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How Does Instacart Work? Our Review!

March 20, 2019 by Laurie 8 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

How Does Instacart Work – and Is It Worth It?

Wondering how does Instacart work? Trying to figure out if you should give it a try?

If you're an impossibly-busy mom, who just needs a hand to get everything done, Instacart is going to be your new best friend. Check out PPP Team member Jamie's Instacart review below!

Jamie here! If you've heard about Instacart but aren't sure what it is – you're in the right place. I'm here to walk you through everything you need to know about Instacart – from signing in, to eating a whole bag of Oreos in your pajamas – in no time 🙂

This grocery delivery service combines everything I love about shopping for deals – the B1G1 Freebies, Clippable eCoupons and Extra Savings – along with the SUPER CONVENIENCE of having someone deliver it to my front door. (Below is my first delivery ever….)

I love my Instacart delivery lady!!

I mean – HOW. EXCITING. IS. THAT. This little lady came to my door within ONE HOUR and was as sweet as could be. She even sent me this text when she was on the way….

Instacart gives me a little of my sanity back on an especially crazy week – and if you need a little more sanity in your life too, let me tell you all about it 🙂

Using Instacart for the first time, I was able to get everything I needed for the week's worth of meals I wanted to make – and not give up my Sunday evening!

Below is me admiring the $42 worth of groceries that just magically showed up at my door with free delivery during my Instacart Trial 🙂

How Does Instacart Work Exactly?

Head over to Instacart and create an account (Sign up for a FREE 2-Week Trial so you can play around with it)
Choose a nearby store to shop
Add items to your cart
Choose your payment method and delivery timeframe
Sit back and wait for your groceries to come to you!

It's REALLY REALLY user-friendly, even those of you who might not be super tech-savvy should have fun placing your first Instacart order! (I'm talking to you mom!)

Now that you know how Instacart works – let's talk about how you can really save money using a grocery delivery service…. (No really – you can!)

How to Save Money with Instacart

There are several ways to save money with Instacart – and you'll definitely want to take advantage of them to offset the cost of delivery (Cost ranges from $4 – $8 per delivery normally OR $149 annually for Instacart Express with it's impressive 2-hour delivery.)

1 . FREE Delivery On Your First Order. Instacart offers free delivery on your first order – or a FREE 2-week trial of Instacart Express (their annual plan that gives you free delivery on every $35+ order).

*Please keep in mind that after your 2 week trial of Instacart Express ends – you will be charged the annual fee of $149. You'll be sent reminder emails – but if you don't want to be surprised with a charge, I'd definitely set yourself a google alert so you don't forget to cancel!

2 . Buy $ ~ Save $$ Offers. Check out the exclusive “Buy certain products and save $$$” types of offers at the top of the page. Last week I noticed that Kraft cheese was part of a Spend $20 ~ Save $5 promo. (ON TOP OF being B1G1 Free) You'll often find this is the case and you can stack savings together!

3 . Shop Weekly Specials. I LOVE getting all the BOGO deals each week! You can sort by weekly specials so you can just shop from the sales ad and avoid regularly priced stuff.

4 . Use Insta Coupons. Instacart also has a whooooole bunch of eCoupons you can clip to apply extra savings to your order. If you've not been successful at couponing the old-fashioned way, this might end up saving you a bundle!

5 . Save on Gas. If you invest in Instacart Express, you'll pay essentially $12.50 per month. I spend more than $12.50 per month in gas during my weekly (sometimes bi-weekly!) grocery runs.

6 . Avoid Impulse Buys. By not being in the store, I'm able to shop my list without much chance of adding in random impulse buys that make me total jump up. Check out this receipt. I was able to save ALMOST HALF off my total because I just shopped BOGO's. All because I wasn't distracted by everything I passed in the store!

7 . Refer Friends. Instacart has a great friend referral program – give a friend $20 off & earn $20 for yourself when you share your link! Make up to $100 this way – and you'll have your annual membership 2/3 of the way paid off!

Instacart FAQ:

How much is delivery for regular Instacart orders?

The delivery fee depends on the size of your order and the delivery time that you choose. The fee for each delivery will be displayed when selecting a delivery window during checkout, before you place your order. Please keep in mind that all orders must be $10 or more.

How much is delivery for Instacart Express?

With Instacart Express, you will have no delivery fee on all orders over $35. Instead you're charged an annual fee of $149. Service fees may still apply.

