Fresh Homemade Applesauce in the Crockpot
I recently learned that it’s perfectly OK to re-do a recipe post as long as you keep the original title and the post date. That keeps you from erasing the post’s history, but lets you actually rewrite...
View ArticleCrockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
This recipe post is being updated for our current almost-winter season. The weather here in LA is hot, then cold, then hot, then cold. But I have to admit that in any temperature, I do love this...
View ArticleHomemade Chicken Stock
I’m not a slave to homemade stock, but I make it when I have the “stuff” that goes into it. Once you do a batch, you will LOVE it. Today’s is earmarked for Vietnamese Pho Soup which requires a...
View ArticleSour Cherry Rice Pudding
A few years back, our friends Vicki and Rich made a yummy discovery: a store in New York City called Rice to Riches sold rice pudding. Really excellent rice pudding. Rich then noticed he could order...
View ArticleGreen Turkey Chili
Even in summer, the Crockpot works overtime here. In fact, we get all the little appliances together and set the rice cooker to finish simultaneously. Yesterday, Larry and I hit a 5 PM movie and when...
View ArticlePlain, Simple, Versatile Cooked Shredded Chicken
“This is a recipe?” you may ask. Well, no, but it’s a favorite technique of mine to tackle a few things simultaneously on a leisurely Sunday, my happy cooking day. Chicken parts were a very good price...
View ArticleCrockpot Overnight Apple Oatmeal
I’m just thrilled with the fact that steel cut oatmeal can be easy to make. Waking up to the aroma of hot cinnamon and apples is lovely -- breakfast is ready even before the coffee perks! This recipe...
View ArticleCrockpot Caramel Sauce Cooked in a Can
My goal was to make dulce de leche, a South American sweet spread. Traditional recipes boil milk, sugar, vanilla bean for some time, then strain, lots of sticky work. People also boil or bake sealed...
View ArticleMachines Made Dinner ~ Sausage, Red Beans & Rice
This day, Larry was focusing all his attention on a case (he’s a legal expert witness), I was volunteering at UCLA Hospital (Info Desk Lady). Crockpot + rice cooker = dinner. Now, this is not a New...
View ArticleWhite Pepper Chicken Barley Soup Made By A Sometimes Princess
Lucky timing, rain hit the morning after the Valley Performing Arts Center black tie opening. My little satin pumps woulda been ruined! There I was, in line for the potty with Calista Flockhart;...
View ArticleTee Pon Chicken (aka Sherry-Soy Chicken)
Advice, please? I was cooking a simple Tee Pon Chicken recipe, but fretting about photographing “ugly” brown on brown — dark shredded chicken over brown rice. Forget garnishes, I was HUNGRY and it...
View ArticleCrockpot Curry for Two – Simple, Super Supper
The little slip of paper was in my eyeglass case on the kitchen table for, oh let’s see, THREE houses by now: Westwood, the Playa Vista rental, and now the new house. Time to make this keen little...
View ArticleGuest Post ~ BBQ Country Ribs In The Slow Cooker by Dorothy of Shockingly...
NOTE FROM PATTI: You know how much I love my crockpot. So when I was chatting with friend Dorothy about a guest blog post, I was THRILLED to discover she’s mastered BBQ pork ribs in the ol’ slow...
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