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I worked at home for 20 years so I was always there to start a crockpot meal whenever it needed starting. I'm gone from the house now from 5am to 5:30 pm and my family is missing some of the crockpot meals I used to make. Most of my recipes require cooking for between 6 and 8 hours so I can't...

I have mostly cheap cookware and I make do. I have a non-stick skillet I use for making this great "pink sauce" for chicken and pasta that my family loves. It's about time to toss the thing and I want to get a better pan for the job. I want to eventually get some cast iron stuff but I assume...

I work at home and I love a hot lunch. During the cold months I make soup every weekend and eat it all week for lunch. I'm pretty much done making soup for awhile and I'm looking for ideas. All my slow cooker lunch meals involve hot dogs - I make chili dogs or 'kraut dogs and right now I have...

My sister in-law makes this great pot roast.... well, it's really just beef chunks and gravy she serves over mashed potatoes. For years, when we go to her house for parties she's served this and we love it. Last week we were there and my wife asked her how to make it. All she does is put a...

My kids wanted spaghetti tacos for our superbowl dinner and we're big iCarly fans so I couldn't say no. Here's how to make a proper spaghetti taco :wink:

I make a simple marinara using canned whole tomatoes. I use a potato masher on them and then - because my family likes smooth sauce - i use an immersion blender when it's done simmering. We all love the sauce but I wish it could be a litter thicker. Is there anything I can do to thicken the...

I was just given a huge blue hubbard squash. I am the only person in my house that eats squash so I'd like to freeze it in single servings. I was going to cook it then mash it with some s&p and butter. Can I freeze it like this or would I just cook and freeze? I'd appreciate any suggestions...

Well, I've made this twice so far. It's great! My kids love it but my wife is on the fence... she really doesn't care for the onion flavor from the soup mix. Is there another mix that will add good flavor with less onion taste?

I have this made and ready to into the oven in an hour or so. I can't wait to try it! Sure sounds good!

Thanks everyone for the replies! I ended up making and seasoning the patties then wrapping 2 at a time in saran wrap then put them into freezer ziplocs. I took out 4 patties several days later and they unwrapped perfectly - no sticking! Tossed them on the grill and they were great.

I loved almost everything my mother ever cooked. It wasn't until I was grown that I found out most of it was really cheap - after all, she did have to feed 5 kids. we often had things like hamburg and gravy over rice, sliced hot dogs and french fries, canned salmon with cubed potatoes and peas...

We buy like 10+ pounds of hamburger at a time, seperate into 1.5 pound sections and freeze. We use it for lots of stuff but I do make burger patties regularly. Mine are pretty simple: mix wishbone italian dressing into the meat, make the 1/4 lb patty in my press and season both sides with Dizzy...

I've made a lot of mashed potatoes lately and we have just one more holiday gathering to get through: new years eve. There will probably be 15-20 people here and I'll be cooking a 7 lb prime rib on my big green egg. I know it's not very big for this crowd but there will be lots of other food...

Right, but you can plug a probe into the pager as well. Here's a quote from the description:

BTW - happy thanksgiving!

I don't think I've ever shared a recipe here... I've been waiting to become a better cook first :wink: My wife used to make this back when she did most of the cooking. Anything she made was always super simple because she hates to cook. I made this last night because I needed something...

clickety I have a thermapen and love it but I really want a probe that stays in the meat for doing roasts, turkeys and larger items. I liked the looks of this one because you can use it on 2 things at once - even if one is outside on the big green egg and the other is inside in the oven! My...

I made these tonight and they were great! Thank you. I know this is an old thread but I really think it's worth ressurecting. There are so many great pork chop recipes in here it deserves to be at the top once again :wink:

Well, my chili won 3rd place in the cook-off! We had a great night. My BIL won 2nd place and my SIL took 3rd in the desert competition. We had the winningest table in the joint :smile: ... and I'm still full LOL. Thanks for all the suggestions and feel free to keep them coming. I want to...

OK, my chili is simmering. The changes I made: Well, I chopped up a few cloves of garlic and sauteed them with my chopped up onion. I used to use no garlic and I just dropped my onion right into the pot. I drained the juices off from the canned beans. I added 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika...

I have a question: I love garlic and would definitely like to add some... I will chop it up in my garlic zoom. Should I saute it in the skillet with some oil then put the ground beef in there with it? Or should I just put it in there with the other ingredients when I mix everything together?

Thank you all for the ideas! I will definitely try some of these things and report back after the cook-off! Please feel free to keep the ideas coming!

how much of it? can you describe what it will do to the flavor? Should it be in place of something else or just add it? Thanks

I entered a chili cook-off last year and it was great time! I didn't win but the guy who won voted for mine! LOL Anyway, I would really like to change my chili a little bit - not really looking for a new recipe but I though maybe you folks could help me improve mine a bit? My chili is pretty...

well everyone... I'm about to have pot roast again. This time I used a 4lb chuck roast. I seasoned it with the sonoma and seared it in my dutch oven with some olive oil. I did the potatoes, carrots and garlic the same way. I put a bed of onions on the bottom of my dutch oven, placed the roast...