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How to Cook Beans
A no-recipe, recipe for cooking beans. Dried beans are simple to cook, they just take a little...
Bison Roast Barbacoa in Slow Cooker
While looking through my freezer recently, I came across a big roast from last year when we...
Mexican Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Here's a slow cooker chicken dish that you can use for simple tortilla roll-ups, tacos, or tostada...
Barbacoa
I love the limey acidity in this slow cooked, spicy beef that I like to serve as soft tacos with...
Flageolet Beans with Lemon Dressing
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
Overnight Steel-Cut or Whole Grain Oats in the Slow Cooker
Cool autumn mornings call for something warm at breakfast, but there's still the same, never a...
Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)
Pot roast, daube, stew, even ragu, they're all very similar: meat seasoned and browned on...
Pork or Chicken Posole in the Slow Cooker
Posole is a slow cooked stew/soup made with hominy (the namesake, "posole"), chiles, and...
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
These giant white beans are Royal Coronas from Rancho Gordo. Serve them simply with olive oil and...
Slow Cooker Beef Ragu
Last weekend I spent some time with Donna Hay The New Classics and tried the slow-cooked beef...
Chicken Chile Verde in the Slow Cooker
Taco Night became something entirely new yesterday—fresh and colorful with green chile chicken...
Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker or Stovetop)
Looking for easier dinner times? Me too! My favorite dinner, that just about creates itself, is...
Slow Cooker Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
You could call it "butter chicken", "balti chicken", or even "murgh makani", but made by your own...
Crimson Lentil & Winter Squash Curry for the Slow Cooker
Cook an onion with the spices, toss in the rest of the ingredients and go away for 3 hours....
Slow Cooked Cider Braised Pork
Make ahead meals are a real snap with a slow cooker. Look for one that has an insert that can go...
Slow Cooker Chalupa
Chalupa. A family favorite from Sunset Magazine and the era of avocado-green kitchen appliances...
Birria
“Beef stew” takes on a whole new dimension with dried chiles and the other wonderful, savory...
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Apple Mustard Sauce
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Apple Mustard Sauce serves 8 See ingredients for both “The meat &...
Slow Cooker Cuban Black Beans
I was inspired to make these black beans by a Lourdes Castro recipe in a recent Food & Wine....
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...
Slow Cooked Mexican Chicken
What to feed a mix of kids and adults? This south of the border inspired chicken is easy to...