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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...

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...

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 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...

I am always copying recipes and saving them to my computer. I recently found a great recipe here which I cut and pasted and saved. I am making it tomorrow and I'd just like to know how long to simmer it. I've done several searches but I can't find the thread again... from now on I'll include a...

I have a 4lb boneless top round roast I was planning too cook on my big green egg tomorrow. Turns out I won't have time so I'd like to get it in the crock pot in the AM. I was thinking of seasoning the roast and searing with some oil in my dutch oven. Then I was going to get it into the crock...

Hello everyone! I've recently started making my own marinara sauce and my family loves it! I used it in my baked ziti recently and it was also a big hit. I'm making baked ziti tomorrow for our Sunday dinner and I would really like to serve it with some sweet italian sausage. Usually I brown my...

A family favorite around here is my chicken croquettes. I love to make them and they're oh so good :wink: Anyway, I was thinking I'd like to try them with some gravy and the only way I've ever made gravy is I use the drippings when I roast a chicken or a turkey. I boil the chicken to make my...

Hello everyone! I have been wanting to get into dutch oven cooking for a long time and I'm finally going to do it. I camp most every weekend in the summer and by then I hope to have a camp DO and table. For now I was thinking of starting with a home DO and using it in my oven, Big Green Egg or...

Hello eveyone! This is a fantastic forum you have here! I am not a very good cook at all. Wifey and I have been married for 13 years and I've done about 7% of the cooking ;) . I can toss chicken or pork chops in the oven, make Prince spagetti with Ragu - stuff like that. A little over a year...