tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951219598465395542024-03-05T01:10:01.942-08:00Slow Cooker Sundayhockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-43123914281585255342015-05-16T11:14:00.001-07:002015-05-16T11:16:24.122-07:00Pumpkin Banana Nut Bread in CrockpotO.k. today I am going to use just two items to make something yummy in the crockpot.
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I am going to use the following:
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Betty Crocker's Banana Nut Muffin and Quick Bread Mix<br />
Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin (1 cup of it)<br />
nothing else not even water
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Mix banana mix and pumpkin together. Spray crockpot with Pam or something similar. Pour batter into crockpot and put on high. Check after about 1/2 hour just to make sure it isn't burning or anything (all crockpots are different it seems). I generally take my insert out and switch it around so one side doesn't stay on the heating element the whole time, but that is just me. Should be done after approximately an hour or so (check with toothpick to test for doneness).
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The verdict: quite yummy and very easy with easy clean up.
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Pictures will added later today.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-70090300298680793982011-01-21T19:04:00.000-08:002011-01-21T19:05:02.445-08:00Slow Cooker Recipes<a href="http://lm.logicalmedia.com/z/13254/CD4375/"><img src="http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/4375/13254/" alt="RecipeLion" border="0"></a>hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-10271901860629071332010-11-14T01:49:00.000-08:002010-11-14T01:49:00.220-08:00Slow Cooker Sunday - ChiliThe weather is rather chilly right now (or it was last week when I made this) so I decided on chili. I love, love making chili in my crockpot (I mean really do you make it any other way?). This is so simple and so yummy. <br /><br /><br />Ingredients can vary and you can change it up depending on what you have in the house. I make chili so many different ways. Here is todays version!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSy0F84RW57s5AWferCU3kOy6pP9dyt2Vqgm-25Pwff1JYHbbDpv-bT-3xEwt-mK9OJWsrdvsURt4RTan641P98F0kAk04CD9ObSuYk8mCBpKplkozJX2NMXeOi0JmD-Nxyy7cjPHGFRS/s1600/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539153241010411858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSy0F84RW57s5AWferCU3kOy6pP9dyt2Vqgm-25Pwff1JYHbbDpv-bT-3xEwt-mK9OJWsrdvsURt4RTan641P98F0kAk04CD9ObSuYk8mCBpKplkozJX2NMXeOi0JmD-Nxyy7cjPHGFRS/s200/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+017.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This time I am using the following:<br />crumble tofu, corn, baked beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, onions, green peppers, seasoning mix. Since I am sick I decided to buy the already cut up onions and green peppers. The less work for me today the better!! <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUotVVszHgSmLO2EdydLYI4rkwVuAJYa639tanjEeQt_DyUTveEGMX8_rKrtf816ZJD_DFhEVYHw44pqqLFvzGfCi_YRRa3dbhUFkOSdw6lNYCQTDgZwU3uhd_ZWwvZ7gBAh_hvlp8CjW/s1600/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539153251821865682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUotVVszHgSmLO2EdydLYI4rkwVuAJYa639tanjEeQt_DyUTveEGMX8_rKrtf816ZJD_DFhEVYHw44pqqLFvzGfCi_YRRa3dbhUFkOSdw6lNYCQTDgZwU3uhd_ZWwvZ7gBAh_hvlp8CjW/s200/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is so easy to make. Just dice up your veggies, throw everything in the crock pot, mix and cook!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CYSpWQlcmh7Z_4VsHwHt6GPsrHWEGDVcfS-hEP0fcrNwiPGt58bsG2fTdd9vHMOrtkAe1hNSgshkApVcNmw9u-hTrmTSInlwfmcQw4dwP83nJplgqJwPn0oxNy6-A45h0lpz5KbHyacH/s1600/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+019.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539153259296121698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CYSpWQlcmh7Z_4VsHwHt6GPsrHWEGDVcfS-hEP0fcrNwiPGt58bsG2fTdd9vHMOrtkAe1hNSgshkApVcNmw9u-hTrmTSInlwfmcQw4dwP83nJplgqJwPn0oxNy6-A45h0lpz5KbHyacH/s200/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Looks and smells done to me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdN-Isp63h3e62XLmOVXrS3DUsBv_OMywwUJswRBs8VYxzPc3HBy8fLvK32ZxFmpzlGcBM2QRaLXc5OIKt0FNSPJ4HTsAFdFw-Y9HQfiqfi34Wx7owwQVS5DOgUEK8BmyCbpD5owQu_Ge3/s1600/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+021.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539153264960091922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdN-Isp63h3e62XLmOVXrS3DUsBv_OMywwUJswRBs8VYxzPc3HBy8fLvK32ZxFmpzlGcBM2QRaLXc5OIKt0FNSPJ4HTsAFdFw-Y9HQfiqfi34Wx7owwQVS5DOgUEK8BmyCbpD5owQu_Ge3/s200/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+021.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The finished product.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdiFk4XiQJq8Db8Nh7WnCgkQ9rs9dflCxl7RvXNdwQW2-2X3mtUyL3FeCezjy36Eat_EN33M0oU3H6xCZNig3yzh8y-rnKx_OvCg3USfbGc1P5HlTnasVydpSrRBBqiCLp_SgupZhUGkt/s1600/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+023.