Crock Pot Success Story

The crockpot class at our local pregnancy center went very well. We served "Perfect Chicken", "Hoppin' John", "Calico Beans", and "Peach Crisp" all from crock pots. We had a side salad of mixed greens and bread as well. I bought vanilla icecream for the peach dessert and it was incredibly good. A friend of mine works at the center and also attends our church, she made the peach dessert recipe I found and we were really surprised at how easy and good the recipe was. Each of the lovely ladies test tasted everything and then we talked about cooking in a crockpot. I gave them 7 recipes to try at home. Today I am going to share the peach crisp recipe with you.

Combine 3/4 OLD FASHIONED oats, 2/3 cup packed brown sugar, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup biscuit mix (like Bisquick), and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon. Take 2-15oz cans of peaches and drain well. Toss peaches in dry mixture. Spray crockpot and pour entire mixture in. Cook on low 4-5 hours. Serve with vanilla icecream or whipped cream.

The edges did get a little crisp and over browned, but the result was very yummy. Just don't stir the finished product. Scoop from the middle out. We served about 16 with a double batch last night.

Crockpot Beef Tips & Rice

I am currently trying new recipes for the crock pot. I am hosting a crockpot class for moms at our local pregnancy center in December and I am looking for easy recipes that have 5 ingredients or less. I also want them to taste good! This recipe is just one I came up with today and the meat is so tender and yummy. Cut up 1- 1 1/2 pounds of sirloin ( I found top sirloin steaks on sale yesterday at Kroger). Place a tbsp or so of vegetable oil in bottom of crockpot to keep meat from sticking. Add in one half of a jar of Kikomann Stir Fry sauce. It is pretty inexpensive and you can get it almost anywhere in the foreign foods aisle. It has ginger,soy sauce, garlic, sugar, etc in it. I am also using my rice cooker to make sticky white rice. I will serve it over rice and we will have a mixed green salad to go with it. Probably some fresh pineapple too! Can't beat a 3 ingredient crockpot recipe. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 8. I would suggest adding more sauce or some water if you need to cook it for longer than that.

The crockpot seems to do wonders on cheaper, tougher cuts of meat. The low, slow cooking tenderizes the meat and it just becomes fork tender. It is also nice to have dinner waiting on you when you're ready to eat!