Slow Cooker Galbitang (Korean Beef Rib Soup)
Want something comforting but relatively light? This Korean beef rib soup is a meal on its own without much of the richness you'd typically get from ingredients like cream or butter, which may …
Slow Cooker Asian BBQ Meatballs
Okay, so the kids want spaghetti and meatballs again, while all the adults in the house crave for something different, Asian to be specific. Easy. Please everyone with a bit of both. Time to cook. …
Slow Cooker Spanish Sardines
I've done Spanish sardines at home a lot of times already. I've tried it in the oven, in a stockpot over the stove, even in a clay pot. To be honest, doing it in a slow cooker may be the easiest and …
Angelfood Cake with Blueberry-Blackberry Compote and Tarragon
Angelfood cake is one of those ubiquitous delicacies we all had in one for or another, sometimes so moist and delicate it left lasting memories, sometimes so dry and unremarkable we learned to hate …
Banana Pudding Cakes with Cognac Butterscotch Sauce
Ever wonder what to do with extra ripe bananas? If you are anything like our family you end up with too many ripe ones, freeze them, forget about them, and they end up going in the trash! Luckily …
Honey Ginger Cake with Whiskey-Caramelized Apples
Now here is a dessert the whole family can get behind! The sumptuous familiarity of fall in the caramelized apple garnish, and the warm comfort of ginger and honey in this decadent cake... what's not …
Red Wine Poached Pears, Ricotta, and Sesame Olive Oil Crackers
There is something perennially fall to me about poached pears. Maybe it is because my first ever pastry cook job at a massive restaurant began in the fall, so my task every day was to peel and poach …
Slow Cooker Asian Chicken and Mushrooms
Nothing could be simpler to make than this dish. Being rewarded with a very flavorful dinner after simply dumping everything into a pot would just be short of cheating. I chose dehydrated …
Slow Cooker Portuguese Red Pepper Pork Ribs
This is a Portuguese classic roast recipe adapted for the crockpot. With the exception of the potatoes, which you could really do without, this is basically a two-ingredient preparation. Too simple …
Slow Cooker Coq Au Vin
Who said French cooking needs to be all that complicated? Let this traditional French dish prove otherwise. Literally translating to Cock in Wine, Coq Au Vin is a dish of rooster braised in red wine …
Slow Cooker Beef Rendang
This dish speaks flavor and aroma, period. The unique flavors of this Malaysian classic would be impossible to put into words. Interested enough? Let's get cooking. Let's start off with the …
Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Spanish Chorizo and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
A Tagine of Tajine is a North African dish named after the earthenware in which it is cooked. It basically is a meat dish cooked in aromatics and dehydrated fruits or vegetables. Not having too much …
Slow Cooker Rogan Josh (with cucumber raita, and a date chutney)
This is an excellent adaptation of the classic Persian lamb dish. Equally aromatic yet less spicy than the authentic making it a dish to be enjoyed by everyone in the family. This recipe is an …
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
This is like fried chicken and pasta in a one-pot dish. Well that's at least what my son thought, and yes did he enjoy dinner! Technically, it's not. The chicken, though starting off in the pan for …
Slow Cooker Spicy Coco Milk Braised Beef Adobo
This is indulgence. It's adobo totally elevated with the bold flavor of beef and the nutty richness of coconut milk. Nothing too fancy, it starts off with the same marinade of vinegar, soy sauce, and …
Slow Cooker Pork and Mushroom Carbonnade
This is an interesting preparation for pork chops which draws inspiration from a local Belgian dish. Carbonnade is a traditional stew of pork loin, or in some variations beef, cooked in a …
Slow Cooker Beef Bulgogi Sliders with Kimchi Slaw
Bulgogi is one of Korea's most popular dishes, usually of beef sirloin, thinly sliced, marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger, and peppercorns, then finished off on the grill. In …
Slow Cooker Thai Green Curry Chicken
This one is a personal favorite. I just love coconut-based sauces, so rich, creamy, and nutty. The rich flavors in this dish though is perfectly balanced-out by the pungency of the green curry. Green …
Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup with Bratwurst and Pesto
Minestrone soup. This particular recipe brings back memories of my early days in culinary school. This was the dish were we got judged by our newly acquired knife skills. All those vegetable …
Slow Cooker Ziti with Minced Beef Bourguignonne
Let's start by seasoning the meat. You can't go wrong with a bit of salt and pepper. I chose to work with ground beef this time to shorten my cooking time, but chunks of beef would be ideal for a …
Slow Cooker Filipino Chicken Adobo Tacos with Fresh Mango Salsa
Did you know that the adobo, a dish Filipinos are well-known for, is of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin? Though entirely different from the Spanish Adobo of preserving meat in a dry-rub of spices, …
Baba Rhum with Rum-poached Cherries and Chantilly Cream
Alright so this dessert is a little next-level, I will fully admit. However most of the time spent is passive, waiting for the yeast to rise, and I will tell you firsthand it is worth the wait! So …
Lemon Olive Oil Tart with Basil and Gin Granita
Few dessert items are more elegant in my opinion than a classic French-style lemon tart. Here I have called for you to purchase pre-baked pastry crusts, any of your preference, in order to save time. …
Smoky Slow Cooker Pork & Beans
This is comfort in a bowl. It's rich, it's smoky, it's warm. It's like having bbq and a chunky, hearty serving of soup in one meal. It's also an all-in-one pot preparation, so what, if any, could be …