Asparagus Casserole
Total Cooktime: 4-6 hours


What you will need:


2 cans sliced asparagus, (10 oz each)
1 can cream of celery soup, (10 oz)
2 hard cooked eggs, thinly sliced
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup coarsely crushed saltines or Ritz crackers
1 teaspoon butter


Place drained asparagus in lightly buttered slow cooker/Crock Pot or slow cooker/Crock Pot baking
insert. Combine soup and cheese. Top asparagus with sliced eggs, soup mixture, then the cracker
crumbs. Dot with butter. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.

Okay, before I get to the recipe..It's time for an Artichoke joke :)

A hitman named Artie walked into a Dominick's grocery-store and took out 3 rival mob members. After he was apprehended someone asked him why he did it. He said he was paid a dollar to rub these three people out.

What do you think the newspaper read the next day? 

Artichokes 3 for a dollar at Dominick's!

Corny yes? Funny, no, unless you grew up in my house :)

On to this weeks' recipe!

Crockpot Artie Chokes :)

Total Cooktime: 4-5 hours


What you will need:


5 artichokes, remove stalks and tough leaves
1 1/2 ts salt
8 peppercorns
2 stalks celery, cut up
1/2 lemon, sliced
2 c boiling water

Nothing difficult here...combine all the ingredients and cook on High 4 - 5 hours.

This homemade creamy corn recipe makes the ideal side dish.  Not only is it tasty but it is fast too! What I really liked about this recipe (besides the taste) was the fact that it is one of the fastest crockpot recipes I've ever come across. 1 Hour from start to finish.

This will leave you plenty of time to cook your main dish and serve everything to your table piping hot!


Homemade Creamy Corn

Total Cooktime: 1 hour


What you will need:

• 2 cups corn
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Ready for the easiest recipe ever? Mix corn, sugar, eggs, flour, butter, milk and salt; place in slow cooker. Cook on high for one hour. That's it!  1 hour to your own homemade cream corn.

This crockpot black bean recipe sounds absolutely yummy!  I've never heard of turtle beans before but I'm going to head to our local Trader Joes and look for them. If you've ever tried them - I'd love to hear what your thoughts are!  I also like that there are only 2 ingredients to this dish which makes it a good one for us budget conscious moms.

You will need to soak the beans overnight so keep this in mind when you plan to make this recipe. This is also a long cooker (8-10 hours) so I'd start cooking this before you head out to work in the morning and by the time you get home you will have a delicious batch of black beans!  Wow...that's a LOT of B's!

This would be the perfect side dish to go with your taco or burrito night!

Aztec Black Beans
Total Cooktime: 8-10 hours


What you will need:

1 lb. dried black beans (or turtle beans)
16 oz. jar of salsa (your favorite kind)

Rinse your beans to remove any stones or foreign objects.  Put the beans into a shallow bowl and cover with water. Soak the beans overnight.

In the morning drain the beans and place into your crockpot with the salsa. Add just enough water to cover the beans. Cover and cook for 8-10 hours on low.

I would love to hear your experiences with this recipe including anything you have done to alter it to suit your family's tastes!

Enjoy!