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American Cuisine Cooking For One Quick Easy Dinners Slow Cooker Cuisine

Slow Cooker Turkey Thighs

As I seek to make my diet a little healthier, I’ve come back to an American classic, Turkey. And saying American classic is not by chance, the turkey is native to North America. So we have a food source that is truly American and healthy too, sounds like a win win to me. So read…

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Kitchen Tips and Tricks Soups and Stocks

Stock v’s Broth

I’m at the store, looking for ingredients for my stew. I’m in the soup aisle, and there they are boxes and boxes of stock, chicken, vegetable and beef. And then I see, boxes and boxes of broth, chicken, vegetable and beef. I have a decision to make, stock v’s broth, and that’s what this post…

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American Cuisine Slow Cooker Cuisine

Authentic Slow Cooker Beef Stew

It’s that time of year again, a time to fill the house with beautiful aromas. Nothing beats a slow cooker and the wonderful smells it can create. It really makes a house a home. If you’re reading this in July, it’s not that time of year, we’re talking fall here and slow cooker beef stew…

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Kitchen Tips and Tricks

Mirepoix: The Building Block for the Best Soups and Stews

If you’re going to build anything, you have to start with a good foundation. And, that can be said also of cooking. You have to start with a flavor base. That’s what Mirepoix (the x is silent) is, it’s the building block for the best soup and stews So, what is Mirepoix? Well, actually, it’s…