I used a crock pot to keep my pieroiges warm at Christmas. I always brown the pierogies in a skillet with butter and onions first. You could skip this step; it’s just how we like our pierogies. Then I layered the pierogies...

I am going to buy a crock pot. I know, I must be the only one around who doesn’t have one! Just wondering what favourite recipes you chowhounds have for crock pot slow cookers.

I just got a crock pot for Christmas and was wondering if someone had any suggestions on things to make that aren’t stews. I want to get some milage out of this thing and would love ideas.

. Then added Many whole peeled garlic cloves and fresh ginger slices. I placed the hocks on top of all that and filled with water, from the tap. Put some aluminum foil as a top then the crock pot lid. Left it to cook;...

Now that it’s gotten chilly, I’m experimenting again with my crock pot. Today I’m making a beef goulash – pretty standard-ish recipe, with some carrots thrown in for good measure. I would normally serve it...

Cayes sells them...called a Butter CROCK. $10. I’ve also seen them at some Winner’s stores.

I got a Butter Bell just around Christmas (one of those things that let you leave butter out at room temp by inverting a crock of butter into a container of water, thus creating a vacuum seal). I have followed the directions...

and i hv no problems w/ it!). in some recent cooking catalogues, i’ve noticed a new “gadget” for storing butter on the counter. basically some kind of crock that is filled w/ butter, then turned upside down on...

/4 cup Bourbon or brandy 1 cup Sugar 1/4 cup Butter or margarine — melted 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Vanilla ice cream (opt.) 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spread pecans in a shallow baking pan and bake until golden, about...

, I’m a firm believer that a little butter never hurt anyone — I think this whole obsession with “healthy” oils and Omega 3s vs. Omega 6s is sort of a crock. Humans lived for hundreds of thousands of years...

I do something like that in my crock pot. I also add zucchini, onions and mushrooms. I use red wine or sometimes some balsamic vinegar. I live on this stuff when I need to lose a few pounds. Works every time.

Freeze canning apple butter: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art22747.asp http://theamericanhomemaker.blogspot.com/2008/10/canning-apple-butter-and-pears-no-sugar.html http://mommysavers.com/boards/crock-p...

, modern butter probably is kept in the fridge more, often taken out just before use. Few of us have a stone or crock butter keeper sitting on the table. However, I suspect whipping is a more effective way of producing a...

leave it on the counter for a few hours. It will not spoil. People used to keep their butter at room temperature in crocks before refrigeration.

on their bread, and also may eat cheese by itself, but people don’t do that with butter! So serve butter separately, if you are serving cheese also. There are many “correct” ways of serving butter. Small crocks,...