Honey-Rosemary Glazed Carrots This recipe is brought to you from America's Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2: The Easy-Prep Edition INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick on bias 3/4 cup water 2 teaspoons sugar Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary Combine carrots, water, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in slow cooker. Cover and cook until carrots are tender, 5 to 6 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on Read More... [Continue Reading]
Holiday Glazed Ham
October 15, 2013 by
Holiday Glazed Ham This recipe is brought to you from America's Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2: The Easy-Prep Edition INGREDIENTS: 1 (6- to 7 1/2-pound) cured bone-in ham 1/2 cup apple jelly 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon pepper Remove skin from exterior of ham and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Score remaining fat at 1-inch intervals in crosshatch pattern. Place ham, cut side down, in slow cooker. Add 1 cup Read More... [Continue Reading]
Creamy Pumpkin-Chai Soup
October 15, 2013 by
Creamy Pumpkin-Chai Soup This recipe is brought to you from America's Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2: The Easy-Prep Edition INGREDIENTS: 1 cup chopped onion 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6 cups chicken broth 1 (29-ounce) can unsweetened pumpkin puree 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 chai-flavored tea bag 1/2 cup heavy cream Salt and pepper Microwave onion, garlic, and oil in bowl, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes; transfer to Read More... [Continue Reading]
Perfect Holiday Meal
October 14, 2013 by
At the beginning of September America's Test Kitchen released Volume 2 of their Slow Cooker Revolution cookbook and I was lucky enough to receive a copy of it from them! They asked me to review it and to let them know some of my favorite recipes from the cookbook. Well, I'm totally in love with the cookbook so it was kind of hard to just pick a few! I have made several recipes from the Slow Cooker Revolution Easy Prep Edition and they are all turning out so amazing! This is my first cookbook Read More... [Continue Reading]
Lego Police Boat
October 9, 2013 by
Today's build is a little Lego Police Boat. This is not one of my son's creations, but it is an easy build! The Lego build is of Lego set #30002. I will list the pieces below the photos of the build so you can find them in your Lego collection. Don't forget to check out the other day's Lego builds and follow me on Facebook! Pieces Used For Lego Police Boat Build: 2 - Stick w/holder - Design ID: 48729 2 - 1x6 Plate - Design ID: 3666 2 - 1x1 Small Nose Cone - Design ID: 59900 2 - 1x2 Flat Tile Read More... [Continue Reading]
Lego Darth Maul Lightsaber
October 8, 2013 by
Ok, I have one more Lego Star Wars build for you guys! If you have a Jedi Knight lightsaber, then you also need a Darth Maul Lightsaber! My son created this Lego Darth Maul Lightsaber to go along with the previous day's build! He used some of his Lego pieces from his other sets to build it. If you have any questions or need help on how to build this lightsaber then please let me know! Also, you can check out my Facebook page for other Lego builds! Read More... [Continue Reading]
