Smoked Ham Soup with White Beans Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2005 Meh, it’s bean soup. We put all the ingredients in the crock pot and made it that way. I think I’ve gotten to the point where I’m a purist with some foods and don’t want a lot of…
Classic Barbecue Ribs Southern Living, January 2007 Orange juice and lemon juice in barbecue sauce?? Yeah, that’s weird. All the other ingredients make sense, but the juices? If you say so! We had some really nice pork ribs that were on sale at the grocery so I thought…
Slow-Cooker Beef-and-Bean Burritos Cooking Light, JANUARY 1997 They tasted like burritos made with left over pot roast. Maybe I didn’t put enough of the taco seasoning on the London broil. I don’t know. It was good, but didn’t taste like carne asada or anything like that. I just…
Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Cooking Light, April 2003 Okay, so this is the second slow cooker rice and beans recipe I’ve tried. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s the sausage that makes it taste funny. It also gets way too cooked and sometimes hardens. Add…
Slow-Roasted Rosemary-and-Garlic Chicken Cooking Light, November 1998 Yeah, not so much. This is not one of those recipes you can make while you’re at work unless you use a vacay timer. The breast meat gets dry, the garlic and rosemary just overpowered the taste of the chicken, and…
Chicken Cacciatore Cooking Light, JANUARY 1995 I put this in the crockpot and used all chicken thighs. We had it last night for dinner. The sauce was a little on the runny side. I might drain the tomatoes next time and add some sauce to make it more…
Barbecued-Beef Sandwiches
Beef Bourguignonne with Egg Noodles Cooking Light, September 2004 True to form, I didn’t really follow the recipe. I took the chuck roast and seared it in the pan instead of using stew meat or chopping it up. I also forgot the pearl onions. OOPS! I put everything…