “mommy hotdogs”. To me, cooked they have a slight salty flavor. In this appetizer, they are cooked with the sweetness of the brown sugar and…

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Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops I love pork chops cooked on the grill or in the slow cooker. During the summer and fall, I try and grill out as much as possible. My kids love eating grilled vegetables and I love to add in some grilled onions (1 large yellow onion sliced, 3…

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Zuppa Toscana Soup

Zuppa Toscana Soup I don’t do it often, but at least once a month or once every couple of months, the kids and I go out to eat. Usually, it involves me having a gift card to a restaurant. But, every once in a while, we like to go to Olive Garden. I…

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Honey Granola

Once I had kids of my own, I found that I needed to make more food homemade. I felt like my kids deserved a homemade version to allow them to grow healthy. My kids were right there with me making recipes and learning how to follow recipes and cook. We did everything from…

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Apple Pie Cake

Apple Pie Cake I love the ease of using a dry yellow cake mix and a few ingredients to make a dessert that everyone will love. I had a few extra apples laying around that I wanted to use up and this recipe came to mind. Don’t want to cut up the apples…

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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip This is one of my favorite dips to make. To me, it tastes like a buffalo chicken wing in a bowl! We do a lot of home canning of different meats in my house. I wait for good sales on chicken or turkey and can in pint size…

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Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Chicken Pot Pie Soup I pride myself in my Homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe. It is the one recipe I always make a double batch of. I love making it for family gatherings and hearing all the good things people have to say about it. Of course, I make my crust from scratch…

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Slow Cooker Sweet Sriracha Meatballs

Slow Cooker Sweet Sriracha Meatballs Meatballs in a crock-pot are a party staple in any house. It is amazing what goodness a bag of frozen pre-made meatballs can make. And, the variations are immense! This is a spicy and hot version of the slow cooker meatballs. Easy to make with just 5 ingredients….

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