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539153272189727090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdiFk4XiQJq8Db8Nh7WnCgkQ9rs9dflCxl7RvXNdwQW2-2X3mtUyL3FeCezjy36Eat_EN33M0oU3H6xCZNig3yzh8y-rnKx_OvCg3USfbGc1P5HlTnasVydpSrRBBqiCLp_SgupZhUGkt/s200/Kodak+October+and+November+2010+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The end result: yummy.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-65059060853752019102010-10-31T01:34:00.000-07:002010-10-31T07:45:43.388-07:00Slow Cooker Sunday - Stuffed PeppersThe ingredients. I cheated and cooked the rice first. Was not sure how the rice situation would work. Didn't want to chance it. I normally use minute rice but this time I used Jasmine rice. Which my newer microwave does not cook rice nicely. So I used more water hoping it would not be super dry and almost burnt (but not done) like usual and this time it turned out mushy. :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOd01IxM_hOwuHjECDUdFF4JhF0DF3Fshcw5n8r1UOuepwkPz89I3yB2jIVJy9KWT94irTtinjt13TrAsshwmeWO9MVpklEGgRYLtoq-hoFoF2Ai4-EieupmKoWz-kcIXFbneyWtrZDVc/s1600/HPIM2955.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531899748062949698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOd01IxM_hOwuHjECDUdFF4JhF0DF3Fshcw5n8r1UOuepwkPz89I3yB2jIVJy9KWT94irTtinjt13TrAsshwmeWO9MVpklEGgRYLtoq-hoFoF2Ai4-EieupmKoWz-kcIXFbneyWtrZDVc/s200/HPIM2955.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The rice and "meat" mixture. I used crumbled tofu but you could use actual meat. Not sure if you would have to cook and brown it first. I would guess so. Add whatever spices you like to this mixture and a little of the tomato sauce or a little tomato paste (which is what I generally use but was out of).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg94EhySE3OoPLECsb8D4VzJvxShn1L78c4j2RNi_Xn3oa56IjGMC-Va-E5srvtXdAFpOFzkI9IEQE4yYJ54b5hftZ-Lz8mfOLWM0X45YsxhE51M37GS_YxejvhqaHgy1XJtt7jAqTWm_N/s1600/HPIM2957.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531899761625346770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg94EhySE3OoPLECsb8D4VzJvxShn1L78c4j2RNi_Xn3oa56IjGMC-Va-E5srvtXdAFpOFzkI9IEQE4yYJ54b5hftZ-Lz8mfOLWM0X45YsxhE51M37GS_YxejvhqaHgy1XJtt7jAqTWm_N/s200/HPIM2957.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stuff the peppers like so.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwA89bumx5OBzEraEPKTYvy-ZIT-Uwa5imB-z42g5NFYeqE4IgkxDNzJK_IVMJhFUnnW1jUtW8baIMEOc7We06V-F-JMOxp3vSUGCX_IpsWxL4DJgOp2d-vwLEz47sjxb6DhyKazBsNg0/s1600/HPIM2958.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531899766399262162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwA89bumx5OBzEraEPKTYvy-ZIT-Uwa5imB-z42g5NFYeqE4IgkxDNzJK_IVMJhFUnnW1jUtW8baIMEOc7We06V-F-JMOxp3vSUGCX_IpsWxL4DJgOp2d-vwLEz47sjxb6DhyKazBsNg0/s200/HPIM2958.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pour tomato sauce in crockpot saving half the can (at least). I had to really stuff them in there!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7lMfrpE1SJcgQD553LDJbceJNwe6sgCghe6qvHPNqRHDCdtgDHdUsP7Oupb22W8P4sIjsl4ejjGN1FOdW12UvjY3dcg91BjUwjJvR2Wbs3SQDmafXruhoVbVlCSSlqBzq-siysE0H7o1/s1600/HPIM2960.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531899771255203170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7lMfrpE1SJcgQD553LDJbceJNwe6sgCghe6qvHPNqRHDCdtgDHdUsP7Oupb22W8P4sIjsl4ejjGN1FOdW12UvjY3dcg91BjUwjJvR2Wbs3SQDmafXruhoVbVlCSSlqBzq-siysE0H7o1/s200/HPIM2960.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pour remaining sauce on top.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLcomHUKNcEYRfzhAtTRJnQuZqZ0S61ts0C8dCb2HZlpQqx8iuj_76uYxuV7dUcM6xmbEvLh-rUUV8hVYFa2mVqBzCO4rVPimnPtmX3cf9gQ_ZS0AmLTDBxiOOjVhLBfdFRWZnRcL4fno/s1600/HPIM2961.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531899776609836674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLcomHUKNcEYRfzhAtTRJnQuZqZ0S61ts0C8dCb2HZlpQqx8iuj_76uYxuV7dUcM6xmbEvLh-rUUV8hVYFa2mVqBzCO4rVPimnPtmX3cf9gQ_ZS0AmLTDBxiOOjVhLBfdFRWZnRcL4fno/s200/HPIM2961.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mmmm.....stuffed peppers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Udnjbo-rjnIqhJGXJp2WotMkuu1Bp8lYxePuf1KY_ajgrk2Ifc33SlWOY4_2Hr-QmLZWhMl2IINPCgeSXK_R5TbO5n2OiGV4xdEQcS8XTWzUIDS-IlE3pBhLuAShV9Xf3mTjK0anOinx/s1600/HPIM2962.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531900209861380082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Udnjbo-rjnIqhJGXJp2WotMkuu1Bp8lYxePuf1KY_ajgrk2Ifc33SlWOY4_2Hr-QmLZWhMl2IINPCgeSXK_R5TbO5n2OiGV4xdEQcS8XTWzUIDS-IlE3pBhLuAShV9Xf3mTjK0anOinx/s200/HPIM2962.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This has to be one of my absolute favorite meals. And now I don't have to get the kitchen all hot. I will admit it is better with homemade mashed potatoes but I didn't want to heat up my kitchen by using the stove. So I just used the Country Crock ones. Which aren't too bad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQQSEbe7ldIvxyAGEOlCUMqBKWyG49BEtoT3oVq6T-6-Ek-PcZtScbDp9lzfuOj7dReeuW3zWlWWBIQ0I_RAWS-Bm3mwpPNdyDrXWLgNQVAETK3hmxZU2ri_zSgO9Akv-qU7ypGSgsgWd/s1600/HPIM2963.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531900214308415474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQQSEbe7ldIvxyAGEOlCUMqBKWyG49BEtoT3oVq6T-6-Ek-PcZtScbDp9lzfuOj7dReeuW3zWlWWBIQ0I_RAWS-Bm3mwpPNdyDrXWLgNQVAETK3hmxZU2ri_zSgO9Akv-qU7ypGSgsgWd/s200/HPIM2963.