Cooking Method: Simmering

Balsamic Brussels Sprouts in a Slow Cooker

Slow Cookers offer a healthier, low-fat method of cooking and require the minimum amount of effort. I am all for minimum effort! Because I did not have room on my stove top or in the oven I decided to try these Balsamic Brussels Sprouts in a Slow Cooker. This simple appliance works really well.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 4 hrs
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Hasselback Butternut Squash with Balsamic Maple Rosemary Glaze

Hasselback is usually associated with potatoes, but you can do it to many vegetables. It's nothing more than whole vegetables cut in such a way as to resemble a fan or accordion when roasted. The outside becomes crisp and brown while the inside is soft and creamy. Hasselback Butternut Squash with Balsamic Maple Rosemary Glaze works really well using this method. It makes a beautiful side dish.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Creamy Pasta Bake with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

This Creamy Pasta Bake with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil is absolutely delicious. It's like a creamy caprese pasta and is ready to enjoy in just 30 minutes!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Apple Cider Caramel Sauce

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: Make 1½ cups

Potato, Broccoli, and Cheddar Soup

This Potato, Broccoli, and Cheddar Soup is a wonderful meal to warm you up. It's velvety and smooth and is perfect with this crusty cheesy bread.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 25 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields:  4 Servings

Ham, Peas and Cheddar Scalloped Potatoes

This Ham, Peas and Cheddar Scalloped Potatoes is the ultimate comfort food! I remember growing up we used to eat a lot of scalloped potatoes. This is a great way to use up leftover ham.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 6 - 8 Servings

Angie’s Chilaquiles

My friend Angie made these Chilaquiles last week and it's all I could think about. It's a fantastic recipe that she made up. You can also use the sauce for huevos rancheros. Chilaquiles is a traditional Mexican dish. Typically, corn tortillas are cut in quarters lightly fried and topped with green or red salsa. Usually, chilaquiles are eaten at breakfast or brunch. This makes them a popular recipe to use leftover tortillas and salsas.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 10 Servings

Penuche Fudge

Penuche is a deliciously sweet fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla. Penuche is made by the caramelization of brown sugar. Its flavor is similar to caramel.  You need to have a candy thermometer to make this successfully.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: Makes 64 1

Pumpkin with White Beans and Bacon

This Pumpkin with White Beans and Bacon makes a wonderful autumnal side dish. I actually made this with butternut squash.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Pork Schnitzel with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce and Noodles

A schnitzel is meat, thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer and coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried. Every country in the world has a version of this dish. This Pork Schnitzel with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce and Noodles is absolutely delicious. I served with Trader Joe's Lemon Pepper Pappardelle Pasta. It can't be too lemony for my husband!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings