Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

Although today is a RECORD heat all over the country (or, at least, in NYC where I live), one of my guiltiest pleasures in the summer is actually a hot dish. Lasagna. I simply love it! One of my favorite things about lasagna is how well developed the flavor is. But, in the summer, I''m often really busy and don't have time to actually...
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

I don't have to say again how much I just love love love soup in the slow cooker. I've made a bunch of them already and, as the end of the winter nears, I thought I needed to tackle at least one more. This time I was inspired by the green split peas that I saw in the grocery store. Although I had never...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

I feel like I've struck jackpot with my latest slow cooker recipe. It's
vegan and vegetarian-friendly, it's healthy (only veggies here) and thus perfect for my continuing
diet success and it's a
soup, one of my favorite
slow cooker meals to make. Plus, this soup tasted SO good.
Seriously, I've hit the jackpot with this chunky pink...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
by Irina Gonzalez

One of the reasons I really love using my slow cooker is because I can make dishes by just throwing ingredients together. Inspired by a water cooler conversation with another editor, I looked through my cupboards to find what dish I could make without actually buying anything.
This came from a lot of basic pantry staples and was really cheap, healthy and easy to make....
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