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The outcome: no reason to use the oven! These were great minus the mushy rice from the microwave. My son actually ate and liked the rice mixture. I knew there was no way he would eat the pepper part though.<br /><br />Don't forget to check out my main blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">here</a>!!!hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-90662436129717833442010-10-24T15:33:00.000-07:002010-10-25T01:52:38.806-07:00Slow Cooker Sunday - Pineapple Upside Down CakeThe ingredients minus the pineapple. Whoops! <br />I used coconut milk again - but again no difference!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_W4u1jJ3fCH54YBsxmcMu82-cKGqeVaUg59y4HLEmQzuL52UcjRaGhowSh9w2uRMXwxqNah4O6kBkyMFZ-OYwtQDmvy1lSR2o_fvS6_qedqLg4QMCIA8lPLlVbCzVvTLYvBHigJKVMcz/s1600/HPIM2944.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531746326440454626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_W4u1jJ3fCH54YBsxmcMu82-cKGqeVaUg59y4HLEmQzuL52UcjRaGhowSh9w2uRMXwxqNah4O6kBkyMFZ-OYwtQDmvy1lSR2o_fvS6_qedqLg4QMCIA8lPLlVbCzVvTLYvBHigJKVMcz/s200/HPIM2944.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The pineapple! Told you I used pineapple!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHUVXHRYYsDTLOY2bXQY_VoyMiFLXu1qwhVkQEXn8WJ1Cp-rL_aFdKo97rAW9IEmUaiM4vLt3LcFsXNvNEyrywtd40P294UI1iM7DBGQ3UnEBWNwVsf175BFyAhntJcJxIHNoYSLwNGXP/s1600/HPIM2942.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531746319509551682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHUVXHRYYsDTLOY2bXQY_VoyMiFLXu1qwhVkQEXn8WJ1Cp-rL_aFdKo97rAW9IEmUaiM4vLt3LcFsXNvNEyrywtd40P294UI1iM7DBGQ3UnEBWNwVsf175BFyAhntJcJxIHNoYSLwNGXP/s200/HPIM2942.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With brown sugar on top. Mmm!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlYgAMa0OcIrQeuUCyr9eeUS0lNWGBPXuwcTUO_rmw1lIMK0EYA94M07W5lNzZe7YGbPqOVjkIHraanPPjuozv-HMZgfmgPSaUnabOXzU_bkCRiTibZqWRKiyKXoEjVKm8RTWqLOXowA5/s1600/HPIM2945.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531746316670706098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlYgAMa0OcIrQeuUCyr9eeUS0lNWGBPXuwcTUO_rmw1lIMK0EYA94M07W5lNzZe7YGbPqOVjkIHraanPPjuozv-HMZgfmgPSaUnabOXzU_bkCRiTibZqWRKiyKXoEjVKm8RTWqLOXowA5/s200/HPIM2945.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now the batter which I added even more pineapple to!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlkar9QsT0SFFL5oIMVY-PiHffa8ora_Gk1jHU9ZN5LxUR2VOBpdlkMzMkCtRYlH1yBQ1oA_TVMmKFGncjmH2gTfKWKraVHX9Y_FNkEnHY7jWzQCNtrz49XWNGpm1W-ZmsZszG-r1CcC0/s1600/HPIM2946.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531746317372740482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlkar9QsT0SFFL5oIMVY-PiHffa8ora_Gk1jHU9ZN5LxUR2VOBpdlkMzMkCtRYlH1yBQ1oA_TVMmKFGncjmH2gTfKWKraVHX9Y_FNkEnHY7jWzQCNtrz49XWNGpm1W-ZmsZszG-r1CcC0/s200/HPIM2946.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I added more brown sugar.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYpNWZnQa8FWapAcBtU0OtNNh0U66c0QkGvQvVJ7lpJakp6ez2F-p0fgORQjVNDDMj9-Y_-sXaKPKs4l_iqPaOcaft2puY_RQ887Elaca1DTklKOfq2ZMOIG5Qfk9b0gfKVzVhq0eTnXl/s1600/HPIM2947.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531746312991075186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYpNWZnQa8FWapAcBtU0OtNNh0U66c0QkGvQvVJ7lpJakp6ez2F-p0fgORQjVNDDMj9-Y_-sXaKPKs4l_iqPaOcaft2puY_RQ887Elaca1DTklKOfq2ZMOIG5Qfk9b0gfKVzVhq0eTnXl/s200/HPIM2947.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then more batter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJxlC4VZb9YoicfcE8GKZj0DcbcGC5MJZuxy5w1CubPWCb12EjLtvRQ29yEgTGOjl00LLqtas0rz23YyStP3zAW2MTRbQP7TX-Jo9K-qxWexszQl9Jv-5_KuTc_K2vXSW67JXR1Gtj6wG/s1600/HPIM2948.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531745396895901346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJxlC4VZb9YoicfcE8GKZj0DcbcGC5MJZuxy5w1CubPWCb12EjLtvRQ29yEgTGOjl00LLqtas0rz23YyStP3zAW2MTRbQP7TX-Jo9K-qxWexszQl9Jv-5_KuTc_K2vXSW67JXR1Gtj6wG/s200/HPIM2948.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Look it does cook in a crock pot!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax-WVGhRiZssbMEJRFQD1NRIxXxXYri4jP5y9_7KuHjkhDoW6JRLzHYik41Ni26Ht-d2nnHwjNugoTadCNJV1rN8rn4kf6X-Fwce1gKGbKQBw-lb9G31YVep50c9LYVXPGR7YRNNBxzwi/s1600/HPIM2949.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531745393283023554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax-WVGhRiZssbMEJRFQD1NRIxXxXYri4jP5y9_7KuHjkhDoW6JRLzHYik41Ni26Ht-d2nnHwjNugoTadCNJV1rN8rn4kf6X-Fwce1gKGbKQBw-lb9G31YVep50c9LYVXPGR7YRNNBxzwi/s200/HPIM2949.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFlTtiZDgMqaG5f6Gyi-6L3RPb9f2pXCWrszM8VPZecT4A-K3_IsVkDqUi6X6TFL6D5h5OYca7BPVsTigd8UJNTTs1-xGZNqif-yiW5UfFKe_04XUJULUH7BR8_EXjn5KZUx-7VgRJDXH/s1600/HPIM2950.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531745389108742610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFlTtiZDgMqaG5f6Gyi-6L3RPb9f2pXCWrszM8VPZecT4A-K3_IsVkDqUi6X6TFL6D5h5OYca7BPVsTigd8UJNTTs1-xGZNqif-yiW5UfFKe_04XUJULUH7BR8_EXjn5KZUx-7VgRJDXH/s200/HPIM2950.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Really it does!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKXorbdQ_nluWTM8pJE055hVgrEzJpoHE8RQVkSJ3DL9bsgPtlTo5L6h4h3kTCWV5hE2hHc5puW-qtZySmcE_mdKXYXB4KBO5pqntsClFZ2PSMVUcf-icAzBl-LpHMKFgwS9L708XmccG/s1600/HPIM2952.