Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes

I am a huge fan of garlic and potatoes! Combining them to make Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes is well the perfect side for any meal in my opinion. As you know I am also a huge fan of my Crock-Pot! I hearts and flowers love my Crock Pot. I really am not sure why it took me so long to start using it all the time. It makes cooking and preparing meals so dang easy and quick.

Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes Tammilee Tips

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Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

I think I may have become wife of the year in Johns eyes with this Crock Pot Corned Beef recipe. I do have to say that hopefully I hold that title every day.

I can not count the number of times John told me this is his favorite recipe I have ever made. After each bite he kept telling me how much he loved it. Even the next day eating left overs he told me how much he loved the Crock Pot Corned Beef.  John’s Mom was over for our Slow Cooker Saturday Lunch and said she loved it. Yes we have a regular Slow Cooker Saturday lunch at our house. We invite John’s Mom over and they get to try whatever recipe I am making for the weekend in the Crock-Pot

Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

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Cheesy Bacon Potato Skins

Just in time for the big game and having everyone over here is a super easy recipe for Cheesy Bacon Potato Skins! After making this recipe I am pretty sure I will never order Potato Skins at a restaurant again.

Oh my goodness these are so easy and taste amazing!

 Cheesy Bacon Potato Skins

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My New Favorite Kitchen Gadget ~ Epica Manual Multi-Blade Spiral Vegetable Slicer


Most of you know that I love playing around in the kitchen. I am a self taught cook/baker/mess maker in the kitchen. I love trying new recipes and kitchen gadgets. John would be happy to tell you that I have way to many kitchen gadgets but really can you have to many. There are just so many amazing things for the kitchen that I love to try them all. My new favorite kitchen gadget is the Epica Manual Multi-Blade Spiral Vegetable Slicer. Oh my goodness this slicer rocks my world. I have not been able to have a mandoline slicer since I took off half my thumb a few years ago. John banned the mandoline slicers from the kitchen but that is another story for another day. Back to my new favorite slicer. This vegetable slicer is amazing! It is all contained in one unit, dish washer safe, and makes a potato into some killer french fries!

The potato fit really easily onto the Epica Vegetable Peeler. The prongs hold it in place so you can turn the crank and move it towards the slicer.

Here is a picture of the thin slice attachment. These made fantastic shoe string fries. I could not believe how long the pieces were. You can add a notch into the potato to make consistently sized fries or vegetable pieces. I thought it was fun to see how long I could get them.

Here is a picture of the bigger slicer attachment. I mixed these with the shoe string size for a fun plate of fries.

This entire plate is one potato! I can not believe how much one potato made with this slicer. I made these into crunchy french fries and they were so good.
Here is some great information on the Epica Manual Multi-Blade Spiral Vegetable Slicer

 3 Blades, Unlimited Possibilities
The Epica comes with 3 interchangeable blades to give you a wide range of creative options. Turn out fine, 1/8″ thick strands or shreds that resemble angel hair spaghetti, perfect for salads or as a low carb substitute in pasta main dishes. Use the 1/4″ spiral blade to create delicious, restaurant-style curly fries from potatoes, sweet potatoes and more. With the flat blade, make curled ribbons that can be shaped into rosettes or fanned out for elegant garnishes or desserts. Even kids will enjoy eating veggies that look this good!
Easy to Use
Get piles of fancy-cut fruits and vegetables in less time than it takes to chop them with a knife! To operate the Epica Spiral Slicer, simply place the fruit or vegetable against the pronged wheel, and turn the handle while applying continuous forward pressure against the blade. Clean-up is also a breeze, as the Epica goes straight into the dishwasher.
Quality Design & Construction
The Epica is designed for both safety and convenience. Unlike a flat mandoline, it keeps your hands away from the blade, so there’s no danger of getting cut while slicing. And for safe storage, the blades snap into the base. To keep it from sliding around during use, the Epica’s suction cup feet anchor it to your work surface. Made of durable plastic with stainless steel blades, it’s backed by a one-year warranty. Size: 12″L x 10″W x 6″H.

I can not wait to try out other veggies with this slicer. I have a feeling this great spiral vegetable slicer is going to have a permanent spot on my kitchen counter.
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5 Great deals at Dollar Tree this week!

Check out these 5 great deals at Dollar Tree this week!

Brut 2.25 oz $1
Brut $1/1 3.5oz+ fragrance or 2oz+ antiperspirants/deodorants (12/18)(SS 11/18)
Final Price FREE

Betty Crocker Boxed Potatoes
Betty Crocker $.50/2 boxed potatoes except potato buds and pouch (1/12)(SS 11/18)
Final Price $.75 each WYB 2

Idahoan Pouch Potatoes $1

55¢ off when you buy any three pouches of Idahoan® Flavored Mashed Potatoes
Final Price $.81 each WYB 3

Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom/Chicken Soup $.75
$0.35/4 Campbell’s Condensed “Great For Cooking” Soup, exp. 12/31/12 (SS 11/04/12)
$0.40/3 Campbell’s Condensed Soups, exp. 11/30/12 (SS 10/07/12 R)
$1/4 Campbell’s Condensed Great for Cooking Soup printable
Final Price $.50 each WYB 4

Colgate Toothbrushes $1
$0.50 off Colgate Manual Toothbrush Printable Coupon
Final Price $.50

 

Thanks to Dollar Store deals

Produce 101 – Sweet Potatos

Produce 101 – Sweet Potatoes
Selecting the best
The kind of sweet potato to select is really a matter of your own personal taste. Sweet potatoes are of two kinds moist meated (orange flesh) and dry meated (yellow flesh). The moist meated kind is usually called “yam”. However a true yam is of a different genus, large up to 100 pounds and grown primarily in Africa, Asia and China. Sweet potatoes should be clean, firm, smooth and free from any blemishes.
Storing
Store sweet potatoes at room temperature for up to a week. Cooked sweet potatoes should be refrigerated and consumed in three to five days. Do not refrigerate raw sweet potatoes because it would be to cold for them