Monthly Archives: October 2007

Halloween Week Menu Planning

October 28, 2007 – 4:10 pm

Haven’t blogged much of my cooking lately because my cooking hasn’t been worth blogging. The slow cooker Chicken Paprikash I tried yesterday was only okay — maybe because I tried to extend the recipe with extra veggies and chicken broth. I didn’t get the lush sour creamy mouthfeel I was going for. The slow cooker […]

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Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff

October 19, 2007 – 7:37 am

I modified this from a recipe for Creamy Cooker Chicken from the Fix-it And Forget-it Cookbook. My mom gave me the recipe after she had good luck with it.
Now that it’s fall, I’d like to do slow cooker meals two or three times a week. It’s nice to get some prep and cleanup done in […]

By Anne Z | Posted in Easy, Main Dishes, Poultry, Slow Cooker | Comments (2)

What’s for Dinner When It’s the Week from Hell?

October 1, 2007 – 1:18 pm

Last week felt like the week from hell, as I finished up a big project and the kids’ after-school activities kicked into gear. When I get busy like that, I fall back on the easiest of the easy:
Tacos. I brown one pound of lean ground beef, use a premixed spice packet, and serve with flour […]

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