Slow cookers are marvelous for making moist and tender roasts. I've made pork roast a lot, and have a number of recipes on the blog for using up the leftovers. This time I had an idea for a gluten free gravy for it, so I tried it. DH approved, going back for seconds!! The cut …
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Slow Cooker Roasted Garlic Beef Tips
Cold days make a slow cooker meal more enticing, filling the air with the aroma of a hearty meal to come. I like doing beef this way, as the long slow cooking time can make the most inexpensive cut turn out tender and flavorful. A quick cook on some noodles, and some steamed broccoli and …
Christmas Dinner
This weekend is the time to shop for those holiday foods for Christmas dinner. This is a fun time, planning the meal, deciding what would be festive and special. For many years now, we have done a Standing Rib Roast. Yes, a bit expensive, but it is Christmas and that is only once a year. …
Christmas from the Kitchen
Giving gifts from the kitchen makes more sense now than ever. With many of us downsizing, or giving gifts to people who have already done so, the addition of more tchotchkes to a household seems silly. After all, it is the thought that counts, so why not give something that won't need dusting? Using personalized …
Delicious Ways with Leftover Turkey
Are you tired of turkey yet? Sometimes I freeze big portions of turkey to use later, and most years I'll boil the bones for soup, or turkey and dumplings. I thought today would be a great day to show you some recipes to make the leftovers taste like a fresh meal with different flavors. Starting …
Thanksgiving Projects and Ideas
Every year at this time, I go through the some past posts that have relevance to the season. There are so many fun things to do for Thanksgiving and the Autumn season, that I have not run out of ideas yet. But, new readers may not have seen these ideas from past years, so here …
Autumn Jubilee Slow Cooked Ham with Two Methods
Autumn Jubilee continues today with a recipe for a wonderful meal for a brisk fall day. A slow cooked meal, ready for supper while sewing on a rainy day, this is one of my favorite things! Welcome new readers to my blog! You'll see I do a variety of post subjects. So come along for …
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Grilled Cedar Plank Fish
Now that the humidity has abated somewhat, it is wonderful to enjoy a meal on the veranda. Grilling fish is a yummy way to celebrate the beginning of autumn, with its cooler evenings. I've had fish grilled on cedar planks in restaurants and liked it, so when I got these planks as a gift, I …
Cooking Competitions at the Mountain State Fair
Entering the cooking contests at the fair is just a hoot, and it is fun to see the ideas of all the contestants. This year the theme for the Egg Competition was Anything Goes, so no restrictions as to what you did with eggs. Last year, contestants had to make egg salad. This year contestants …
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Quilter’s Meet and Greet
Today I am participating in an event called Quilter's Meet and Greet - a blog hop of quilting bloggers, some new, some established. Welcome to From My Carolina Home! I am a longarm quilter, pattern designer and speaker for quilting enthusiasts, and I've been blogging for over 4 years. I do lots of free patterns …