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531745378545007666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKXorbdQ_nluWTM8pJE055hVgrEzJpoHE8RQVkSJ3DL9bsgPtlTo5L6h4h3kTCWV5hE2hHc5puW-qtZySmcE_mdKXYXB4KBO5pqntsClFZ2PSMVUcf-icAzBl-LpHMKFgwS9L708XmccG/s200/HPIM2952.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here it is all done and yummy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgvJVHhrDLy9K6QM3gogNhEr_oJqIHYfbK73jM0ommkHEm65ALd2S6r0m3Bu2tnwJU9LsXwSlrzRuUWsR_kvk_Fsb11mLOk_yNeYCu3F_7r4NN9bXePwUHt7XGQw7t1Tu0RLg00IBXiFs/s1600/HPIM2951.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531745383332991026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgvJVHhrDLy9K6QM3gogNhEr_oJqIHYfbK73jM0ommkHEm65ALd2S6r0m3Bu2tnwJU9LsXwSlrzRuUWsR_kvk_Fsb11mLOk_yNeYCu3F_7r4NN9bXePwUHt7XGQw7t1Tu0RLg00IBXiFs/s200/HPIM2951.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The outcome: don't use crushed pineapple. Way too much liquid that is too hard to drain off which means the cake won't cook correctly. Though it did taste quite yummy.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-54365534211607420652010-10-17T07:52:00.001-07:002010-10-17T07:52:51.044-07:00Veggie Pasta BakeThe various ingredients:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkbIDPA5N6FF3YFPr2dk-GrQG489n1hIYtOXU_pgYrhztj3YiM25bxwuP2EuXBwMMu_wnDFoAocw-H2Punx8LHT7dO92e9uUBQ1KA2usdl5D1biNuqatjg7L3lkx3pb-aruyxi7G_klxW/s1600/HPIM2870.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750069628606546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkbIDPA5N6FF3YFPr2dk-GrQG489n1hIYtOXU_pgYrhztj3YiM25bxwuP2EuXBwMMu_wnDFoAocw-H2Punx8LHT7dO92e9uUBQ1KA2usdl5D1biNuqatjg7L3lkx3pb-aruyxi7G_klxW/s200/HPIM2870.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Chopped up veggies and cheese chunks:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE_FF4WvF0-wsSrm8u1mpxGKdm9RtvVPGobW6TXahqI2R2rzXBsxrVAxBcZ7d7ciVbkd1Md1jolqtjsL_VvQBblRrQkxlSnCTi0KvDnCtz5MR-ue0UqeJ25qOBaI2K_jk5_Iqwgm4ohjt/s1600/HPIM2871.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750079320240274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE_FF4WvF0-wsSrm8u1mpxGKdm9RtvVPGobW6TXahqI2R2rzXBsxrVAxBcZ7d7ciVbkd1Md1jolqtjsL_VvQBblRrQkxlSnCTi0KvDnCtz5MR-ue0UqeJ25qOBaI2K_jk5_Iqwgm4ohjt/s200/HPIM2871.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />I always cover the chopped up eggplant with salt and then let it sit for awhile. This is the nasty liquid that comes off eggplant:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdoq3vfE20a_IQwNlZNawY8aHs7eCqWxu9KTviY1zJSGeAWOlbNQfSlrJ5xYBRFCs6C26YuIdw7FvtMmu5-Y1dzrDFbTQYb_7kxco5fmQG0hMOLzGz24iP_zsc4cZouCDGpy9xxATrt1K/s1600/HPIM2876.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750550590901266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdoq3vfE20a_IQwNlZNawY8aHs7eCqWxu9KTviY1zJSGeAWOlbNQfSlrJ5xYBRFCs6C26YuIdw7FvtMmu5-Y1dzrDFbTQYb_7kxco5fmQG0hMOLzGz24iP_zsc4cZouCDGpy9xxATrt1K/s200/HPIM2876.JPG" /></a><br />Yuck! Then I rinse it off real good.<br /><br />I sprayed the crock pot with Pam first and then added sauce and veggie mixture.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrbuCROxyAS_N0FXe9L4RsSKwH00iL5sCyYjbPPl7kp5nYpIBMoOgUur2quYDFVZpRfSdHuXHf6RlDsGIW6m8ZGWL-M7r-QVEjluJ_81WjdWRQ93aD1fAddijgFwe1d5u1kzeuCRbB_uC/s1600/HPIM2872.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750078869640786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrbuCROxyAS_N0FXe9L4RsSKwH00iL5sCyYjbPPl7kp5nYpIBMoOgUur2quYDFVZpRfSdHuXHf6RlDsGIW6m8ZGWL-M7r-QVEjluJ_81WjdWRQ93aD1fAddijgFwe1d5u1kzeuCRbB_uC/s200/HPIM2872.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Added non cooked pasta on top of veggie mixture.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiYENhUwdnkknaMj-n6w2xona-HOXM4jkzlP_EV-y-PakylbxjNmXrblfqbdXQRozl-kX7qsWgycitmZ5RnbfEZ9tZ0E7DigFchyfYP7KrmO5W216Ijmh1L1l0iS2HYDRyRioGzXtVX-c/s1600/HPIM2873.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750081858745346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiYENhUwdnkknaMj-n6w2xona-HOXM4jkzlP_EV-y-PakylbxjNmXrblfqbdXQRozl-kX7qsWgycitmZ5RnbfEZ9tZ0E7DigFchyfYP7KrmO5W216Ijmh1L1l0iS2HYDRyRioGzXtVX-c/s200/HPIM2873.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ricotta cheese on top of the sauce, veggies, and pasta.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQBStkRhGUi6v0cB6e9HFUYETsYLwpZ9cbD4_Fs7yWSOvhDiJQ_hPek86BY1jtRVvMi5ou57pLiBPwDv-IbKst2IEGC0vP0Rf0vSYco0Kq0L-zuqOagldQTGuLJOj9GxLHPjpXeuI5ICH/s1600/HPIM2874.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750093303683170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQBStkRhGUi6v0cB6e9HFUYETsYLwpZ9cbD4_Fs7yWSOvhDiJQ_hPek86BY1jtRVvMi5ou57pLiBPwDv-IbKst2IEGC0vP0Rf0vSYco0Kq0L-zuqOagldQTGuLJOj9GxLHPjpXeuI5ICH/s200/HPIM2874.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Repeat and add sauce to the very top like so.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN0cKH7k292cB8xe5pCgatPVDckQphqQt5sbz9zdIg5CuHqhwbQICDJYMXULR_w-NYaY4Z7e-pzMm8lNpUfiyTzIF0WQUlz6iI9bk7nHzhTogcJVaAR0QuTHy3ppYJsTQELaWpT1p-9Rc/s1600/HPIM2875.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750547933354882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN0cKH7k292cB8xe5pCgatPVDckQphqQt5sbz9zdIg5CuHqhwbQICDJYMXULR_w-NYaY4Z7e-pzMm8lNpUfiyTzIF0WQUlz6iI9bk7nHzhTogcJVaAR0QuTHy3ppYJsTQELaWpT1p-9Rc/s200/HPIM2875.