Cooking food in a slow cooker or Crockpot is easy. Just follow these tips and tricks and you can enjoy spending less time in the kitchen and less money at the grocery store. Soon, you won’t be... Read more >>

Sometimes it is nice to have a recipe in your back pocket that you can throw on the dinner table in minutes and that will leave everyone feeling full and satisfied. Recently my children will both... Read more >>

I have had family visiting from out of town the last few days. With things going on and me working during the day, I decided to use the Crockpot to make meals. This way it was ready when I... Read more >>

Hi, I’m Winter (or Joie), and I’m from Northern Lower Michigan—in the tip of “the mitt.” I love winter, and this year is no exception. The snow keeps coming! But, I do... Read more >>

Don’t you love a meal that cooks itself? If you love a nice warm tasty sandwich with little effort, you’ll make this recipe at least once a month!  It makes the house smell... Read more >>

Although I’ve heard a lot of comparisons of this recession to the Great Depression, I have seen very little advice about real belt-tightening or a return to older ways of living. Suggestions are... Read more >>

A great way to hide veggies from the haters! If you have a household of veggie lovers you don’t have to mince all the veggies, it’s just to allow them to disappear more in the chili. Also... Read more >>

A week before Thanksgiving in 2007, I had a dream about making some miniature pecan tarts. Now I am not a cook, not even an average cook. I learned to cook a roast when I got a slow cooker. Put it in,... Read more >>

Ingredients: 1 delicata squash, peeled and cubed (you can use butternut squash if you can’t find a delicata) 2 pears, peeled and cored then cubed 1 small onion,... Read more >>

I am not a good cook. But I dream, or at least think, about becoming a good cook someday. The problem is that I always think it’s going to happen overnight. Take for example, the Promise of the... Read more >>