For weeks now, Verona has been wondering about the new food spot going in on Grove Avenue next to Tortilla Sunrise in the old Frank Anthony’s location. What would the food be? What hours would it be open? And what was up with that name, Hobcaw Cafe, which definitely didn’t sound Jersey? Wonder no...
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I bought pork chops with the intention of broiling them like I always do. However, as life has it, there was a busy day coming up and if I didn’t use my Crock Pot, dinner was going to be macaroni and cheese or whatever else I could pull together in a pinch. The last...
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This is one of my favorite recipes! It was originally printed in the March & April 2002 Cooks Illustrated magazine, and then reappeared in the Best Slow and Easy Recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. While there are pot roast recipes in the book that are made specifically for the slow cooker, this is my...
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A friend gave me this recipe with the background that is it a favorite in her house for her whole family. I liked those two words–favorite and family. Cooking something my kids will also like is a plus and makes my life easier. I like this recipe for several reasons: It was easy to...
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This will probably be one of my last Crock It! soup recipes for the season. As the weather gets warmer I find that while I don’t mind using my slow cooker for main meals, and don’t mind a hot meal in the summer, I am not much of a hot soup person. I’m not...
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I needed an easy chicken dinner for one of those days where I knew that the only opportunity I was going to have to make dinner was at 10 a.m. I went to a reliable source: The Best Slow and Easy Recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. Chicken Provencal looked easy enough, didn’t require pre-cooking...
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A few years ago while waiting to check out at the grocery store I did some impulse shopping and bought one of those small slow cooker magazines. It was published by Rival, the original maker of the Crock Pot (now owned by Jarden Corp.), so that just seemed like the right thing to do. ...
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When I first made this recipe I think my favorite part of it was that it was different. I wasn’t making “boiled meat.” It was a welcome change to our (at the time) usual repertoire of Crock Pot cooking and a recipe that I have often gone back to. My husband loves it and...
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During the most recent Verona Family Night we debated: Take the kids out for dinner, or have dinner at home and just go out for dessert. Guess which won? To really get into the spirit of family fun night, I avoided the stress of making dinner at dinner time and went for my Crock...
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This is one of my staple recipes. It’s in my head (and therefore easy to share), uses ingredients which are probably already mostly in your kitchen, and one of my kids favorites. It also happens to be the only way they will eat carrots. If you are new to using a slow cooker, today’s...
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