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />All ingredients mixed and cooking.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8P1vB0zYnGSmstBADE6BzIRMLaCe9Gu5CZdFc_6lRkI3n_4Aw6Z8n3O4M8wOvAxru2B-twyW65AFXzEuSTINjMEKNpawxgOTn0MCK9lGctTtLjS9XGegkQQWXFpWFEqgA1wQNuV1dNeu/s1600/HPIM2877.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750555904936402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8P1vB0zYnGSmstBADE6BzIRMLaCe9Gu5CZdFc_6lRkI3n_4Aw6Z8n3O4M8wOvAxru2B-twyW65AFXzEuSTINjMEKNpawxgOTn0MCK9lGctTtLjS9XGegkQQWXFpWFEqgA1wQNuV1dNeu/s200/HPIM2877.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Looks done to me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5mCo96amL_4F6P1FHyK7OoHeEHXmJvGcl5ZCU54ISZN8HAVZMq1vDl7wlXpeJb0nnR58cYmm5yADg1k4z5onOx7-pyvUykCUHvH-TS9SDjXmp0jYE8bLameh3p0r1PFmvD9a-ld7tgTk/s1600/HPIM2878.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750558091844178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5mCo96amL_4F6P1FHyK7OoHeEHXmJvGcl5ZCU54ISZN8HAVZMq1vDl7wlXpeJb0nnR58cYmm5yADg1k4z5onOx7-pyvUykCUHvH-TS9SDjXmp0jYE8bLameh3p0r1PFmvD9a-ld7tgTk/s200/HPIM2878.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The finished product. Yes, again with paper plates. I have only been using them when we eat the crockpot dinners. Seriously, it is the same pack!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1yMFv8bCGWB7LWmwmi83WDiffqoueqArrZDSsMROKkdDuWjNqQ3_GFzDvcGQl1Od_KDQM-1JUUooMqivoiGyU9gz3IFCwPHL1GXCc5LERv2cLMV7JrB4uRbPwjqw1C0qL6Kvx3MGKSCU/s1600/HPIM2880.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528750564849445506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1yMFv8bCGWB7LWmwmi83WDiffqoueqArrZDSsMROKkdDuWjNqQ3_GFzDvcGQl1Od_KDQM-1JUUooMqivoiGyU9gz3IFCwPHL1GXCc5LERv2cLMV7JrB4uRbPwjqw1C0qL6Kvx3MGKSCU/s200/HPIM2880.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I used 1 of the zucchinis and 2 of the squash and the whole eggplant. Let's just say way too much eggplant. But I knew it would go bad otherwise. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><br /><br />The outcome: my son actually ate it. Which is a huge surprise. He ate it a couple days in a row too with no complaints. Which is extremely rare. Let's just say I have a massive complainer for a son.</div><div> </div><div><br /><br />*You can click on any of the pictures to make them bigger.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-73735605631686569022010-10-11T10:25:00.001-07:002010-10-12T12:42:01.732-07:00Chocolate Coconut CakeI was trying to go for a Thai theme so I came up with this cake. It turned out o.k. but seemed to not want to cook too great. So it doesn't look to pretty but it tastes good! I cannot for the life of me taste the coconut though. :(<br /><br /><br /><br />The ingredients: chocolate cake mix, eggs, oil, coconut milk. Subsitute the coconut milk for the water that the package of cake says to add. Use however much oil and eggs the cake mix calls for. I think if you added either coconut flavoring or actual shredded coconut it will taste more coconutty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX2q_ooavHWAADoylzGxNDGfa38o6hk-PBXbg2aRnYLLtEMfWNtuV787V1pd8A9C9SGfAfPGpB2dqu3tq1A7BSJKsKU3LPWInqOslNqeVhFM0ftULjRS7HeFoR5or-PFkPXekEBaaNrqM/s1600/HPIM2850.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521360363152493346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX2q_ooavHWAADoylzGxNDGfa38o6hk-PBXbg2aRnYLLtEMfWNtuV787V1pd8A9C9SGfAfPGpB2dqu3tq1A7BSJKsKU3LPWInqOslNqeVhFM0ftULjRS7HeFoR5or-PFkPXekEBaaNrqM/s200/HPIM2850.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here it is in the crockpot exciting huh? lol<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzbqyMXMD41qWdd8G9fOmrrkGdykhPgNc2EfIgfBJvbxdMT7ZDq_AFMFYBuUlKdJZOPe1WDmH_nyK5eiOtyKyuGl7Ai56zc_zJpiQvOZ-to7c0kXuRRt-xtAP6EsKh8EHZvApdJ0JFYC-/s1600/HPIM2851.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521360366801097106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzbqyMXMD41qWdd8G9fOmrrkGdykhPgNc2EfIgfBJvbxdMT7ZDq_AFMFYBuUlKdJZOPe1WDmH_nyK5eiOtyKyuGl7Ai56zc_zJpiQvOZ-to7c0kXuRRt-xtAP6EsKh8EHZvApdJ0JFYC-/s200/HPIM2851.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />I was scared it wasn't cooking the whole way and decided to break it up to help it cook. I then realized I did not need to do this. If I would have just waited probably a couple more minutes or maybe even 15 minutes it would have cooked up just fine. I was really scared the sides were going to burn (they didn't).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo6PwDWPlwijbCGWP4iucvDzrhGl_P-U609uVNqAPWH70rFh_8EmM17vmdpHpIz-kDgehanfOvLZ__n9nZaIUI_WtlyLN_G0zmk3Byh01TlxrJZonvdvDGvrY4XBPBgobIDNptPMXcJNq/s1600/HPIM2853.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521360374416843746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo6PwDWPlwijbCGWP4iucvDzrhGl_P-U609uVNqAPWH70rFh_8EmM17vmdpHpIz-kDgehanfOvLZ__n9nZaIUI_WtlyLN_G0zmk3Byh01TlxrJZonvdvDGvrY4XBPBgobIDNptPMXcJNq/s200/HPIM2853.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Taste test - it was moist and yummy. Even better with ice cream. I will say I could not for the life of me taste the coconut though. :( Next time I will add some shredded coconut or some coconut flavoring (trying to find some real flavoring and not the fake kind - we will see).