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How to Make Ham in a Crock-Pot — An Easy Two-Ingredient Recipe

Here’s how to make ham in a Crock-Pot! Your trusty slow cooker saves the day (yet again), leaving the oven free for other purposes. ‘Tis the season for ham — but you know how sometimes you are cooking for a crowd and want to make a ham and a turkey? Or how sometimes you’re running last …

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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

So easy to throw into your Crock-Pot on a busy day: Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches make for a simple, family pleasing dinner! How about a nice Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches recipe in the April 9, 2017 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around ingredients that are either on sale or generally affordable. (I guess I’ve …

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Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Carrots (for the No Cabbage Contingent)

Why Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Carrots instead of the more traditional red potatoes & cabbage? Because: No one in this house will eat slow cooked cabbage, and lovely large baking potatoes won’t reach their fullest potential in the Crock-Pot. Hey, let’s do a bonus recipe today for St. Patrick’s Day! I meant to make …

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Five Reasons Why my Instant Pot will never replace my Crock-Pot

Instant Pot vs. Slow Cooker: Dum dum dum… I’m reading lots of commentary lately from people who are ditching all their other small kitchen appliances, particularly their Crock-Pot, in favor of their shiny new Instant Pot. I get the impulse: Who doesn’t want to decrease clutter, and who ever has enough room in their kitchen? …

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Slow Cooker Turkey Soup with Sausage

Welcome to the November 27, 2016 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery sales and affordable ingredients — Thanksgiving edition! Up today, we have another great use for leftover turkey. Slow Cooker Turkey Soup with Sausage is a favorite older Crock-Pot recipe that I’ve been tweaking slightly over the years, and a …

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