Since yesterday was the official first day of summer, I figured it’s time to break out one of my favorite cooking methods for hot days: the slow cooker. (It’s often hot over here in San Diego, but that’s beside the point.) Aside from grilling, the crock pot works so well for hot days when you…
6 Hacks to Get the Most Out of Your Crock Pot
Let’s face it – cooking can be a pain in the arse sometimes. Because of this, I try to use my crock pot as much as possible because it’s so easy and convenient. Even though my meal planning isn’t always consistent, I do my best to cook at least one dinner a week in the…
The Amazing & Incredible Crockpot Challenge
Workouts Wednesday: I did a 1 minute and 40 second plank, plus the following tabata workout, and it. was. awesome. I branched out and incorporated new exercises I’ve never done before. It made me thoroughly sore. I pulled several of the exercises from browsing through workouts on blondponytail.com, who is basically amazing. Love her workouts….
Shredded Italian Beef in the Crockpot
Starting dinner in the a.m. is kind of awesome. Throwing it in the crockpot makes life so much easier. Cooking meat, especially, tends to result in a fantastic meal thanks to the slow cooking. That’s exactly what happened with the following Italian Beef recipe. (Adapted from this recipe.) Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups beef broth 1/2…
