Marinated Beef Pot Roast

1. Combine marinade ingredients and pour over roast in a shallow bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for 24 hrs.
2. Remove meat from marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Heat oil in large skillet and brown meat on all sides.
4. Place in slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 8−10 hrs.
5. Serve with accumulated gravy. (This may be thickened in a saucepan if you wish.)

Written by Ian McKenzie on March 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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Slow Cooker Beef Bourguinon

Written by Ian McKenzie on June 20th, 2007 with no comments.
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Slow-Cooker Pork with Dried Fruit and Squash

Ingredients:

• 3 pound lean boneless pork loin roast
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated, fresh ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/ teaspoon pepper
• pinch of saffron
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup dried apricots
• 1/2 cup bit-sized pitted prunes
• 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 4 cups)

Directions:

1. Trim fat from pork; cut pork in half crosswise.
2. Combine brown sugar and next 8 ingredients in a small bowl; stir mixture well. Rub pork evenly with sugar mixture. Place pork in a 4 1/2 quart slow cooker. Arrange apricots, prunes, and squash around pork.
3. Cover with lid, cook on high-heat setting 1 hour. Reduce to low-heat setting, and cook 6 to 7 hours or until pork, fruit, and squash are tender.
4. Cut pork into thin slices, and serve with fruit, squash and couscous.

Written by Ian McKenzie on April 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Food Bites - February 16

• Arroz Con Pollo Recipe – the classic Spanish chicken and rice dish.
• Chocolate-covered cars – a waste of good chocolate.
• No-Knead Bread – A bread recipe that requires no kneading, but takes plenty of time.
• Love is a big rare roast – Lynette creates one of her great sounding meals for Valentine’s Day. Lucky Cakes!
• The Fundamentals Of Running A Restaurant - A Forbes.com article on what is involved in running a restaurant. (Hint, it’s not all Food Network glamour.)
• Roasted Garlic - Getting Back to Basics – Just thinking about roasted garlic gets me salivating in a Homer Simpson kind of way.
• Breville 800ESXL – on my wish list.
• Pork. Chop. Noodles. – Who needs to eat out when you’re preparing food like this.
• Yogurt Panna Cotta with Raspberries – A simple, elegant, light dessert.
• Spicy Beef Curry Stew for the Slow Cooker

Written by Ian McKenzie on February 16th, 2007 with no comments.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2 cups salsa
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. curry powder
• 1 cup low-fat sour cream

Directions:

1. PLACE chicken in slow cooker. Combine salsa, onions and curry powder; pour over chicken. Cover with lid.
2. COOK on LOW for 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours).
3. REMOVE chicken to serving platter; cover to keep warm. Add sour cream to slow cooker; stir until well blended. Serve over the chicken.

Written by Ian McKenzie on January 9th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients:

• 12 large cabbage leaves
• 4 cups water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup cooked rice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1
• /4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 3/4 cup water

Directions:

1. Wash cabbage leaves. Boil 4 cups water. Turn heat off. Soak leaves in water 5 minutes. Remove, drain, and cool.
2. Combine remaining ingredients except tomato paste and water. Place 2 tablespoons mixture on each leaf and roll firmly. Stack in slow cooker.
3. Combine tomato paste and 3/4 cup water, and pour over stuffed cabbage. Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours.

Written by Ian McKenzie on January 1st, 2007 with no comments.
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Crockpot Spanish Chicken

Written by Ian McKenzie on November 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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Slow Cooker Oriental Beef and Noodles

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2  pounds boneless sirloin, cut into thin strips
• 1 red bell pepper chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4  cup sherry
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
• 12 ounces cooked vermicelli

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients, except noodles, in Crock Pot.
2. Cover, cook on Low 8 to 10 hours (High: 4 to 5 hours).
3. Serve over noodles.

NB: May be doubled for 5 quart models.

Written by Ian McKenzie on June 15th, 2006 with no comments.
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Lemon Roast Chicken

Written by Ian McKenzie on June 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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Crock-Pot Cooking Tips

An new food website, Easy Crock Pot Recipes, has a page of helpful tips for crockpot cooking.

Written by tubaism on May 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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