Do I tip my Instacart Shopper?

Shoppers appreciate tips as a way of recognizing excellent service and 100% of your tip goes directly to the shopper delivering your order.
By default a 5% tip is suggested at checkout, with a minimum suggestion of $2 per individual store delivery.
Tips are optional and the default tip may be adjusted at checkout or when rating an order after a delivery. You can add and change a tip amount up to 3 days after your delivery is complete. Your receipt will update accordingly.

How do you know if they'll find you good meat and produce?

Shoppers are guided to look for the freshest possible groceries when shopping for you; paying close attention to expiration dates, broken seals, and produce quality.

What if some of my items are out of stock?

You'll be given the option to pick “back-up” or replacement items if some of your chosen groceries are out of stock. But keep in mind – if you are specifically shopping a sale and you pick items that aren't on sale as your back-ups, you could wind up paying more! You can also choose that NO replacements can be made for certain items.

What's Busy Pricing?

When we experience high demand for a delivery time, a Busy Pricing delivery fee may apply. Your delivery fee will be displayed clearly when you select a delivery time. Delivery fees that include Busy Pricing are noted.

Guacamole Deviled Eggs Recipe ~Top Chef Style!

March 5, 2019 by Cheree' Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Guacamole Deviled Eggs Recipe

If you are like me and have leftover hard boiled eggs from Easter then you will want to check out this Guacamole Deviled Eggs recipe!

This recipe pretty much covers just about any eating style you might be into right now ~ low carb, paleo, keto, clean eating, whole30, vegetarian, even gluten free ~ you get the picture, ha! 🙂

Here's what you'll need to get started…

Guacamole Deviled Eggs~Top Chef Style

Ingredients

6 hard boiled eggs, cooled and peeled
1 medium ripe avocado
1/2 -1 small jalapeño, seeded and diced (or jarred diced jalapeño)
2 Tbsps diced red onion
2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro
4 tsps lime juice
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp white pepper
1/2 Roma tomato, seeded and diced
pinch smoked paprika or chile powder (for garnish)

Directions

Cut the eggs in half horizontally and scoop out the yolks; set aside.
Cut avocado in half, remove pit and scoop out the flesh.
In a bowl, mash avocado and 2-3 egg yolks with a fork; discard remaining yolks. (I mixed the leftover yolks in with my doggies food and he loved it)!
Stir in jalapeño, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, garlic powder, white pepper, kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Gently mix in tomato.
Spoon heaping spoonfuls of guacamole into the halved egg whites.
Garnish with a pinch of smoked paprika or chile powder and chopped cilantro, if desired.

These really hit the spot and got all thumbs up from my bunch! 🙂

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Are You Joining Me? Eat At Home Cooking Challenge Starts Monday!

February 9, 2019 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Eat at Home Cooking Challenge

I'm sooooooo excited about our Eat at Home Cooking Challenge staring this Monday, 2/11/19!

During the February 2019 Countertop Cooking Challenge I'll be cooking with you all week long using my friend Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans and grocery lists (they just make my life as a crazy-busy-working-momma easy!)

The best part?

Tiffany's offering us 30% off her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout if you sign up this week.

I know you're going to just love these.

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You might just be doing that.

If you missed my Facebook Live you can watch it HERE.

So many people (myself included sometimes!) head to the store without a plan in place, buy things they may not use, and things end up getting wasted and thrown away ~ literally 25% of food in America is thrown away each year.

But you and I are going to fix that by getting dinner DONE with a simple, EASY plan in place this week.

I promise, these will save you a bundle, and I just know you're going to love these menu plans as much as I do. I can't wait to cook with you this week!

>>> TO JOIN IN THE FUN, USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE TODAY.

Here's what the schedule look like starting Monday:

Each morning I'll share a Facebook Live Video filling up Mrs. Potts (a.k.a. ~ my slow cooker), and it would be so stinkin' fun for me if you were on the other side of the screen filling up Mrs. Potts in your kitchen too. I'll be on Facebook Live between 9 and 9:30 AM Eastern Time each morning making these:

Monday 2/11: White Chicken Chili + Maraschino Cherry Cake
Tuesday 2/12: Beef Roast with Red Wine, Mashed Potatoes & Spinach Salad with Nuts
Wednesday 2/13: Sloppy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos
Thursday 2/14: Apricot Soy Ginger Pork Chops, Edamame, Egg Rolls
Friday 2/15: Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Cucumber Mango Salsa + Tuxedo Bars from Slow Cooker meals week of 2/18

BONUS: FREEZER COOKING SESSION!

