The Crock Pot Blog

One of the best features of the crock pot is how it does its job, cooking a full meal, in so little space. Unlike the oven and cook-top, the crock pot can be relegated to a corner and go about its business virtually unseen. Cooking a meal or side dish with your crock pot also [...]

Guest post by Elizabeth Kelly The slow cooker used to be reserved for cooking dried beans and tough cuts of meat, but in the last few years it’s come back into vogue as a go-to source for low-fuss meals of all kinds. Slow cookers are now used for everything from ratatouille to bread pudding. One [...]

Controlling what goes into a meal is key to healthy crock pot cooking. Here are a few ideas for ingredients that can be eliminated from your recipes in order to keep your crock pot cooking as healthy as possible: Canned Condensed Soups The ‘Cream Of … ‘ soups are often a staple of crock pot [...]

Getting kids to eat healthy is similar to trying to herd cats. There are so many reasons that kids can give as to why they don’t want to, or should not even take a single bite of this “good” food. Spanning from not tasting good – even though they have never tried it – to [...]

With the economy just starting to pick back up, people are still looking for an inexpensive way to eat healthy. There are numerous options for eating healthy and more often than not, it is less expensive to fix a healthy meal at home rather than eat one out. When preparing that fantastic healthy meal at [...]

Sometimes it seems that your grocery bill each month is more than your mortgage or rent. It’s true. Eating healthy can be expensive. However, it really doesn’t have to be. You can still eat healthy and cut your grocery bill in half. Here are a few simple strategies to eat well on a shoestring budget. [...]

Spices play an important part in almost every recipe we prepare. They give our foods distinct flavor and aroma. Did you know that certain spices can give your body warmth and have other beneficial health properties? Here are just a few that can help warm a body and keep the winter chills away. Cinnamon – [...]

Here are some good tips for cooking in a slow cooker from the publishers of the “For Dummies” books. Discover tips on browning meat, proper seasoning for your crock pot recipes, and why you need to keep the lid on your crock pot at all times.

Herbs and spices are important for successful crock pot recipes. Here are some tips to get the most out these essential ingredients. Fresh herbs add wonderful flavor and color to a crock pot recipe, but must be added at the end of the cooking cycle. If added at the beginning, the desired flavor from many [...]

Slow cookers – or crock pots – are one of the best time-saving piece of cookware in your kitchen. For the family on the go, it means filling the cooker with raw ingredients in the morning (or the night before with refrigeration) and then 8-12 hours later to a tender, delicious meal. You start the [...]