Get Your Crockpot On! Announcing For the Love of the Slow Cooker Week . . . next Week!

Now that I’m a mom of two (active, rambunctious, beautiful) boys I find myself paring down my cooking repertoire to those that are easy, tasty, nutritious, nourishing and . . . oh, did I mention easy?

I love it. I’ve rediscovered my crock pot these past few months. We just got a new one right after Luke was born with (thank the Lord) a removable insert and I have been going to town. Being able to toss in ingredients and head to the library story time or a day of shopping with one strapped to me and another hefted into the cart (I call it exercise. When else would wearing a 20 lb weight vest and trudging for hours on end not be considered exercise? And yes, at six months, Luke is over twenty pounds. He’s my chunkalicious chunk-a-love) to come home to dinner on it’s way, all on it’s own, is priceless. But I’ve also found it a cinch to use to make pantry staples and, dare I say, gourmet treats. . . .

So, with my new love carefully turned on to high and chug-a-lugging on it’s own back there on my counter, I’m excited to announce . . .

Next week I’ll be sharing five of our favorites, one each day, from breakfast to dinner, condiment and dessert. And on Friday I’ll be hosting my first ever blogging carnival

I’d love it if you’d share your favorite slow cooker recipes with us! Just write up a blog post, or send it to me via e-mail (my address is right over there under “About Me”) and link it up on Friday. Please link only your post link and include a link in your post back to the carnival link. I hope to have the link up by late Thursday evening.

Can’t wait to see you next week! In the meantime, plug in your slow cooker and . . . go off and do something!

PS – I’m still on holiday, but I hope to have an awesome button for the carnival sometime next week when I get home and get creative on our other computer . . . check back!

PPS – This post is written in conjunction with Frugal Friday hosted by Life as Mom, Foodie Friday hosted by Designs by Gollum and Fight Back Friday hosted by Real Food Renegade.