<br /><br />I have some more cans of coconut milk and I think I will try it with a regular yellow cake mix next time.<br /><br />Sorry I didn't take any presentation photos of the finished cake.<br /><br />I will definitely make cake in the crockpot again.<br /><br /><br />Remember to please check out my main blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">here</a>.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-4154201344375773882010-10-08T16:29:00.002-07:002010-10-12T12:42:13.755-07:00Mexican CasseroleI decided to go with Mexican once again. This time I added refried beans and black olives. I definitely should have used more red sauce. Live and learn. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The ingredients:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7JATJzndM74_9V5ywSslc8x1rdz_up-Lg8knBrZ9U7Uuo0t69u5cyHj23K8l5-IGOJqSGN4AUskJcPda17GkwuDByAB5euAmigjrLcwHkR8jFv-vXkk870wbLvBqEAeKL8iszYH9fISU/s1600/HPIM2818.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518672704716824498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7JATJzndM74_9V5ywSslc8x1rdz_up-Lg8knBrZ9U7Uuo0t69u5cyHj23K8l5-IGOJqSGN4AUskJcPda17GkwuDByAB5euAmigjrLcwHkR8jFv-vXkk870wbLvBqEAeKL8iszYH9fISU/s200/HPIM2818.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stack them like so:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlifV7D7eiXH446Sml_ZFZrI6KuUjT8gyeQgQzUYYOyMcGrkMTD7FA_MZkVWjO483cLFV5VN2r7ihHUvM2rxoyM2mNF454-Jxmi8LqOmkVYR-Qe99hLPMr_zkMbLKOOO-eyB4GxMyb1Zo/s1600/HPIM2821.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518672715990948306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlifV7D7eiXH446Sml_ZFZrI6KuUjT8gyeQgQzUYYOyMcGrkMTD7FA_MZkVWjO483cLFV5VN2r7ihHUvM2rxoyM2mNF454-Jxmi8LqOmkVYR-Qe99hLPMr_zkMbLKOOO-eyB4GxMyb1Zo/s200/HPIM2821.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looks done to me:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_vYk3GDQfS7nOmyxO931_JxDo4QF_m2pkDPLO0FjG36wYNWENRS3q60pbvqPU4hG0T7AIAP18UkbD3bA1RywzvNC9tEB6P7-cTk-KZpcg2s2h5tVYk9xaYtfKeEJJ54i1_dZZtTRh8Xy/s1600/HPIM2826.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518672728652067410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_vYk3GDQfS7nOmyxO931_JxDo4QF_m2pkDPLO0FjG36wYNWENRS3q60pbvqPU4hG0T7AIAP18UkbD3bA1RywzvNC9tEB6P7-cTk-KZpcg2s2h5tVYk9xaYtfKeEJJ54i1_dZZtTRh8Xy/s200/HPIM2826.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Yummy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzqKUs7Tuu1t0VZ6xXgnPM4Xux07sl__MwDUYMfXBAsU4scM8nPgrjlOp60KF_B_NjuznQok07TOswz_bWzDrzg7E38qr_WAj_Si4O4eB4ZAaImpQjnVIadkvRxKNTatkMw_G5KthfKFI/s1600/HPIM2829.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518672740172343042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzqKUs7Tuu1t0VZ6xXgnPM4Xux07sl__MwDUYMfXBAsU4scM8nPgrjlOp60KF_B_NjuznQok07TOswz_bWzDrzg7E38qr_WAj_Si4O4eB4ZAaImpQjnVIadkvRxKNTatkMw_G5KthfKFI/s200/HPIM2829.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Close up:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXaYd4MTEvSwGHWirxe7vnAXqnq34bhqhW4-tc_qAuoaGe-U-SOQyyFJ-0hbW_TTfVsYbUn1Y-j0ZiStk4e_5tNGpG1kyBEkwrZFk_Q7r2fqej8XLJklooowZMHzjnTfucmBp8TXPjgPT/s1600/HPIM2830.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518672752017405490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXaYd4MTEvSwGHWirxe7vnAXqnq34bhqhW4-tc_qAuoaGe-U-SOQyyFJ-0hbW_TTfVsYbUn1Y-j0ZiStk4e_5tNGpG1kyBEkwrZFk_Q7r2fqej8XLJklooowZMHzjnTfucmBp8TXPjgPT/s200/HPIM2830.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was pretty tasty. But I am over my Mexican kick for awhile at least.<br /><br />Remember to please check out my main blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">here</a>.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-49663871288522160582010-10-08T16:29:00.001-07:002010-10-12T12:42:25.360-07:00Mac and CheeseO.k. so I decided to make mac and cheese for my son in the crockpot.<br /><br />The ingredients : uncooked pasta, cheese, milk and butter. Oh yeah don't forget the salt!!! I did at first and did not add it till the end. You never realize how much of a difference it makes to cook pasta with salt until that one time you don't add it. Yuck! I totally took a photo of the ingredients and guess what? It wasn't on my camera. Seriously, I took one!<br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I used 2 different leftover pastas, some leftover block cheddar and shredded mozzarella (why not?), smart balance spread and milk. I also used Pam on the inside of the crockpot so it would not stick and be a pain in my butt to clean. Cleanup was a breeze!</div><div> </div><div>I also believe it or not took a photo of the ingredients not cooked in the crockpot. Yep, that one disappeared too. I did get my new camera but it is still in the box. <br /><br /></div><div> </div>It turned out o.k. but I prefer sharp cheddar and I like green peppers in my mac -n- cheese. I had mild cheddar and also the mozzarella gave it a unique taste. My son liked it a lot so that is really only what matters. I will definitely make it with sharp cheddar and green peppers next time.