What's So Great About Slow Cooking Anyway?

Written by Sherry Frewerd


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For those of you who work away from home, consider this scenario: Asrepparttar day goes along,repparttar 140303 slow cooker is busy fixing your meal for you, and when you walk throughrepparttar 140304 door atrepparttar 140305 end of another grueling day at work, your dinner is waiting. All you need to do, depending onrepparttar 140306 recipe you’ve selected, is prepare a side dish or salad, add some bread, setrepparttar 140307 table, and callrepparttar 140308 family in to eat. Simple, simple, simple; and very satisfying to come home to.

Here is a favorite slow cooker recipe that you can try with your family. I’m sure you’ll all love it.

Country-Style Crock Pot Chicken

6 carrots, sliced 6 celery stalks, sliced 8 chicken pieces 1 can (10-3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 1/3 c or chicken broth 2 tsp cornstarch

Slice vegetables place in crock pot. Place chicken on vegetables. Spread undiluted soup over chicken. Sprinkle dry onion soup mix. Do not add any water. Cook on High 4 hours, or until chicken is done. Stir often. 10 minutes before serving, mix broth and cornstarch. Pour over chicken, stir well. Serves 4.

About the Author: Sherry Frewerd is a work at home mom of 3. Visit her website for delicious slow cooker recipes http://familycrockpotrecipes.com. A Watkins Consultant as well, visit her website at http://sherryfrewerd.com to learn how you too can have a successful home business and lead a quality life.


Royal Rhubarb Pie (With Easy No-Roll Pie Crust)

Written by LeAnn R. Ralph


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For an added treat, serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

******************** Pie Crust: *3 cups flour *1 teaspoon salt *2 teaspoons sugar *2/3 cup cooking oil (I like to use Canola oil) *1/3 cup water or milk

Measure all ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir with a fork. Put half ofrepparttar mixture into a 10-inch pie plate and pat down withrepparttar 140297 back of a spoon (or use your fingers) to formrepparttar 140298 pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Mix 1/4 cup of brown sugar withrepparttar 140299 remaining pie crust and sprinkle on top of pie to form a "crumble crust." (Makes a generous crumble crust). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or untilrepparttar 140300 crumble crust is slightly browned. ************************

LeAnn R. Ralph is the author of the books, "Christmas in Dairyland" and "Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam" -- http://ruralroute2.com


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