Slow cooker to the rescue! If you get tired of moist, soft-textured meats, remember you can always slow cooker and then just before serving, crisp things up in the broiler. I transfer things like carnitas to a sheet pan, shred, and then broil for 3–5 minutes.

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Slow Cooker Posole

Slow Cooker Posole

Posole is a slow cooked stew/soup made with cooked hominy (the namesake of the dish), pork (but...

How to Cook Beans

How to Cook Beans

A no-recipe, recipe for cooking beans. Dried beans are simple to cook, they just take a little...

Barbacoa

Barbacoa

I love the limey acidity in this slow cooked, spicy beef that I like to serve as soft tacos with...

Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)

Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)

  Pot roast, daube, stew, even ragu, they're all very similar: meat seasoned and browned on...

Slow Cooker Carnitas

Slow Cooker Carnitas

"It's like bacon!" exclaimed my 11 year old. He tolerates my creations of squash and beans and...

How to Cook Beans

How to Cook Beans

These giant white beans are Royal Coronas from Rancho Gordo. Serve them simply with olive oil and...

Slow Cooker Beef Ragu

Slow Cooker Beef Ragu

Last weekend I spent some time with Donna Hay The New Classics and tried the slow-cooked beef...

Slow Cooker Chalupa

Slow Cooker Chalupa

Chalupa.  A family favorite from Sunset Magazine and the era of avocado-green kitchen appliances...

Birria

Birria

“Beef stew” takes on a whole new dimension with dried chiles and the other wonderful, savory...

Slow Cooker Chile Verde

Slow Cooker Chile Verde

I always have the most fun at my parties when I've done most of the cooking beforehand. Here is a...

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