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The Easiest Ever Slow Cooker Beef Stew

January 3, 2017 By Aly 2 Comments

A delicious and comforting Slow Cooker Beef Stew, perfect for those cold chilly months, that comes together in a flash and the slow cooker does all of the work!

This recipe originally appeared on Cooking In Stilettos in January of 2010. The recipe has been updated with new photos and any recipe changes that I have incorporated over the years. This post may contain affiliate links to products I adore and use in my kitchen. Thank you for supporting Cooking In Stilettos.

One thing about being up north means more excuses to break in my favorite All Clad Deluxe Slow Cooker that I found under the Christmas Tree. I do have to say that I love this slow cooker – I can brown everything in ONE POT and clean up is a breeze. Not to mention it looks phenomenal on my counter-top if I do say so myself. It’s truly one pot cooking as you can essentially set it and forget it and when you come home from the 9to9, the house smells phenomenal!…

Chocolate Mocha Tiramisu Parfaits For #NationalCoffeeDay

September 29, 2016 By Aly 7 Comments

For a sweet treat to enjoy for your midday coffee break or after dinner, make these easy Chocolate Mocha Tiramisu Parfaits – creamy chocolate mocha mascarpone is layered with a rich mocha sauce and ladyfingers for the perfect pick-me-up!

This post is sponsored by Caribou Premium Iced Coffee. My love for the brand and ice coffee adoration is all my own. Thank you for supporting brands that make Cooking In Stilettos possible.

I often joke that if I was stranded on an island, ice coffee MUST be with. I have been drinking ice coffee since I can remember. What can I say – I come from a coffee loving family. During my “recovering publicist days”, you can guarantee that while we were mapping out tour schedules, I was also mapping out coffee houses. There was no way we were going to be dealing with tour press if I couldn’t have an ice coffee at the ready. I can deal with many rolls and punches but dealing without my ice coffee is just not a wise idea – for anyone.

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Dinner Made Easy With Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

September 15, 2016 By Aly 11 Comments

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For dinner tonight, make this delicious Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken. Tender chicken is simmered with honey, garlic, pineapples and soy sauce and served over fluffy brown rice and the best part – the slow cooker does most of the work.

Whenever I’m looking for a dinner that will wow the family but is easy to make for a busy weekday, I often turn to my favorite Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken. It was a recipe I learned early on in my culinary cooking journey, adapting it from a classic AllRecipes.com recipe for slow cooked Honey Garlic Chicken. It’s so simple to whip together early in the morning and when you come home, you are greeted with something that is nothing like you could get from takeout. This is a recipe that you can totally make your own – upping the heat level or, if you like it a bit more sweet – you can add a touch more honey. The pineapple adds another layer of savory sweetness and compliments the tender chicken.

I have made it a myriad of ways over the years and whether you cook if for 4 hours or 8 hours, the chicken is a deep rich molasses hue with the honey ginger soy sauce permeating every delicious bite. Using the chicken thighs makes this recipe totally economical and with a few pantry ingredients, you have a fabulous meal.

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Honey Glazed Carrots

September 13, 2016 By Aly 2 Comments

These Honey Glazed Carrots will be a family favorite for dinner – even your little ones will adore this side dish!

This recipe originally appeared on Cooking In Stilettos in April of 2012. The recipe has been updated with new photos and any recipe changes that I have incorporated over the years.

Growing up, if you had told me that I would become a fan of carrots and channel my inner Bugs Bunny, I probably would have laughed and told you that you were beyond crazy. Carrots and I are definitely not mixy things – or so I thought until an Easter holiday….

Homemade Instant Pancake and Waffle Mix

August 6, 2016 By Aly 9 Comments

Forget the store-bought pancake and waffle mix. This easy Homemade Instant Pancake and Waffle Mix is a pantry staple for busy mornings and makes delicious fluffy pancakes and waffles!

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links of products that I adore and trust in my kitchen. Thank you for supporting Cooking In Stilettos. This recipe originally appeared on Cooking In Stilettos in March of 2012. The recipe has been updated with new photos and any recipe changes that I have incorporated over the years.

A few years ago, I posted a recipe for Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes which advocated the use of an instant pancake mix and one of my fave bloggers told me that I should make and not buy the mix. Trust me – when Sue speaks, I listen. Plus – having dealt with one too many “pantry pests”, I’d feel much better knowing where everything came from. Let’s not even get into the cost of buying one of those big box brands and shelf life questions….