Frequently Asked "A Year of CrockPotting" Questions

Frequently Asked Questions sections always seem so impersonal to me, but after a year, I can honestly say that most days I answer the following questions. At least once.Happy New Year!Thank you for sticking with me throughout my year-long challenge! If you'd like to see all of the recipes from 2008 in order, here they are.If you'd like the Table of Contents for the entire site (there are over 600 recipes), here you go.This is the 1st "Frequently...

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CrockPot Black Eyed Pea Soup

Day 366.because it's Leap Year.Happy New Year's Eve! I made the most rockingest black eyed pea soup yesterday, and I take back everything I said last year about black eyed peas. They aren't gross. I just didn't know what I was doing.And thank you also for all of the emails explaining pig anatomy. I get it now.Although this is the end of my year-long challenge, the blog will not die, and I will not go hide in a corner in the fetal position. I promise.Eating...

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Little Dipper Pizza Fondue Recipe

Day 365, take two.I was annoyed with the white bean soup with fennel and spinach I made for dinner, but had all the stuff in the house to make a pizza fondue.So I did.I used the Little Dipper because I puffy heart LOVE it, but you could use an oven-safe dish inside a regular crockpot to create a smaller cooking vessel. Or you could increase the quantities.The Ingredients.--1 cup pasta sauce (my sauce had chunked mushrooms, it was perfect)--1/2 tsp...

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CrockPot White Bean with Fennel and Spinach Soup Recipe

Day 365.It's the 365th day of the year. But I'm going to post tomorrow---I didn't realize it was Leap Year when I started this project, and I have black eyed peas soaking to be turned into soup. When I made black eyed peas a year ago, I wasn't terribly impressed, but the soup recipe I have sounds pretty good.Unlike this soup.This soup is boring and bland and a waste of time. I should have known better. It came out of a little pamphlet of recipes....

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CrockPot Borscht Recipe

Day 364.Good morning! I made borscht yesterday. I found a recipe in the January/February 2008 edition of Cooking Light, and changed it up a bit to work in the crockpot, and I am happy with the results. Since I've never had any other borscht, I don't really have anything to compare it to, but it was mild and tasty. I'd think of it more as a starter than a full meal. Wikipedia says that sometimes people add meat. Adam would have liked that----he dug...

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CrockPot Baked Beans with Apples and Jalapeño

Day 363.mmmm. beans.I really like baked beans, and am excited to have a few cups of these left in the refrigerator. I'm going to have some more with my pancakes this morning.Again. I'm eating pancakes again.We've had pancakes every. single. day. since school let out, and it doesn't look like that will be stopping. I'm glad I bought the big bags of Pamela's.this has nothing to do with beans.or the crockpot.sorry.The Ingredients.--1 lb bacon, divided...

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Little Dipper Cranberry Orange Dip

Day 362.Raise your hand if you got a Little Dipper for the Holidays.The Little Dipper is so much fun----here are all of the dips and things I've made this year: Little Dipper recipes. Except the chicken and brown rice casserole. I have no idea how that showed up in there. Weird.Jen T. sent me this recipe, and the kids and I had it for lunch the other day. When it's cooked, it looks like a big pile of fluffy snow.The Ingredients.--8 oz cream cheese--2/3...

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Hot Buttered Rum in the CrockPot

Day 361.Good morning! We are recovering nicely from yesterday's festivities. The kids are still sleeping, Adam's making pancakes, and I'm pretending that it doesn't look like Toys R Us vomited in the living room.My brother-in-law made/talked-me-into-making Hot Buttered Rum yesterday. I'd never had it before, but when it was brought up, I was happy to have a bookmarked recipe from Karen in Montana. So we went to Safeway on Christmas to buy rum. Which...

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Komputer Bervirus/Spyware ?

Meskipun masih susana Natal namun saya tidak tega membiarkan sobat kita yang sangat membutuhkan bantuan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan dengan komputernya. Apalah artinya Natal buat saya apabila saya tidak bisa membantu sesama saya yang sedang membutuhkan bantuan, walaupun bantuan yang saya berikan belum tentu memuaskan bagi yang memerlukan bantuan tapi saya akan mencoba membantu sesuai dengan...

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CrockPot Lobster Bisque

Day 360.Merry Christmas! If you are finding your way to the computer today, I figure you should get something good.So you're getting lobster.in the crockpot.Life is so very good. The Ingredients. 3 cups chicken broth8 oz clam juice 14.5 oz stewed tomatoes (and juice)8 oz sliced mushrooms 1 onion, diced 1 large leek, diced (just the white part!) 1 T dried parsley 2 tsp Old Bay seasoning mix1 tsp dill 1 cup heavy cream (to add later) 2 lobster tails...

