Seasoned Cooking: 1 March 2013 Announcements

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.

Sometimes, you just want something sweet. If you are lucky, you can reach for a candy bar … one you've made, of course! Get a simple recipe for a decadent treat just in time to start your weekend right. Oh, how sweet it is!

It's dinner time. Are you going to go out for Tex-Mex or Chinese? Why not stay in and have both without spending much effort or money on the meal? Think it's the stuff of pipe dreams? Think again! It's time to get out your crockpot and let it cook dinner for you!

Kitchen tools can help make the difference between cooking drudgery and cooking bliss. Whether they can multi-task and take on many kitchen duties or they reliably perform one important task faithfully, a good cook loves good tools. This time around, my stand mixer and I tackle a sweet challenge: brownies.

A youngster's favorite sandwich becomes a new favorite cake for a birthday or other special occasion. Enjoy a festive dessert that looks like delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. It will bring a smile to the kids -- whatever their ages -- all around you!