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Italian Sausage Soup

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Italian Sausage Soup
Finally cold air swooshed in and all is well in my world. A dip in the temperature indicating Fall is almost here, taking our yearly trek to Dunn’s for apple donuts and yes, the arrival of soup on our family menu.

The cool temps are perfect for soup. I was pleasantly surprised when our daughter announced at the dinner table that she was equally excited to be savoring soup. “Yes!”, she exclaimed, “I love all the wonderful soups we enjoy when the temperature is cooler.”

Made my day!

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Pasta

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Pasta

Everyone knows that life has its ups and downs, so does the answer to what’s for dinner tonight. The heat is stifling at best and the humidity is off the charts. I just couldn’t bare the thought of my dear husband grilling one more day in the intense heat. He was a trooper all weekend and grilled, grilled and grilled some more but come Monday I had to say no more. Desperate times call for desperate measures. A variety of pulls on my time meant only one thing–dig out the slow cooker and put it to good use.

The recipe had to be quick, simple and considered a winner by the entire family. [Read more…]

Slow Cooker Beef Heros and Fun at the Great Midwest Balloon Fest

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Slow cooker beef sandwich photo
About this time in the summer, I grow weary of grilled chicken and plain ole burgers. Don’t get me wrong, I love grilling out, but sometimes you need to change it up a bit.

There are also those weekends that are so packed with fun or work you need a quick meal. Like this weekend, put this recipe in your slow cooker and come out and enjoy the US Bank Great Midwest Balloon Fest at the Kansas Speedway.  After your fun day, you can go home and have a great tasting, almost-ready-to serve dinner!  (Now, keep reading this blog–and you will discover when we will be at the Balloon Fest–and if you show us a picture of your slow cooker meal, you will get $5.00 off of our Triple Slow Cooker Entertaining Cookbook. [Read more…]