Recipe

Cooking School

How to Cook Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oats in a Slow-Cooker

by Aimee
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This week I wholeheartedly embraced the slow-cooker challenge along with dozens of other bloggers. I stewed beans all day, simmered a vegetable stock, and combined ginger, coconut and chicken into a fragrant dinner. I even used my slow-cooker for breakfast, something I’m going to be doing a whole lot more of, thanks to an ingenious technique [...]

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Dinner

Coconut Ginger Chicken & Vegetables (Slow-Cooker Challenge)

by Aimee
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Given as a wedding present nearly ten years ago, my slow-cooker hasn’t seen nearly enough use. I tend to reach for my cherry red Le Creuset French oven for braising and stewing. However, as our family is growing and appetites are expanding, I can see the practical side of having a large crock pot and [...]

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Preserving

Creamy Orange Cardamom Curd Recipe

by Marisa
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Written by Marisa of Food in Jars. I was born in Southern California and spent my first nine years living in a little town called Eagle Rock. We had guava trees in the front yard and towering palm trees in the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the curb. Nearby, my grandmother grew Meyer lemons [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

A Simple Holiday Cocktail Hour (Recipe: Cookies and Cream Cocktail)

by Kristen
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Written by Kristen. This time of year it is so easy to get caught up in the elaborate and forget all about the simple. We host a much anticipated holiday party each year with friends but to be honest with you, although I love our holiday party, I have really been struggling with how I [...]

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Quick Bites

A Last Minute Appetizer: Baked Brie with Cranberry Sauce and Walnuts

by Katie G
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Written by Katie of GoodLife Eats. I‘m not really an appetizer person, so when Aimée suggested writing about a quick, last minute Thanksgiving appetizer I was a little stumped. I don’t make a lot of appetizers and I didn’t grow up in a family that served them on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was pretty much always just [...]

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