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CrockPot Gingerbread Latte Recipe

Day 359.Santa doesn't want milk this year with his cookies. He'd like a gingerbread latte.I think this might be my favorite coffee drink I've made. It really hit the spot yesterday around 3pm when I really, really wanted to climb into bed for a nap, but didn't have the time. After 4 or 5 sugar cookies and a latte, I was wide awake until 1am. With any luck, you too can have the same experience.The Ingredients.--4 cups milk (cow's, almond, soy, rice,...

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CrockPot Mole Recipe

Day 358. Mole is pronounced Mol-AY. That did not stop the "holy moly" jokes. You can use any meat you'd like: chicken, beef, or pork. I followed this recipe and Jim has even tried tofu.The Ingredients.adapted from Jim, who adapted from Sunset Crockery Cookbook 2 pounds meat (I used frozen tri-tip) 1/4 cup raw sesame seeds (I used sunflower seeds)1/2 cup raw slivered almonds 1 dry California chili pod 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced...

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CrockPot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Day 357.It's the first day of Winter Vacation, and the girls and I are sick. Which means this is a very. normal. year. for us.We'll be fine. We've got a bunch of books and videos from the library, the good tissue with the built-in Vicks, and 4 quarts of spinach artichoke dip.This recipe comes from Joey in Minnesota who has a nineteen-month-old and is pregnant. She needs a juggling book for Christmas.The Ingredients.1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts,...

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Belajar Microsoft Office Word Bagian 1

Pengenalan Microsoft Office Word 2003Microsoft Office Word adalah salah satu dari sekian banyak program pengolah kata yang di keluarkan oleh perusahaan software raksasa Microsoft dalam bentuk paket Microsoft Office yang terdiri dari beberapa program aplikasi.Yang kita pelajari bersama kali ini adalah Microsoft Office Word.Seperti biasanya kita harus mengenal terlebih dahulu antar muka...

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CrockPot Peanut Clusters

Day 356.11 days to go until 2009. I'm going to cry.Today is the first day of Hanukkah, and there are only a few days left until Christmas. If you're entertaining for the holidays, or need any last-minute hostess gifts, these peanut clusters rock. And they make A LOT. You could easily feed the entire neighborhood on one batch, or make yourself very, very sick.I, um, have eaten too many. Much too many. It's Susan and Amie's fault. I had to change Susan's...

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CrockPot Horseradish Scalloped Potatoes

Day 355.This has cream in it. mmm. It's okay, though. You've got 12 days until your diet begins. These potatoes pair wonderfully with roast beef.and pancakes and coffee.The Ingredients.3 pound red potatoes, washed and sliced (no need to peel, yay!)2 cups heavy cream3 tablespoons prepared horseradish (not the cream kind, the regular; I went with extra hot)1/4 tsp nutmeg1 tsp kosher salt1/2 tsp black pepper1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, optionalThe...

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Benarkah Tanpa Kerja dapat Uang di Internet ?

Untuk menjawab pertanyaan tersebut coba bacalah dengan teliti tips dari Belajar Ilmu Komputer agar dapat digunakan sebagai pijakan untuk mengambil keputusan untuk mencari uang di internet atau tidak, semuanya kembali kepada anda sendiri yang memutuskan, saya hanya mencoba menyampaikan apa yang pernah saya alami selama menelusuri internet untuk mencari rupiah maupun dolar (meskipun sampai...

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CrockPot Roast Beef Recipe

Day 354.I can't say Roast Beef without wanting to say "roast beast"----and then my mind wanders to Maggie and the Ferocious Beast and that's just wrong. I like that beast.We had roast beef for dinner last night, and it was good. I cooked it for 4 hours on high, and there was still a touch of pink in the middle, but you can cook it for a shorter amount of time if you prefer pinker meat. Make sure your meat is thawed, and use a meat thermometer.The...

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Belajar Microsoft Office Excel Bagian 10

Pada latihan kita sebelumnya dalam memperlajari Microsoft Office Excel, sudah kit abuatkan tabel-tabel dan untuk kali ini Belajar Ilmu Komputer memberikan materi bagaimana membuat sebuah grafik dengan data yang di ambil dari tabel.Sebagai contoh dalam praktek kita kali ini coba buatkan sebuah tabel seperti terlihat pada gambar di bawah ini.Tabel di atas menerangkan perkembangan jumlah...

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How to Make Tamales in the CrockPot

Day 353.I don't think I've been this excited to share a post since the crockpot falafels.I was pretty sure when I began this project that tamales would work in the crock, but wanted to wait until closer to the holidays so I could tie them together with one of my favorite children's books, Too Many Tamales, by Gary Soto. They did work, and I brought them to my daughter's class yesterday to share. So these have been kid-tested not only by my own two,...

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