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Instant Pot Corn on the Cob
Living in the Midwest we eat a lot of corn on the cob, I needed a better way to cook it, viola Instant Pot Corn on the Cob. Using my glass top stove with a huge stock pot takes FOREVER. An hour later I will finally be serving it. It’s just so difficult…
Homemade Fruit Leather
Still having a bounty of peaches and needing a way to use them up I made a different batch of Homemade Fruit leather. Using both peaches and berries in the fruit leather. The berries gave a different flavor and texture. We really enjoyed it! This time because I was making so much, I…
Pumpkin Pan Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Nothing like Pumpkin Pan Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting for a late night snack! Or for a great after dinner treat for the family. Once fall arrives, I love cooking with pumpkin puree. I make my own puree and make all sorts of tasty treats with the end result. Pumpkin pie is my…
Slow Cooker Banana Bread Oatmeal
Slow Cooker Banana Bread Oatmeal I love making oatmeal in the slow cooker. It is one of those recipes that is easy to ruin but also easy to make. The key to a good oatmeal in the slow cooker is using Steel Cut Oats. Steel Cut Oats are different from quick oats or…
Peach Fruit Leather
I decided to make a batch of Peach Fruit Leather after our Peach tree had a huge bounty of peaches this year. We’ve had an enormous amount of rain and the right warm weather. It also helped that we didn’t have major bug issues. Also this year the neighborhood squirrels didn’t strip our…
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Carrot Cake is one of my favorite desserts. I normally purchase one from the local grocery store’s bakery department and my favorite portion is the cream cheese frosting. The cream cheese frosting combines so nicely with the moist delicious cake filled with carrots and pineapple. Yes pineapple! Pineapple helps make the cake moist…
Slow Cooker Chile Relleno Dip
I love trying new dips. My youngest daughter always asks if we have any “fun dips” in the refrigerator to eat for a snack. She is like me and likes things just a little spicy and anything you can dip with a chip. This Slow Cooker Chile Relleno Dip is one of those…
Slow Cooker Banana Oatmeal
I love making breakfast in my slow cooker. Especially this Slow Cooker Banana Oatmeal. My mornings are crazy enough between getting the kids ready and on the bus for school and then getting myself ready for the day, packing a lunch and getting off to work. Having something hot ready for me and…
Slow Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Slow Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal We have a local bakery that makes the absolute best Carrot Cake. The cake is moist and delicious and full of flavor and the cream cheese icing is out of this world. I do not get a chance to get the to bakery often, but when I do,…
Slow Cooker Spiced Peach Oatmeal
Every summer, I order at least one bushel of fresh peaches. I use to have a friend that had a tree I could pick from but she no longer owns the house where the tree was. We have always said we were going to plant our own tree, but have yet to do…