Originally this post was supposed to be a list of the best websites I could find on the internet for dump meal recipes. I’ve been working on the list for a couple of months now in anticipation of this series of blog posts, and frankly to get myself into the swing of making more meals in advance at Hectic Manor. While things have been crazy for the first few weeks of school, we … [Read more...]
📖Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook
If you’re looking for a gigantic cookbook with a huge selection of recipes for your slow-cooker, this is the one for you! The Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook by Phyllis Pellman Good is an enormous cookbook with a recipe for pretty much anything you could desire. Well, anything you can make in a slow-cooker, that is. As an added bonus, the recipes tend to be short and have … [Read more...]
Slow-Cooker Dump Meals Roundup
I've written about Dump Meals previously, since I'm having a love affair with them lately. Essentially they are some of the easiest meals that you can make, and if you double the recipes you get a two-fer on a meal tonight and another one in the future. Just freeze the second meal for consumption later. While I'll be including a whole bunch of original recipes on the … [Read more...]
⏱Slow-Cooker Dump Meals
Boom💥, just like that September is done! We're into 🎃 season and Fall weather...right on the heels of super hot weather here in Kansas. Our mornings are foggy and the squirrels are working hard to store enough food for the entire winter. The Farmer's Almanac has warned of a colder Winter here, and based on the activity of the critters around Hectic Manor I'm believing it … [Read more...]
📖Book Review – Food Made Fast Make Ahead
Since it’s now truly autumn, I’m beginning to get serious about a number of things around Hectic Manor. One of them is reducing the amount of time I take to prepare meals on a daily basis. I’ve been planning to transition towards a single day of prep that will allow me to do less work on every other night of the week. I know the math, I can spend a few hours in the kitchen on … [Read more...]