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