On Wednesday, 2/13/19 at 8:30 PM Eastern Time I'll be doing a Freezer Cooking Challenge as well, making all of the recipes from the Eat at Home Freezer Meals (look for those on the 2/18 Slow Cooker Menus!)

If you're looking for freezer meal supplies I'll be using you can find all of those HERE 🙂

Here's what we'll be making Wednesday night:

Taco Soup
Harvest Apple Pot Roast
Loaded Cheesy Potato Casserole
Smoky Chipotle Chicken
French Dip Sandwiches
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce

As an extra bonus, once you sign up for the Eat At Home Cooks Menu plans, you'll have access to these recipe sheets (you can download them right from the Eat At Home Cooks Web Site where you download your recipes). You can print these off (in color OR in black and white) and pop them into your freezer bags so you what's in each bag, how to cook it and when you froze it!

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET AS SOON AS YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 96 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And, if you're like me you'll use the grocery list along with the Kroger Click List (watch the video above), and make grocery shopping and menu planning so crazy easy you'll have it done in 30 minutes or less.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Not Quite Homemade Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls

February 7, 2019 by Laurie 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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These cinnamon rolls are my kid's favorites.

In fact, last night as I was baking them, my eleven-year-old sweet girl informed me that she expected me to make them for all of the guests on her wedding day.

Yikes.

(She's also planning on having these best ever chocolate chip cookies at her wedding. Clearly she thinks I'll have nothing to do except bake before her wedding day!) 😉

Turning these into their favorite Valentine treat is simple enough, and my family (of course) loved the results.

Here's how to get started . . .

Let dough thaw out for at least a few hours.

After dough is thawed, roll out into rectangle (or, something that loosely resembles a rectangle) 😉

Spread 5 tablespoons of softened butter out on dough. Then sprinkle with 5 tablespoons sugar.

Next sprinkle 3 teaspoons of cinnamon over dough.

Then, starting with the shorter end of the dough, roll dough up (if making regular cinnamon rolls, just roll them up completely)

To make heart shaped cinnamon rolls, roll the other half up until both ends come together.

Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, slice into about 1 1/2″ rolls (I forgot to take a picture after making the heart shaped ones, so this is just the regular cinnamon roll)

Place in greased baking dish and allow to rise, 1-2 hours.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes, cinnamon rolls will rise more while baking.

Add a little butter or margarine once they're baked if you'd like, and top with frosting.

Perfect!

Almost Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Roll Ingredients

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed, not risen (I usually use Rhodes dough or the Kroger brand)
5 tablespoons margarine or butter
5 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon

(don't forget to add the frosting – I can't believe I forgot to get a picture of these without frosting included!)

Frosting Ingredients

1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Roll out dough to about 12×14 inches. Spread butter evenly on top of dough.
Sprinkle with sugar and then with cinnamon.
Roll up jelly-roll style, tightly pinching ends so sugar/cinnamon doesn’t fall out. (If making heart shaped cinnamon rolls, roll to the middle from both ends to make the heart shape.)
With a sharp knife cut into 1-inch sections and lay in prepared pan.
Allow dough to rise until almost double its size (around 1–2 hours, they will also rise quite a bit while baking. Meanwhile, prepare frosting (see recipe below). To help them rise a little more quickly, I put them in the oven with the light on, and place a bowl of water on the rack beneath them to help moisture stay in the oven.
Bake in greased round or square pan at 350 for for 15 to 20 minutes. Top will be golden brown when done. Allow rolls to cool slightly while preparing topping. (If you’re like me, you may want to spread a little butter or margarine on top to make them nice and glossy!)

Frosting

Mix powdered sugar and milk to make a thick paste.
Add more milk or powdered sugar as needed.
Spread on still-warm rolls, allowing the frosting to melt slightly. Serve warm.

Need a little more menu inspiration? Go HERE.

Will You Join Me for the Countertop Cooking Challenge?

February 7, 2019 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

(NOTE: after 12 NOON EASTERN TIME TRY THE CODE COUNTERTOP to save 30% IF THE CODE EARLYBIRD IS NO LONGER WORKING)

During the February 2019 Countertop Cooking Challenge I'll be cooking with you for a whole week including grocery lists and menu plans, and Tiffany and I will be cooking them up each day right up with you.

