The Lowly Onion Becomes Slow Cooker French Onion SoupThis recipe for Slow Cooker French Onion Soup allows the lowly onion, the bridesmaid never the bride of the culinary world, to show off its star quality. How many savory recipes, particularly soup recipes, can you think of that don't include the onion? Not many! It always seems to be there....the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Roll Recipe
Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are tasty and healthy!Today I am making slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls! This Cabbage Roll recipe is absolutely delicious and makes cabbage, which can be an acquired taste, a lot more palatable for kids. Let's face it...stuff something with hamburg and pour a some tomato sauce on it and most likely your kid will eat … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Lumberjack Ground Beef Casserole
This recipe in the top 50 at allfreecasserolerecipes.com for the month of Fbruary 2018!!!!!!!!!! An Old Maine Logging Camp Favorite Adapted for the Slow Cooker! This old logging camp favorite has been adapted for cooking in today's slow cooker. Here in the Northwoods, the logging camps were famous for the hearty meals that they served their work crews in the old days. … [Read more...]
Gardening Time….almost! And a Free E-book and Spring Printable!
Oh How I love Spring and my Garden! Spring in the Maine North Woods is often referred to as “Mud Season”! The whole yard gets real spongy this time of year and a wrong step here or there in the fields can deposit you in muck right up to your ankles. I made a misstep in the yard with the Jeep by being lazy when taking a bag of grain to the chicken house. … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe
Chicken Vegetable Soup in a Slow CookerHearty and healthy, this warming slow cooker chicken vegetable soup recipe can make the coldest day more cozy. It is quick to get together, and is a great way to use up left-over chicken, Bill likes dumplings so sometimes I put those in during the last half hour of cooking. If I don't make dumplings, I make a batch of cheese … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast – Slow Cooker Saturday #2
Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast When cooking beef, the opposite rules apply to slow cooker crock pot cooking as opposed to oven roasting. Cheap cuts are better in this case The slow 6-8 hour slow cooker/crockpot cooking breaks down the muscle in just about anything, consequently a reasonably lean inexpensive cut of meat is the best choice so you don’t end up with bits and … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Crock Pot Recipes and Basics 101 – Slow Cooker Saturday
Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Recipes Basics Starting today, I am instituting "Slow Cooker Saturday" here on The Wilderness Wife Blog featuring helpful slow cooker crock pot recipes and hints and delicious, easy slow cooker crock pot recipes. Whether you call it a slow cooker or you call it a crock pot, these are very handy appliances, and in my opinion, are not used enough in … [Read more...]