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ2uVZ4C7ybQpOc1zt3Ci-yrnlGrCe62N9SfcIrZtio9hi-GWT4Y3SnfPgmK4DMBzJpEYe494LqfyEfG6rOwf8y3KwWmDuXD4nzIERRCqi3p4cpbhkjZtiGwFk91oviPPwwW_AVGnXyFH/s1600/HPIM2845.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520620688765574418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ2uVZ4C7ybQpOc1zt3Ci-yrnlGrCe62N9SfcIrZtio9hi-GWT4Y3SnfPgmK4DMBzJpEYe494LqfyEfG6rOwf8y3KwWmDuXD4nzIERRCqi3p4cpbhkjZtiGwFk91oviPPwwW_AVGnXyFH/s200/HPIM2845.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cPJ8HP1eY1HnfO8QA-GeHTAQVdGP71gREX2sDjOD7bfwII0Yn5UOB7RbjflFnBXS4zXc8EbuEMyeKuY0G9rxNJV5MJtfhupXK9c3iPPZv3pzR1lx3DU2vmRuFJc3xYv1p21pnsJ7tOiQ/s1600/HPIM2847.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520620695360341426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cPJ8HP1eY1HnfO8QA-GeHTAQVdGP71gREX2sDjOD7bfwII0Yn5UOB7RbjflFnBXS4zXc8EbuEMyeKuY0G9rxNJV5MJtfhupXK9c3iPPZv3pzR1lx3DU2vmRuFJc3xYv1p21pnsJ7tOiQ/s200/HPIM2847.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Remember to please check out my main blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">here</a>.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-53405278519966529542010-10-08T16:28:00.000-07:002010-10-12T12:42:41.829-07:00Apple BakeSlow Cooker Sunday sounds better than Crockpot Sunday, right? Even though I call it a crockpot.<br /><br />Today I am attempting to make a sort of Apple Crisp. I am writing this as it is cooking. I hope that it turns out well. I haven't had Apple Crisp probably since I was in 8th grade and a friend of mine used to make it all the time. Yep, it's been that long. I don't recall myself ever making it nor anyone else in my family. Have no clue why. I always thought it was rather tasty.<br /><br /><br />The ingredients:<br />apples (I am using the precut kind since my son declared he no longer wanted them in his lunch)<br />cinnamon (not pictured)<br />brown sugar (Rolling Stones anyone?)<br />butter/ margarine (again not pictured and mine says buy before May 2010 yep, we never use margarine or butter ever apparently) it wasn't opened so that is why I used it<br />oatmeal (I used 2 packets of the plain)<br />vanilla (just a tad)<br />I was going to also add flour but again mine was super old (not opened though) but I decided to not bother<br />honey (not pictured)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDziAT5OksIqrdz-qqdA9zXYrGC8ruqm2d9eiB-evFgJHxHyOp7HakTdHtsuuLrHco6P2Vw8RNLIPXqlFnlDVZWJRW-mjuSwgWtyANNM9HYpYwbqDCp7f7dlt-4mX2e1HxoVXg-nKHfe8/s1600/HPIM2831.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518663549211745538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDziAT5OksIqrdz-qqdA9zXYrGC8ruqm2d9eiB-evFgJHxHyOp7HakTdHtsuuLrHco6P2Vw8RNLIPXqlFnlDVZWJRW-mjuSwgWtyANNM9HYpYwbqDCp7f7dlt-4mX2e1HxoVXg-nKHfe8/s200/HPIM2831.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />As you can tell I am just using what I have on hand and seeing what happens. I am starting it out on high and then will more than likely put it on low.<br /><br />I buttered the bottom and sides of the crockpot and then added the apples. Cinnamon on top and then brown sugar, vanilla and oats. Then I added some honey on top.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL_1eWjMh6Ao75LZjP-UCfca4jqZ24hJm3jZ1oA184o0lRFKKcSHpFL4QEN9YIwjwabd1Q54ZqiPh1aLoJ3Ch05ezRZrEJu0arpgRBuCNgrIyh1ntOLavDSmseRjTCUMSDKPHw66BDmSZ/s1600/HPIM2833.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518663559208989906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL_1eWjMh6Ao75LZjP-UCfca4jqZ24hJm3jZ1oA184o0lRFKKcSHpFL4QEN9YIwjwabd1Q54ZqiPh1aLoJ3Ch05ezRZrEJu0arpgRBuCNgrIyh1ntOLavDSmseRjTCUMSDKPHw66BDmSZ/s200/HPIM2833.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Almost done:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1q3f91jL76EeZRu4ce3PqiiqPvO9EBAxarixifLcca2h_OLkLkASpPonc7hwxCvrhjS72SfN7vAOepgYzRb03K8dQx9HsNbhxGw3hKVCscIkgCcXf_Ek-oq_6WuR12ZnLqLUmEUDziOz/s1600/HPIM2835.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1q3f91jL76EeZRu4ce3PqiiqPvO9EBAxarixifLcca2h_OLkLkASpPonc7hwxCvrhjS72SfN7vAOepgYzRb03K8dQx9HsNbhxGw3hKVCscIkgCcXf_Ek-oq_6WuR12ZnLqLUmEUDziOz/s200/HPIM2835.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518686811740472402" /></a><br /><br />My son's portion in his Spiderman bowl or as he says ciderman:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7gF_8E4Qu70YoHl_qaobsK7NmNFXoCfaO6rOCZTVd5Met_E4WYjWV5WPZf0krN_Ae_daFCffB1-vDGr-lOFSbyyij5uq_7Sqkh4wm6h47sbgVs45481uXQCYg_zgXzIffziyqFNPFd2D/s1600/HPIM2837.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7gF_8E4Qu70YoHl_qaobsK7NmNFXoCfaO6rOCZTVd5Met_E4WYjWV5WPZf0krN_Ae_daFCffB1-vDGr-lOFSbyyij5uq_7Sqkh4wm6h47sbgVs45481uXQCYg_zgXzIffziyqFNPFd2D/s200/HPIM2837.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518686818361686610" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This turned out yummy but nothing like Apple Crisp. My son really liked it (of course any child likes sweets right?). He probably liked it more than most since he gets sweets maybe once a month if even that much (yes, I'm kind of strict). I definitely think this would be good warm with vanilla ice cream on top. But of course I have the smallest freezer known to man so ice cream is never in there.<br /><br />Remember to please check out my main blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">here</a>.