No -- really! You can let your slow cooker make a perfect pot roast for you while you spend a busy day working, playing, or some combination therein. All you need to do is plan a little ahead and be ready to pour some glasses of wine and set out some bread to soak up the gravy this super dish provides for you.
The evening before Valentine's Day brings a talk about love to the table and hilarity ensues. Here's hoping your day includes love and brings you joy. In the end, that's what Valentine's Day is really about for me, even if Hallmark might have its own ideas about that!
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Watching a cute film together inspires a mid-week menu that's bursting with flavor and featuring incredibly simple ingredients and methods. It's time to share the best part of being a pirate with you. I'll give you a hint: it's not the cutlasses or the looting!
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Find great ideas for spoiling your loved ones, including recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth and your sweetie! Everything from chocolate-dipped strawberries to decadent cheesecake will do the trick.
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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, sweet treat can be found everywhere. Get all the great flavor of chocolate-covered strawberries without the mess and fuss in a great cookie that's perfect for sending to school or the office.
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After record highs and pouring rain, plummeting temperatures and falling snow have settled in. How do you respond to such a strange switch in the weather? With comforting chocolate, of course. It's time to make hot chocolate and enjoy a few fun twists on the tried and true standby. After all, watching the snow fall with a cup of cocoa in your hands makes it all better!
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Record temperatures bringing ongoing rain and fog leave lots of room for comfort food menus. Mine includes a creamy chowder that's chock full of vegetables, turkey, and a creamy broth. Float a slice of crusty bread in the center of your bowl and you've got a great lunch or dinner for any day of the week.
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Sure, beets are great roasted and sliced into salad or pickled and served alongside fish, but in dessert? I've found adding grated beets to a basic chocolate cakes takes it from nice to outstanding without adding any fat. Beyond that, you find yourself with a cake that just doesn't dry out and seems to taste better with every day … if it manages to last at all!
Mushrooms are super anytime of the year, but winter affords us an opportunity to pair them with intense ingredients like blue cheese and serve them alongside everything from roasted meat to slow-cooked soups. What's more, if you happen to have a gluten allergy, this approach doesn't leave you in appetizer limbo since they are entirely gluten free!