Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup

Description Soup for a crowd made in my 6 1/2 quart slow cooker. Hearty and flavorful. Serve with corn bread or your favorite crusty bread and a salad or other vegetable. For a 3 quart slow cooker, halve all ingredient amounts. Ingredients ¼ cup butter ½ white onion, chopped ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups … Read more

Cube Steak Stew

Description A fast and easy stew for those cold nights when you want comfort food, but don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking. It’s an old favorite in our family recipe box. Ingredients 1 ½ pounds beef cube steak 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ tablespoon butter 1 onion, chopped 1 … Read more

Quick Short Rib Stew

Description Delicious, tender short ribs combined with a very tasty accompanying stew. Simple ingredients, great taste!!! Ingredients ½ cup all-purpose flour for coating 4 pounds beef short ribs 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil 1 cup hot water 2 cubes beef bouillon 1 (28 ounce) can diced or stewed tomatoes 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced … Read more

Lemon Turkey Soup

Description A wonderful, light soup perfect for the post-holiday turkey leftovers. The lemon in this recipe makes your palate zing, and it is so friendly on the waist-line when you need a ‘light’ meal after the heaviness of the holidays. Enjoy! Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ cup chopped red onion 1 clove garlic, minced … Read more

Grandpa’s Garden Chicken Soup

Description Grandpa sends me veggies from his huge garden every year and I use ’em for this soup, which has been called ‘the best soup I’ve ever eaten’ by friends. It’s pretty unstructured and can change to meet your personal tastes. It’s basically a chicken veggie soup; it’s the FRESH veggies that make it the … Read more

Jollof Rice with Beef

Description Rice stewed in a tomato and meat sauce–a delicious savory West African dish. Ingredients 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1 onion, diced 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 teaspoon cayenne powder 3 large tomatoes, diced ¾ cup water salt and ground black pepper to taste … Read more

Slow Cooker Jambalaya (Vegan)

Description A good meal to freeze and throw in the slow cooker on a busy day. I prefer the rice cooked separately. You can substitute Creole seasoning for the Cajun seasoning and bok choy for the celery, if desired. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice … Read more

Easy Carrot Soup

Description Creamy carrot soup …..yummy! Serve with a nice green salad and cornbread! Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup half-and-half 1 ½ cups vegetable broth 2 ½ cups sliced carrots 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes salt to taste ground black pepper to taste … Read more

Navy Bean Soup II

Description An old-fashioned deli-style bean soup. Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans 2 onions, chopped 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce 2 ham hocks Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs Total Time: 11 hrs 10 mins Servings: 12