Annddd … just for today, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans 30% off with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You may just be doing that.

If you missed my Facebook Live you can watch it HERE.

But you and I are going to fix that.

Crocktober wrapped up last fall, but back by popular demand we're doing a very similar series this February called the Countertop Cooking Challenge. (I think you're going to love it!) We're going to have a menu plan, grocery list, and recipes all pulled together before the week even starts.

Starting Monday, 2/11/19, I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

To make your life waaaayyyyy easier (and mine too!) we'll use Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans ~ which I've been using in our home and they're just fantastic.

I promise, these will save you a bundle!

In fact, people who shop with a menu plan and grocery list save 25-50% every single week on their food expenses.

And, a menu plan all of a sudden makes grocery shopping easy.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

Best of all?

You'll actually eat well balanced meals with what you have in your kitchen and skip the drive thru.

Sound good?

I thought so too. 🙂

My favorite part is that each morning I'll share a Facebook Live Video filling up Mrs. Potts (a.k.a. ~ my slow cooker), and it would be so stinkin' fun for me if you were on the other side of the screen filling up Mrs. Potts in your kitchen too.I'll be on Facebook Live between 9 and 9:30 AM Eastern Time each morning making these:

Monday 2/11: White Chicken Chili + Maraschino Cherry Cake
Tuesday 2/12: Beef Roast with Red Wine, Mashed Potatoes & Spinach Salad with Nuts
Wednesday 2/13: Sloppy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos
Thursday 2/14: Apricot Soy Ginger Pork Chops, Edamame, Egg Rolls
Friday 2/15: Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Cucumber Mango Salsa + Tuxedo Bars from Slow Cooker meals week of 2/18

BONUS: FREEZER COOKING SESSION!

And, on Wednesday, 2/13/19 at 8:30 PM Eastern Time I'll be doing a Freezer Cooking Challenge as well, making all of the recipes from the Eat at Home Freezer Meals (look for those on the 2/18 Slow Cooker Menus!)

Here's what we'll be making Wednesday night:

Taco Soup
Harvest Apple Pot Roast
Loaded Cheesy Potato Casserole
Smoky Chipotle Chicken
French Dip Sandwiches
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce

As an extra bonus, once you sign up for the Eat At Home Cooks Menu plans, you'll have access to these recipe labels (you can download them right from the Eat At Home Cooks Web Site where you download your recipes). You can print these off (in color OR in black and white) and pop them into your freezer bags so you what's in each bag, how to cook it and when you froze it!

If you're looking for freezer meal supplies I'll be using you can find all of those HERE 🙂

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Valentine White Trash Candy

January 29, 2019 by Cheree' 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Valentine White Trash Candy

This is typically a recipe I think about during the Christmas season, but it's really PERFECT for any seasonal holiday. So, Valentine's Day seemed like the perfect holiday to whip some up! 💗

Here's what you'll need to get started . . .

plus, a great use for the almond bark I snagged on clearance at Kroger 👇🏻👇🏻 – WHOOP!

measure out the ingredients – this 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup is awesome!

toss them all together in a ginormous bowl!

melt your almond bark (or use 2 packages of white morsels along with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil instead) – either way is FANTASTIC!

mix it all up….

then spread onto wax paper, add a few sprinkles and let cool 🙂

and try not to nibble, ha! 😜

package it up as fast as you can and give it away!!!

How to Make Valentine White Trash Candy:

Ingredients

6 cups Rice or Corn Chex Cereal
6 cups small pretzels
16 oz jar dry roasted peanuts
11 oz bag plan M&M's
24 oz almond bark (1 1/2 packages)
sprinkles (optional)
wax or parchment paper

Directions

Combine cereal, pretzels, peanuts and M&M's in a huge bowl.
Line 2 large baking sheets with wax or parchment paper. Or, spread a couple of large pieces on your countertop if they can tolerate a bit of heat.
Place almond bark in a large glass bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals until the almond bark is melted and very pourable.
Pour melted almond bark over dry ingredients; stirring gently to combine. Once combined, spoon mixture onto the wax paper and spread. Add sprinkles, if desired.
Cool on the countertop or pop in the refrigerator until set. Break into pieces and store in an air-tight container at room temperature.

So yummy and completely addictive…….I warned ya! 🤗

Looking for a few more fun Valentine ideas??

