Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Sticky Ribs

This recipe appeared in Cook’s Illustrated “Dinner for Two” – a magazine filled with dishes for two people. One of my younger sisters looked through it and marked the recipes she liked with an “M”= Marna in the upper left hand corner. These ribs are one of those recipes she highlighted. They are on the … Continue reading

Southern Green Beans Slow Cooked

Green beans frequently appear as a side, salad, in a casserole or part of a sheet pan dinner. I have many recipes using them with different ingredients or cooking methods. When I had a vegetable garden the green beans always had plenty of space to grow and were prolific as long as I picked them … Continue reading

Mississippi Pot Roast Two Ways in the Slow Cooker

Beef pot roasts are a favorite winter dish and it’s nice to have a variety and even better when I can cook it in a slow cooker. My favorite is Guiness Beef Stew  with lots of potatoes, carrots, onions and a wonderful sauce. A sister highly recommended this version of Mississippi Pot Roast (she has … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken by Weight Watcher’s

I love to use my slow cookers all year round as they are convenient, easy to use and dishes such as this lemon chicken come out so tender and moist. Besides this is a Weight Watcher’s recipe worth 4 points per serving. I did add some potatoes and onions which would give this recipe 2 … Continue reading

Corn on the Cob in the Slow Cooker

It’s the end of the season for local corn here in Michigan and I have been wanting to try this recipe in one of my slow cookers. I cooked baked potatoes in the slow cooker and they turned out great so why not corn. Occasionally I will boil it but a preferred method is on the … Continue reading

Lemon and Poppy Seed Bread in a Slow Cooker

I had such good luck with a savory bread I made in the Slow Cooker, go here for the recipe, that I decided to try a sweet recipe with a glaze added after it cooled.  Oh my, this is delicious too – moist and lemony!  It reminded me more of a  “cake” and not bread.

Caraway-Sauerkraut Beer Bread in the Slow Cooker

When I found this recipe in one of my slow cooker magazines I knew I had to make it.  I believe it was a Better Homes and Garden magazine. Actually, I made it twice!  This was a fun recipe for me, I guess they usually are, just to experiment using a slow cooker to “bake” … Continue reading

Lemon Red Potatoes in the Slow Cooker

I use my slow cookers all of the time when all other appliances are being used, because I do not want to use my oven in the summer months or just to get some work done ahead of time.  This is a good recipe to feed a crowd (you could double the recipe) and kick … Continue reading