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Anyone planning on cooking for their mate on Valentine's Day? I cook all the time but I try to make something for my guy that he loves or has not had since he was a kid or has repeatedly asked for but is filled with empty calories. You guys?

YES! All of the above actually: http://www.flouronmyface.com/2013/10/25-easy-crock-pot-dessert-recipes.html Great examples of each of those things here with the added benefit of being 'easy'. Although, I have a hard time finding things that are difficult to make in a slow cooker. Personally, I...

Whoa, you got all fancy in this place! That's my baby. She's not fancy but she runs with the best of them. Bought it on Amazon. Reasonably priced and have yet to have a problem with it in, about, 2 years now.

I clean the dishes manually the second I am done cooking and the meal is plated or stored. I cannot stand leaving things sitting or soaking or, generally, in the sink. It just makes for a bigger job later. My guy, however, is not the same at all and tends to 'soak' everything. Which is code for...

It makes sense to me. Using an oven/range in the winter months helps to warm the house as well as make a delicious meal. I use my slow cooker all year round. I, probably, make more soups and stews in the winter and think a little more outside the box in the warm months. I do everything I can NOT...

Why not clamps separate of the slow cooker itself? That would be a great solution to the problem. I know a few that I would use and with the help of HerTasteBuds I may just combine that logic with a bag for the slow cooker. Never know. ;)

I have the reverse issue: I want to use my slow cooker as a rice pot. Never seems to work out the same. Using my friends rice cooker to make couscous was fantastic but trying it in my slow cooker was a catastrophe. It's the damn timer lift when the water has steamed away. My slow cooker cannot...

lol Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? I'm going to have to ask you to post an example of Obama being asked about his golf scores by these stations outside the realm of golf interviews (interviews at golf ventures). Let's be realistic: Every station on the face of the planet wants viewers in order to make more...

I like eBay for certain things. I like to buy things that I would normally find at a thrift store around ten years ago. I, sadly, would never buy cookware from eBay. I would prefer my cookware new. Always. I have a hard time taking things from people I know that want to pass it on to me let...

I can do take grilled steak. Be it George Foreman or flat top flip grill. Maybe I just do not have the right recipe for a slow cooker steak? I would love suggestions to change my feeling on the matter. Let me be clear on this: I am picky about my steak. If it's well done it better fall to pieces...

I was having this conversation with a friend of mine and she seemed to counter every example I could think of with a way to make it work. I, personally, stand behind steak. Her counter point is that you can easily incorporate steak into recipes and utilize that. But I stand by steak. I do not...

I did this once to save time for myself the next day. I wasn't a huge fan of the results. Other people who ate the soup I made said I was crazy but I could tell there was a difference in the soup than how it normally tastes to me. Could not pin point what it was but since that I have not frozen...

That picture of the brittle makes me want brittle now. I rarely ever eat it but when it's fresh there is not much better than that. I never enjoyed a super hard chewy brittle. So, very excited about giving this one a try. Also totally down with Moniqa's swap. You could throw a mix of nuts or a...

Interesting topic. I'm a Type I diabetic and for years I have used agave nectar to supplement brown sugar in recipes. I try to stay away from Splenda and other sweeteners like those. I just cannot stand the taste. I like to sweeten things as naturally as I possibly can. I do understand using...

If fried is something you both enjoy why not oven fry? This is a much more healthy alternative and helps to crisp up what may come out soggy otherwise. As far as meats ending up too dry? Chicken CAN get too dry in a crock pot. It happens. This may have something to do with heat settings as well...

Could this be something you would be looking for? http://www.amazon.com/Crock-Pot-32041-C-16-Ounce-Little-Dipper/dp/B0000CCY14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391457835&sr=8-1&keywords=Crock-Pot+32041-C+16-Ounce+Little+Dipper At under ten dollars this seems like it might best suit your needs. Seems...

You know something? No that crazy. Some people love to eat shrimp by itself but when mixed into a pasta they cannot stand it. I, personally, cannot stand American cheese in any way-shape-form BUT a friend made a dip I tried this weekend and it was phenomenal. She knows I gate American cheese and...

ABSOLUTELY! I always leave my veggies for stews or soups up to the sales paper. If I can fit something into it that cost me next to nothing and will enhance the flavour, you better believe I will. Thanks for the tip!

I was prepping food a little before the game and I hear the president on the television and it made me concerned for a second because I always fear the worst when they interrupt a broadcast for the president. Came to find there was nothing to be concerned about it's just Bill O'Reilly...

That game was something not one commentator expected. Every single person, including the POTUS, said that this was going to be a close game. Crazy. I feel bad for Manning. I hope he has it in him to give another year a try. His record this year was still pretty amazing given everything that...