Penny’s Vegetable Soup

We had all these great veggies from the Bountiful Basket so I got my crock pot out and just started throwing stuff into it.  I’ll try to remember what I did so you can recreate it if you’d like! 1 head broccoli, chopped 1/2 head cauliflower, chopped 1 bulb fennel, sliced, whites only 1 onion, … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Three Bean Beer Pot

Also for dinner tonight with my sister in law and nieces and nephews, we are having this but I left out the beer so for us it is just 3 bean pot!  This is a Betty Crocker recipe which I got in an email.  Smelled divine as it was cooking today! 8 slices uncooked bacon, … Continue reading

Best Shredded Chicken

I got this recipe from the website http://www.food.com after googling shredded chicken.  It really is tasty and easy!  I was going to take a picture of my burrito that I made with the chicken but I was so hungry that I forgot so here is a picture of the leftovers!  🙂 2 pounds chicken breasts … Continue reading

Tortilla Soup with Black Beans

I pulled this recipe out of a magazine but can’t remember which one (again).  It smelled delicious while it was cooking.  This is a good recipe to throw together for dinner since you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry like I did. 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced (I only … Continue reading

Ham Bone Soup

The Christmas ham that we bought for Christmas dinner after the fact is almost gone so I googled “Ham Bone Soup” and this recipe came up from allrecipes.com and all the reviews were good so I thought I’d give it a try and it was good and easy! 1 ham bone with some meat 1 … Continue reading

New England Style Baked Beans

Over the years these have become a Christmas Eve tradition at our house but because we were leaving the day after Christmas, I didn’t make them on Christmas Eve so I decided to make them today.  Christmas Eve is really about the only time we have them.  This recipe came with a crock pot I … Continue reading

Red, White and Bean Minestrone

Woke up this morning to at least a foot of snow!  That means it’s time for soup and this is a good, hearty one!  Found this recipe on Food.com. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup Italian turkey sausage, cut into small pieces (couldn’t find any Italian sausage so just got plain turkey sausage and I … Continue reading

Country French Beef Stew

This takes a little more prep time than your average beef stew but it is so worth it!  The bacon gives this stew such a great flavor and the beef just falls apart, it is so tender.  It’s from Betty Crocker. 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2″ pieces 1 (3 pound) boneless beef chuck roast, … Continue reading

Tomato Beef Stew

What could be better on a cold and snowy day than a bowl of hearty beef stew and homemade rolls? 1 – 2 pounds chuck beef or round steak, cubed (I used a 1 1/2 pound package of stew meat) 6 – 7 medium red potatoes, peeled and cubed (I used about 4 large russet … Continue reading