Thursday, October 11th, 2012
by Heather Eng

We were thrilled that so many of you came to this week's monthly
Facebook Slow Cooker Chat with our associate food editor and resident slow cooker expert,
Michael Tyrrell. From slow cooking in your...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Heather Eng

I recently spent two weeks in Guatemala, studying Spanish at
this school. While I was there, I learned lots of the language, climbed a volcano, lived with local families and ate a ton of good food--especially black or white beans with corn tortillas.
Now that I'm back in the States, I'm craving more of those meals. And while I knew I wouldn't...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
by Heather Eng

I'm always in the mood for ethnic dishes, so I'm loving the
slow cooker story that we ran in
Family Circle's November issue. It features five delicious-looking recipes from around the world. Check them out below--and get inspired!
Slow Cooker Indonesian Beef: I'm a big fan...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
by Heather Eng
During our August
Facebook slow cooker chat, a reader asked our associate food editor,
Michael Tyrrell an interesting question:
My crock seems to have taken on the smell of onions. I’ve soaked and scrubbed it and even put it in the dishwasher....
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by Heather Eng

I'm loving the
slow cooker story our food editor, Julie Miltenberger, created for
Family Circle's October issue, on newsstands today. It features recipes for five sandwiches, and they all look fantastic! Each is hearty enough to be dinner, or you could use less meat and eat them for...
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