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Cooking Whole Chickens in a Crockpot

You’re going to think I’m horribly simple and boring when I tell you what I do to cook chickens. This is definitely not gourmet. This method is so simple and handy — it requires almost no effort but yields tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone chicken for sandwiches, soups, casseroles, and skillet dishes. It results in a good [...]

Cooking Dry Beans

Updated 3-11-08
I cook dry beans three different ways. The method I choose depends on how well I’ve planned ahead.
Generally, 1 cup of dry beans will yield 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 cups of cooked beans. So you will want to start with the amount of dry beans that will yield the cooked amount you desire. For instance, [...]

Middle Eastern Lamb Ragout

My friend shared this recipe with me last weekend after we ate it at her house. She made it with venison and it was delicious! The recipe calls for lamb, which I don’t have, so I am using grass-fed beef stew meat. The sauce is fantastic over brown rice.
I have assembled it in the crockpot [...]