Valentine's Day Dinner (on the cheap!)

DIY Dollar Tree Candy Jar

3 Quick and Easy DIY Valentine Crafts

Dollar Tree Valentine Project

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Air Fryer Turkey Breast

November 14, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Hey everyone, this is PPP team member Cheryl. I've been LOVING my air fryer for the past 6 months and I wanted to try a turkey breast for Thanksgiving. I was SO excited how it turned out, that I had to share!!

Did you know you can cook a turkey breast in the air fryer? I didn't either but started looking it up and found that it's SO easy, not to mention delicious!!

Here's what you'll need to get started, just a few seasonings:

salt
pepper
sage
poultry seasoning
olive oil

I greased up my air fryer (I have a 3.5 quart). I also had to cut the breast into two smaller portions so it would fit (the larger air fryers shouldn't have any problem cooking the whole breast).

Then rub the breast with oil and seasonings, pop it into the air fryer at 325° F for 30 mins.

After 30 mins, flip the turkey breast over and cook an additional 15 – 30 mins until the internal temperature 180° F.

It was such a treat to have this delicious air fryer turkey breast ready in such a short time and my family just LOVED it!!

Air Fried Turkey Ingredients

Turkey Breast (be sure to buy one that will fit your fryer or you can cut it off the bone to fit like I did)
salt
pepper
sage
poultry seasoning
olive oil

Seasonings are optional.

Air Fried Turkey Directions

Drizzle your turkey breast with olive oil, rub seasonings all over turkey breast and lay in air fryer basket.
Set your air fryer to 325 degrees (I didn't have to preheat mine at all, just set it and set the dial to the correct time).
Set the timer for 30 mins.
Once the timer goes off, flip the turkey breast and set the timer for another 15-30 mins.
Make sure the internal temperature is 180° F – let sit for 15 mins, slice and serve.

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Menu Plan Monday: Week Of 9/24/18

September 24, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Have you made your menu plan yet for the week? With our crazy schedule in the evenings I'm sooo glad to have to have a plan in place already this week!

I'm traveling some, so oooohhhh so thankful for the prep work we did during our Back to School Cooking Challenge last week. Otherwise my family would always pick dinner out, so this is an easy way for us to be ahead of the game!

Here's what's on the menu plan this week:

Monday -Grandma's Spaghetti (from the 9/17 Slow Cooker/ Freezer Week!)
Tuesday – My bunch will eat dinner out since I'm not home 🙂
Wednesday -Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes, Bacon & Fruit Salad from the EAH Traditional Meal Plan week of 9/24 (perfect since I fly home Wednesday morning)!
Thursday -Roasted Chicken Sheet pan dinner from EAH Traditional Meal Plan week of 9/24, homemade bread (I'm subbing out the Brussels sprouts for green beans)
Friday -Easy Meatball Subs from the EAH Traditional Meal Plan week of 9/24 (this is actually a freezer meal for us since I've already prepped it!)

Do you have anything yummy on your menu plan this week? I’d love to hear what you’re having, and if you have any great recipe ideas please leave a comment to share!

Check out my recipes to try board on Pinterest, and see more penny-pinched recipe ideas too.

Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake Recipe

September 21, 2018 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake Recipe

I've posted this Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake recipe each fall since I first started blogging, and it's one of those recipes that no one should miss (so I feel it's my duty to re-share!) If you haven't tried it yet, add the ingredients to your grocery list this week, and enjoy. 🙂

This apple cake is by far my favorite fall treat, and when my daughter and I made it last week she even made a cute little video to show the process. I could make this cake all year long and never grow tired of it, but it just sounds so good in the fall and makes our home smell delicious!

Note – I'm not sure why on earth the video has those few extra spots for “titles” in it – they didn't show up when we were uploading it but apparently are in there somewhere – we're learning! 🙂

When I first found the recipe nine years ago I was teaching preschool “cooking and science” and my preschool classes made the cake – our entire church smelled heavenly! So, grab your apron and a few apples (you might love this apple peeler/corer too), and get baking.

Southern Living re-printed this recipe in their October 2010 issue (along with a few variations), but I'm sticking with the original. 🙂

Cream cheese icing is what takes this apple cake over the top.

