Creamy Pork Hock Soup

This is my new favorite soup! It’s creamy, flavorful and uses my new favorite cut of meat; the pork hock. And it all comes together easily in a slow cooker. This makes winter bearable.

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Tender Slow Cooker Salsa Beef

For all you other insane moms out there who are also stretched beyond your limits, I have yet another slow cooker recipe for you. This salsa beef meets all the criteria of comfort food. It’s packed with flavor, tender and super healthy.

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The Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Chicken

Everyone has that one thing they can’t cook. That thing that no matter how simple it is, no matter how closely you follow directions, you always fail. Right? Or is it just me? So I admit, there are actually two seemilgly simple things I just can’t make. One is rice. I truly feel like the…

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Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken

I love to use pesto for salad dressing, veggie dip, mixed with mayonnaise for a spread and a topping for chicken. This pesto chicken is one of my favorite uses for pesto. And it comes together in the slow cooker, which just makes life better in general.

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Healthy Slow Cooker Chuck Roast

Few things are as comforting on a busy day as coming home to the smell of a roast in the crock pot. Throw some whole wheat bread in the bread maker as well and the comforting smells are right up there with world peace. Plus, using a slow cooker always makes me feel like someone…

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No Sugar Hot Apple Cider

Apple cider is fabulous for many reasons. I love to use it in bbq recipes, it makes the house smell great while it’s cooking and it’s so fun to drink on a cold day. Sadly, most apple ciders, homemade or bottled are packed with sugar. This is one of my pet peeves [Warning: Rant ahead].…

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Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

No matter where go you, there is no shortage of Mexican restaurants. Because what’s not to love? Sugar-sweetened meat, loads of melted cheese, processed-flour tortillas. Good news! There is a way to still enjoy delicious Mexican food without eating a ton of processed food, sugar and bad-for-you oils. And it won’t take all day. This…

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