I'm sort of making friends with my slow cooker this year. And I'm being kind of bratty about it, too! My goal is only to cook with a slow cooker when I can pretty much just sling a bunch of stuff
I love this soup. I like to have the vegetables cut medium it makes is hardier. But if you prefer smooth you can always chop smaller or puree. I also omit the bay leaf because I don't like bay leaf. I also use a ham hock from left over Easter or Christmas dinner.
Red hot cinnamon candies have been 1 of my favorite ingredients since my childhood amp; this is the 1st of 2 recipes I'm entering that feature them. I found this at allrecipes.com amp; it was posted by SMTHJG who said quot;My grandmother used to make this simple sweet-spicy dish every yr for the holidays. It's so delicious that you'll want to make it all yr.quot; I agree w/her amp; hope you will as well. Just imagine this dish along side a lovely glazed ham! Yum!
This Beef and Black Bean Chili with Toasted Cumin Crema and Avocado Relish recipe contains beef, creme fraiche, ripe hass avocados, black beans, olive oil and more.
This Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Spicy Caramel Apple Sauce and Vanilla Bean Creme Anglaise recipe contains heavy cream, sugar, granulated sugar, egg yolks, all-purpose flour and more.
