Monday, October 3rd, 2011
by Heather Eng

I'm a big beer fan. While I enjoy wine, as well, I've always found brews to be the more accessible--and often more interesting--beverage. I have an easier time identifying different notes and nuances in beers. And craft breweries are always churning out new concoctions inspired by seasonal ingredients or local tastes.
Though I always have a few bottles in my refrigerator, I admit that I...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
by Heather Eng
Yesterday we hosted another
Facebook chat about slow cooking and had a great conversation with you, our readers, and Michael Tyrrell, Family Circle's crock pot expert. Over the course of...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
by Heather Eng
The
Family Circle Healthy Family Dinners cookbook came out earlier this month, and in honor of its release, I decided to try one of the slow cooker recipes featured in...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
by Irina Gonzalez

After seeing my coworker Heather's
Vegetarian Mexican Lasagna slow cooker attempt last week, I was immediately inspired to make a healthy recipe as well. But when I was looking through some of Family Circle's many great
vegetarian slow cooker recipes, nothing was really calling out to me. It was the first cold and rainy day of the Fall season and...
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
by Heather Eng
Yesterday Michael Tyrrell, our resident slow cooker expert and associate food editor, joined you, our readers, on Facebook for a live chat about slow cooking. Between him and all of you, lots of great tips were shared. In case you missed it, a transcript of the Q&A is...
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