dinner

If you like creamy chicken with dumplings, try this recipe!  Cornmeal dumplings are easy and inexpensive, and this comfort food meal cooks up in your slow cooker for a delightful dinner to share with your family after a long way…

I love serving these slow cooker chicken gyros at parties.  It is nice to do something slightly different from your typical pulled meat sandwiches.  This slow cooker pulled chicken is packed with tons of flavor and tastes fantastic on warm…

Whenever I visit home in Chicago, I always see Trader Joe and pick up several bottles of all my favorite spices!  Trader Joe’s seasoning blends have a cult following and happen to be my favorite consumable gifts to gift to…

Brown Butter ( Buerre Noisette) is a classic French staple in the kitchen.  Brown Butter is melted butter with accelerated flavor, can be made in less than 10 minutes, and has a nutty and bold flavor. This Slow Cooker Ham…

Ground Pork is a very budget-friendly ingredient.  You will love this ground pork meatloaf recipe!  This easy recipe calls for a few easy ingredients and cooks in the slow cooker all day while you’re out and about!   I have been…

If you like gyros, you will love this recipe, Greek-inspired Meatloaf! This meatloaf makes delicious gyro sandwiches, especially when you add Tzatziki sauce on top! !  This recipe calls for only a few ingredients and is packed with flavor!  In…

These Instant Pot Dijon Maple Beef Tips cook up melt-in-your-mouth tender!  Cooking traditionally tough cuts of meat, like beef tips in your Instant Pot, will help tenderize them and make them luscious!  These Dijon Maple Beef Tips are sweet and…

Seven-Layer Casserole is a classic dish in the upper Midwest and parts of Canada.   I have had several versions of this versatile casserole over the years. It seems like every family has its version.  I have made a slow cooker…

When you’ve had enough ground beef chili, I encourage you to try using ground pork!  Ground pork is a budget-friendly ingredient that is packed with loads of flavor!  Adding ground pork instead of beef is a great way to switch…

I have started to love cooking with stew meat in my Instant Pot! I love how you can pressure-cook inexpensive cuts of beef and make them mouthwatering tender!  You can create many recipes using stew meat that isn’t stew!  I…

Do you love homemade meatballs but don’t have the time to spend rolling each meatball out?  Try making your favorite Italian meatball recipe into a meatloaf!   This Italian meatball meatloaf tastes irresistible over pasta, polenta, and a “meatball” sub sandwich. …

These gooey pressure-cooked stew meat sloppy joes are so flavorful and rich tasting.  They taste like they have been slow cooking all day long, but they cook up in your Instant Pot in less than 30 minutes.  I have started…