In an effort to get out of our cooking rut, we have been trying to make a new recipe every week. This recipe for Nicoise Salad came from Mediterranean Every Day by Sheela Prakash.
Mediterranean Nicoise Salad
Category: Recipes
A Year of Slow Cooking: CrockPot Salsa Chicken Recipe
A Year of Slow Cooking: CrockPot Salsa Chicken Recipe: tasty and simple. I used three chicken breasts, but next time I will use two breasts and double the amount of remaining ingredients. Left over chicken salsa worked great as a layer in quesadillas.
Crock Pot White Bean and Sausage Soup
For supper, I made Crock Pot White Bean and Sausage Soup from the Year of Slow Cooking Cookbook. I substituted a pound of bulk Italian Sausage (which I fried first) for the sausage and used black beans and kidney beans. I had some frozen chopped green peppers and frozen chopped spinach which I defrosted before putting into the pot. It turned out very well and has gone into the keeper recipes.
Slow Cooker Pork and Bread Machine Italian Bread
Inspired by $2 a pound pork loin roasts last week, I found this recipe for Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Pork Roast. My usual method of cooking Pork Roast in a crock pot involves dumping a bottle of barbecue sauce over it, but I wanted to try something a little different this time. The pork roast turned out very well. We had it with Italian Bread Using a Bread Machine that Jack made. Last night, the Italian bread was starting to get a little dry, so I made it into french toast. I was concerned that the slight garlic flavor of the bread might taste peculiar, but it actually blended quite well with the maple syrup.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
This turned out well: Cooks.com – Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. I substituted pineapple packed in juice for the pineapple packed in syrup and made it in a round cake pan instead of a 8×8 pan. In the past, I’ve used pineapple rings instead of crushed pineapple, but it is easier to cut the version with crushed pineapple.
Irish-American Soda Bread
I made soda bread today using this recipe from Simply Recipes. The article suggested using a cast iron skillet to bake it in the oven, which worked very well. I followed the recipe except for substituting currents for raisins. It was quite yummy.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Jack made this recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Stew IV that he found at Allrecipes. I don’t usually care for stew made in a slow cooker, but this turned out very well, even without the wine.
German Night Sauerbraten
Last Saturday we had a pot-luck with a German theme. I had always wanted to make sauerbraten, so I made what looks like a traditional Sauerbraten recipe from the Food Network. However, I also decided to try a much simpler version (skipping the marinating step) called Crock Pot Sauerbraten (the first of the two recipes at this link).
Although the traditional recipe turned out well, my guests and I preferred the Crock Pot Sauerbraten. The only change I made to the recipe at the link was to brown the meat in a little olive oil before putting it and the rest of the ingredients in the crock pot. The ingredients (including a 3.75 pound roast) almost over-flowed the crock pot, and I would use a larger size next time if I had one.
Updated 11/10: I’ve posted the recipe with my changes at Crock Pot Sauerbraten.
Yummy Crockpot Roast
Today I made a pot roast recipe based on several different recipes found in our cookbooks and online. It turned out so well that I decided to write it down as Yummy Crockpot Roast.
Edible Origami
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories shows how to make Crane croutons for your salad.