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-20362276544369803712010-10-08T16:23:00.000-07:002010-10-12T12:42:53.215-07:00CrockPot Sunday - Cheesy Onion Enchilada CasseroleI have been craving cheese and onion enchiladas lately. I desperately miss Don Pablos. I have tried other Mexican places but I have yet to find one that replaces them. :(<br /><br />I usually make them in the oven but I have to say no matter what I can not get them to turn out like the ones at Don Paublos. No matter if I barely put any sauce on them or no sauce at all they turn out too mushy or turn out too dry (without sauce). Good but mushy. So I decided I will just deal with the mushy!<br /><br />I have heard that you can make them in your crockpot and decided to try. I realized right away that it would be difficult and very messy to keep them rolled up. So I decided to just got with a casserole type dish.<br /><br />I wasn't sure how much stuff I would need to make these so I have way more items in the picture than I actually ended up using. I decided to go with corn tortillas since I had a whole bunch leftover. I prefer flour ones but I believe the corn ones are supposed to be better for you (don't quote me on that though lol). I didn't even use the box kit and will save that for another time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1 - The ingredients. Which I did not end up using the box mix.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEygxgrRMvwKVgSLpkjGOuankZSjWeAJKQR5bqfbJqOjCfF2YhTTY9VCTUHDBHs9cF9nrh-72YRbfZ5Uv_K031mFim0MI_6jHCdQgiwp9EDE01O5YnZ1rb8sxxn1NuDx1eUa2IXXcIWcT/s1600/HPIM2794.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 152px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515824096095837746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEygxgrRMvwKVgSLpkjGOuankZSjWeAJKQR5bqfbJqOjCfF2YhTTY9VCTUHDBHs9cF9nrh-72YRbfZ5Uv_K031mFim0MI_6jHCdQgiwp9EDE01O5YnZ1rb8sxxn1NuDx1eUa2IXXcIWcT/s200/HPIM2794.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2- Me not knowing what I was going for while assembling them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnOlQNYz1i6ItXeJ6IRC2cXNKQ11wKyGh4uQ-PLe_qyIiRgW0dWCVJPGTvF7Biv0wdlByVDQACe6GezDRxVSs5ZLToyB94SSPxE5VqahJIWXZJYXN48d3o_6mkfthEOFmfLKm12qD_r8u/s1600/HPIM2797.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515824103455609458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnOlQNYz1i6ItXeJ6IRC2cXNKQ11wKyGh4uQ-PLe_qyIiRgW0dWCVJPGTvF7Biv0wdlByVDQACe6GezDRxVSs5ZLToyB94SSPxE5VqahJIWXZJYXN48d3o_6mkfthEOFmfLKm12qD_r8u/s200/HPIM2797.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3 - When in doubt add more cheese.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1K5g0NM4eFYLnPntVwvnagZig4wJ-uHvT29k97x7ToTANSgK7zc21d5wU2tc2TgK2nYo_MNwDNbW8439rQkGHyVOTi7NgYx4o_O50YlZl_oumIDMMKyltmT3DYrK1Bkx5H0QzkWDrllx/s1600/HPIM2802.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515824134700224562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1K5g0NM4eFYLnPntVwvnagZig4wJ-uHvT29k97x7ToTANSgK7zc21d5wU2tc2TgK2nYo_MNwDNbW8439rQkGHyVOTi7NgYx4o_O50YlZl_oumIDMMKyltmT3DYrK1Bkx5H0QzkWDrllx/s200/HPIM2802.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4- Looks done to me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kQX1YaO-WkAp7yXq-4zWnlOAuT0BX1eODWdtuTSfn040EcqiCR6_hNebapZVS7R3stFNm7T-cPxXXXVzYJdQuV302ySS-ieuv_GCirZPED_jKizSfx61rjvob5GElMJjyhk0W1Bfb5vS/s1600/HPIM2810.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515824150822264578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kQX1YaO-WkAp7yXq-4zWnlOAuT0BX1eODWdtuTSfn040EcqiCR6_hNebapZVS7R3stFNm7T-cPxXXXVzYJdQuV302ySS-ieuv_GCirZPED_jKizSfx61rjvob5GElMJjyhk0W1Bfb5vS/s200/HPIM2810.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />5- The end result. Yes, again with the paper plates.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaArVMaJFNUBEXMegBF0MDhgtypp6gjR5H6MRXnP07aWVNKbQSPyy-6R2B9PqHqWz3XGkY-eOZdhRWy_WQXpTIXnBswFlZpfR5DvjG-PXQr21ZW9H5hccR4YKcR4f6_A3-8dMCkiBfvb5q/s1600/HPIM2811.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515824114884109586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaArVMaJFNUBEXMegBF0MDhgtypp6gjR5H6MRXnP07aWVNKbQSPyy-6R2B9PqHqWz3XGkY-eOZdhRWy_WQXpTIXnBswFlZpfR5DvjG-PXQr21ZW9H5hccR4YKcR4f6_A3-8dMCkiBfvb5q/s200/HPIM2811.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Again I was impressed with how this turned out in the crockpot. It was quite yummy! This is something I will definitely make again. Next time I will add black olives and refried beans to this casserole.<br /><br />Remember to please check out my main blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">here</a>.hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095121959846539554.post-27577329003760542702010-10-08T16:19:00.000-07:002010-10-08T16:34:04.481-07:00Slow Cooker SundayI decided to put all my crock pot recipes in an easy to find spot. I will more than likely update this each Sunday but occasionally it will be updated on another day.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><br />Please check out my other blog <a href="http://myreviewsandfreestuff.blogspot.com/">Hockey Mum </a> for simple and easy ways to save loads of money and get lots of stuff for cheap or free!!hockey_mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611818651705859892noreply@blogger.com0