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Things to Consider When Buying a Slow Cooker
Recently, I joined Once a Week Cooking with aspirations of filling my freezer with pre-cooked meals. But I found that there were a couple of important small kitchen appliances I really needed to have before I could start. One that’s instrumental for the Once [...]

Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:

5 medium sweet potatoes
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup apple cider
dash salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick slices; place in Crock Pot.
Whisk remaining ingredients together and pour over potatoes.
Cover and cook on low 7 to 9 hours.
Stir [...]

As I was looking to see if I had posted any soups here yet (there is a definite chill in our air here) – I happened to notice that this time last year I made this post http://momsonlineretreat.com/cookbook/2006/10/13/40-minute-chili/  of my Mother in Law’s Chili! That sounds like the perfect, warm comfort food – served [...]