summer crockpot recipes needed

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

You hope what? That I use the sifter and don't bother you any more? Or that I try the recipes you posted? or that we keep this thread going by posting good summer recipes here?

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

I just did cornbread in the 1.5 q slow cooker!

Here is the zaar basic cornbread in a crockpot recipe. This is another good one for summer!

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Crock-Pot-Cornbread-161510

[Red Apple Guy]

Rainbow - Chef 536866 wrote:
You hope what? That I use the sifter and don't bother you any more? Or that I try the recipes you posted? or that we keep this thread going by posting good summer recipes here?

"Well....I hope so," is an line from an old Andy Griffith movie "No Time for Sargents." Guess you had to be there.

[Red Apple Guy]

DesertRose15 wrote:
We loved these potatoes done in the crockpot too:
Robyn's Crock Pot Herb Roasted Potatoes

I tried those today. Excellent! Very easy, very delicious. Thanks for suggesting them.

[DesertRose15]

Red Apple Guy wrote:

DesertRose15 wrote:
We loved these potatoes done in the crockpot too:
Robyn's Crock Pot Herb Roasted Potatoes

I tried those today. Excellent! Very easy, very delicious. Thanks for suggesting them.

My family loved those potatoes too.

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

I guess so.

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

I got that potato recipe in my cookbook to try. Now that Red has said they're good too,, I got to make it soon!

I'm thinking that for that cornbread recipe,, might need to add a bit more liquid. Does some evaporate?

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Here are some favourites in our house:

Robyn's Crock Pot Herb Roasted Potatoes
Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipe
Crock Pot BBQ Ribs
French Dip Roast Beef for the Crock Pot
Crock Pot Ravioli
Crock Pot Cheese Tortellini and Meatballs With Vodka Sauce
Crock Pot Rigatoni
Stuffed Flank Steak in Crock Pot

I'm keeping an eye on this thread too, glad you asked this question!

[Red Apple Guy]

I've never made any kind of bread in a crock pot, but evaporation is very low in a lidded crock pot and higher in an oven.

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

ha, you are right about the evaporation rate, R.A.G. I added more liquid the second time and it was ok, but a little heavy, so next time only about a TBSP more instead of almost 1/4 cup! For things I want moist, like chicken and even the baked potatoes, the slow cooker is excellent! For things I don't want to 'soak' I have to work something out. Maybe taking off the lid for a second just to let steam out on those once in a while is not such a bad thing?

[Red Apple Guy]

Taking the lid off is risking the wrath of the crock-pot pOlice. (Cooling, increasing cooking time, etc... is often quoted.

Actually, my wife used her baked beans recipe in a crock pot for the first time recently. The amount of water was too much, so she cooked it on high without the lid for over an hour. Amazingly, it turned out just right with a darker crust on top.
Red Apple Guy

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

Haha! I know. *Looks over her shoulder to see if the CP police are watching* shhhh

Thanks for that info about your wife and the baked beans. Maybe it might lose a bit of heat that would have to be made up for by cooking a bit longer,, but sometimes that's okay. I think some of the rules were/are for the older ones with lower heat and heat from the bottom, that with higher heat and on the sides are not so necessary now.

[Red Apple Guy]

I agree

[Chef1MOM~Connie]

ooooooooooooo I love my crock in the summer! It does not heat up the kitchn at all, I also use it when camping. Yes I have an oven but this keeps the cabin cool.
I love chicken caccitore, baked apple bread, pork chops, pulled pork, meatballs for subs or hor deurves, just about anything. I added the herb potatoes to my to try book, those look yummy!

Here is a small collection of some I have saved

http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook/My-Crocker-Recipes-posted-or-invented-237248

Here is one I have saved some in as well
http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=121089

Have fun and experiment.

ssshhhh just picked up another crock at the 2nd hand store so I can have 2 at camp. LOL I am on number 5 for crocks.

[Rainbow - Chef 536866]

I hear ya! Thanks for the cookbooks!

I did pumpkin cornbread with raisins and cinnamon in the crock yesterday and posted the recipe if ya want to check it out. I was looking for another bread to try and am going to check out the baked apple bread!

[editted to add] I can't access the second cookbook. Is it private?