| Summertime crock pot recipes, you may | | | | warmer and stickier. So, I use my crock |
| ask? But the crock pot is only used for | | | | pot! Out of any of the cooking devices |
| "cold-weather meals" such as stews, | | | | in your kitchen, it sets off very little |
| roasts, and other hearty | | | | heat and can allow you to put everything |
| stick-to-your-ribs type meals. Wrong! | | | | into the slow cooker in the morning |
| The crock pot has truly received a | | | | (when your kitchen is cool) and spoon it |
| seasonal stereotype and sits in many | | | | up at dinnertime (when your kitchen is |
| kitchen cupboards all summer long. Bring | | | | not). |
| it back to your kitchen counter during | | | | Sandwiches are among our favorite |
| the summer; there are so many benefits | | | | summertime meals, especially paired with |
| and fabulous light summertime meals that | | | | corn on the cob and a salad. Put a 3 |
| can be prepared in the crock pot! | | | | pound beef or pork roast in your crock |
| Most people already know how wonderful | | | | pot with 1 cup of water. Cover and cook |
| crockpot cooking is; throw a few | | | | on low for 8 hours. Remove roast and |
| ingredients in a pot, turn it on, and | | | | shred meat, replace to crock pot and add |
| come back eight hours later to a | | | | a bottle of your favorite barbeque |
| wonderful home cooked meal. We also know | | | | sauce. Stir, cover and cook on high an |
| that cheaper cuts of meat turn out | | | | additional 15-20 minutes. Serve on |
| tender and juicy because they're cooked | | | | sandwich buns - a great summertime meal. |
| with moist heat over long periods of | | | | Brats are also a huge summertime meal |
| time. Crock pot cooking is perfect for | | | | where I live, and many techniques have |
| the busy homemaker, the office mom, the | | | | been created to prepare them properly. |
| busy dad, the work-at-home mom, anyone | | | | Many simmer their brats over a low flame |
| who has anything to do during the day | | | | on their stove in beer for hours, |
| and is tired by dinnertime, not wanting | | | | heating up their kitchen as they do so. |
| to spend countless hours preparing | | | | I use my crockpot! Place 12 brats in |
| dinner for their family. But crock pot | | | | your crock pot, cover with 3-4 cans of |
| cooking is also perfect for the | | | | beer (the cheaper the better), add one |
| summertime. | | | | chopped onion and 4 cloves of minced |
| Where I live, we have humid, hot, sticky | | | | garlic. Cover and cook on high 7-8 |
| summers where the last thing I want to | | | | hours. Remove brats and grill over a low |
| do is turn on my oven or fire up my gas | | | | flame until browned. Serve in hot dog or |
| stove, much less spend time standing | | | | brat buns with ketchup, mustard, minced |
| around them preparing meals! During the | | | | onion, and other desired toppings. |
| summer I don't crave meals like chicken | | | | The crock pot is a wonderful kitchen |
| and dumplings, lasagna, beef stew, or | | | | appliance that should not be ignored |
| pork roast. I want light meals with | | | | during the summer. For more great |
| little or no preparation so I'm not | | | | summertime crock pot recipes, view this |
| standing in a hot kitchen getting even | | | | article on Natalie's Recipes. |