Festive Bacon And Cheese Dip by Robyn Savoie

This is great with crackers, vegetables and crusty bread.

Slow Cooker Chunky Vegetable Clam Chowder by Robyn Savoie

Warm up a chilly fall day with this hearty soup -- satisfying enough even for the most ravenous appetite.

Crockpot Pinto-Bean Stew by RecipeKing

Crockpot Pinto-Bean Stew is a delicious, hearty and spicy Tex-mex style recipe with spicy corn meal dumplings. Ingredients include, pinto beans, corn, onions and bell peppers. It is highly spiced and served with a dumpling. Garnished with cilantro and sliced radishes. It is also a healthy, low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low…

Slow Cooker Beef with Barley Soup by John Spottiswood

Cooking the pearl barley a long time gives this soup a nutty flavor and smooth texture. It's very different from the chewy texture you get when cooking regular barley over a shorter period. I adapted this from an America's Test Kitchen recipe and used about half the beef they called for and added the mushrooms. If you have big beef…

LOBSTER STOCK by Cecelia Heer

Recently, we visited Lobster Place in Chelsea Market in NYC and bought some fully-cooked lobsters which we brought home to eat. In my opinion, Lobster Place has the best lobsters outside of New England. With a name like that, one would think so. After enjoying the richness of the lobster meat, I saved the leftover bodies to use…

Crock Pot Baked Potato Recipe by Claudia lamascolo

I would have never dreamed how easy these were, delicious and fun to make the toppings for. Just think, baked potatoes ready in a crock pot? The kids could make their own snack after school, lunch, dinner, the list goes on and on. Topping suggestions are available on the blog post!

Homemade Ham Stock by Robyn Savoie

Whenever I make a ham dinner I always make sure to save the ham bone because it can be used in soups or stocks to which it adds a ton of flavor. The ham bone keeps well in the freezer so even if I don't plan on making a soup right away I freeze it for later. Or I will take the time and make the stock in advance and freeze that in…

Crock pot lentil soup by Carolinaheartstrings

I love lentil soup and I must not be alone in that love because when I used to buy canned soup I loved a particular brand’s lentil soup and it was always missing from the shelf. I cannot believe it took me so long to make this because it was so easy and so delicious. Even The Husband liked it and I never thought I would get him to…

Crock Pot Beef Stew by Carolina Create

Delicious comfort food...homemade beef stew in the crock-pot. My kids will eat this when they won't eat vegetables. This makes a huge 6 quart crock pot full, so adjust it if you need less.

World Famous Meatballs by Schnoodle Soup

Okay, so they're not really famous. They are, however, absolutely perfect. Try them for your next family dinner! Freeze any leftovers for an easy weeknight meal!

Chicken and Dumplings by Bob Towlson

Slow Cooker Baked Beans by Eileen Kelly

Slow Cooker Baked Beans is a super easy recipe to prepare in the slow cooker. Made with canned beans and a blend of ketchup, molasses and spices! Using the canned beans allows this dish to be ready in 2 hours. Perfect side dish for any BBQ

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup by RecipeKing

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup is an easy, and delicious recipe for a creamy, chicken, vegetable noodle soup all done in the slow cooker. It's full of flavor and chocked full of vegetables. A perfect option for any left over chicken you might have. It uses low sodium chicken broth, and low fat cream cheese to make it very healthy with…

All Day Apple Butter by Bob Towlson

Done in the crock pot, cooks all day.

Crock Pot Vegetable Fagioli Soup by Carolinaheartstrings

Wow! This is one easy, awesome, satisfying soup that got a thumb’s up from my teenage daughter. That is high praise my friends. She is a homemade chicken noodle soup girl. I decided to make this a strictly vegetarian dish and I am so glad that I did. No meat needed in this soup. It is plenty hardy enough. Make my biscuit…