Barbecue Pork Cobb Salad
My lunchtime salad gets way more interesting topped with barbecue pork, cheddar cheese and creamy avocado. It's as satisfying as...
Slow-Cooker Orange Chicken
This is a family-friendly recipe that even the kids will like. It's easy to prepare and flavorful enough to share...
Spicy Honey Sriracha Game-Day Dip
You can easily whip up this creamy, spicy, salty dip. For parties, I love dips in the slow cooker—just turn...
Asparagus Tuna Noodle Casserole
I updated a traditional tuna casserole using fresh asparagus and asparagus soup. This is so different and so delicious. Use...
Slow-Cooker Chipotle Pork Chops
I love the tender texture of pork chops made in the slow cooker! The flavor of this sauce is similar...
Mama’s Carnitas
My husband loves to cook Mexican dishes, while I'm more of an Italian-style cook. The joke in our house is...
Luau Pork Lettuce Wraps
I first made this recipe when our family took a trip to a beach house in Florida. On my night...
Beefy Minestrone
I know lots of minestrone recipes don't contain meat, but my husband thinks a meal is only a meal if...
Midnight Caribbean Pork Sandwiches
These easy sandwiches have nice depth of flavor—savory, sweet, piquant, subtle and sublime. They’re worth the wait. —Elizabeth Bennett, Mill...
Ranch Chicken Sliders
When my grandson was younger, we always joked that nothing could make ranch chicken taste better. Then one day Avery’s...
Beef Taco Chili
This is one of my husband's absolute favorite dishes. It was voted best chili at our county's autumn harvest festival....
Fall Vegetable Sloppy Joes
I make this dish in the fall and sneak grated vegetables into the sloppy joe mixture, which is especially good...
Hungarian Treasure (Szekely Gulyas)
This combination of pork, sauerkraut, sour cream and paprika is heavenly served on buttery egg noodles with or without poppy...
Slow-Cooker Strawberry Soda Cake
When you want a sweet cake without the heat of the oven, this slow-cooked strawberry spin
on cola cake...
Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers
The bountiful peppers found at the local farmers market in early fall, combined with some standard Greek ingredients, create a...
Loaded Broccoli-Cheese Potato Chowder
For anyone who loves baked potatoes or broccoli cheese soup, this is the best of both worlds. If you have...
Slow-Cooker Sausage and Apples
This recipe belongs to my friend Patty, who made me a wonderful cookbook of her dishes. This is one of...
Fiery Sweet Chicken Thighs
This dish combines my love of spicy Thai food with a sweet, almost barbecue-like sauce. You can't beat the slow-cooker...
Slow-Cooker Salsa Roast
This is so easy and fast to put together on your way out the door in the morning—and so good...
Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups
Lettuce wraps make light, lively appetizers. These are easy to make because the slow cooker does most of the work....
Slow-Cooker Beef Barbacoa
I love this beef barbacoa because the meat is fall-apart tender and the sauce is smoky, slightly spicy and so...
Apple Butter Pork with White Beans
This enticing dish is an entire dinner with meat, vegetables and beans, wonderful to come home to after I've run...
Hamburger Dip
This is hands-down the easiest dip to make, and I never have leftovers. We have used venison in place of...
Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Risotto
I love risotto, but I don't always love the time and stirring it takes to get the creamy goodness. I...
Coconut Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew
This stew tastes as if you spent hours in the kitchen. The flavors of coconut milk, sweet potato and coriander...
Slow-Cooker Tropical Orange Cake
Inspired by the fruity tropical flavors of my all-time favorite yogurt, this makes
for a fresh, fun and comforting...
Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches
My kids often ask for chicken sloppy joes, and this version has a bonus of sweet pineapple. It is a...
Italian Meatballs and Sausages
Here’s a wonderful nibble for a tailgate or any family function. The snack is so easy to prepare and also...
Spicy Stuffed Banana Peppers
Banana peppers can be very tricky: Sometimes they are hot and sometimes they are not. If you want to be...