PRINT RECIPE

Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced I think any tart apple will do – we used a bag of apples on sale at Publix in last week's sale. (To see detailed apple information, check out this site!) If you have an apple peeler & slicer it makes this so easy, and my kids love watching it work! If not you may have a little more prep time on your hands.
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted (optional, but we've never used them)

Directions:

1 . Stir together first 4 ingredients in large bowl until blended.

2 . Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture, stirring until blended.

3 . Stir in apple slices and 1 cup walnuts. (Batter will be very thick, almost like cookie dough.)

4 . Spread into a well-greased 13- x 9-inch pan. (It's pretty sticky, so make sure to grease your pan well!)

5 . Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

6 . Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

7 . Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle with walnuts, if desired.

PRINT RECIPE

Easy Cream Cheese Frosting

note – you may want to double frosting – we always like extra!

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt

To make the Cream Cheese Frosting . . .

Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and salt, beating until blended. Stir in vanilla.

Recipe adapted from Southern Living Magazine. If you need a little more menu inspiration, check out the Recipe Index.

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4th of July Dessert

July 4, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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4th of July Dessert

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz frozen whipped topping (divided)
1 1/2 cups cold milk
5.1 oz package instant vanilla pudding
3 cups strawberries halved
1/2 cup blueberries

Directions

Mix melted margarine, sugar and graham crackers
Press into 9×13 pan
Mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar.
Add in half of whipped topping, then spread over crust
In separate bowl, mix milk and pudding mix for two minutes with whisk
Let pudding set for 2 minutes until set
Spread over cream cheese layer
Cover with extra whipped topping
Decorate with strawberries and blueberries to look like a flag
Refrigerate for 1 hour, serve cold

Looking for more 4th of July dessert ideas? Here are a few of my favorites!

Berry Trifle

Patriotic Oreo Pops

Patriotic S'mores

Ribbon Jello (so you're warned: this one is so pretty, but not as easy as the rest!) 🙂

Skillet Apple Pie

Strawberry Cake

Cherry Cheese Cobbler

Strawberry Pie

Blueberry Cobbler Dump Cake

Star Patriotic Pops

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.

EASY Air Fryer Donuts from Biscuit Dough! (4 Kinds)

June 7, 2018 by Laurie 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Looking for more uses for your air fryer? We are totally in LOVE with these Easy Air Fryer Donuts from Biscuit Dough

EASY Air Fryer Donuts from Biscuit Dough

Air fryer donuts! Sounds crazy right?? BUT, I have to tell you, they are AMAZING and EASY and FAST and YUMMY!!!

If you missed Facebook Live you can watch it HERE.

When Laurie asked if anyone wanted to try out an air fryer, I'd already been looking into them but wasn't sure I wanted another appliance in the house. Let me tell you how HAPPY I am that I bought one! It's SO convenient, super easy to use and FAST! Everything tastes great and cooks in minimal time. (Check out a killer deal on an air fryer at Kohl's right now!)

Let's get back to the donuts!! I'd heard of donuts in the air fryer and just HAD to try them. The first time I made them for my daughter and her friend the girls RAVED about them. Her friend even went home and told her mom she didn't want donuts any other way!

SOooooo simple!! I used one small can of Grands Biscuits (you could use any cheap biscuits you have on hand). Put a hole in the middle – I had this small heart shaped cookie cutter but you can literally use ANYTHING (the donut holes might be my very favorite part).

Once you have the hole in the middle – you pop them into the air fryer (I was able to fit 4). I set my air fryer to 350 degrees and set the timer for 6 minuets – no pre-heating necessary!!

Half way through flip your donuts, so they brown up on both sides. Once they come out, you put on whatever toppings you'd like, I tried 4 different toppings:

Glazed w/Sprinkles
Chocolate Glazed
Powdered Sugared
Cinnamon Sugared

Seriously, look at these donuts SO easy and best of all they taste AMAZING!!! Such a great alternative to store bought donuts (and so affordable).

EASY Air Fryer Donuts from Biscuit Dough

Ingredients

1 can of biscuits (any kind of canned biscuit – I used Grands as that's what I had on hand)

Optional for toppings:

butter
sugar
cinnamon
cream or milk
vanilla
cocoa powder

Directions for Donuts:

Set your air fryer to 350 degrees (I didn't have to preheat mine at all, just set it and set the dial to the correct time).
Set the timer to 6 mins.
Half way through turn the donuts over.
Pop them out of the air fryer and top as desired!

Directions for Donut Holes:

Set your air fryer to 350 degrees (I didn't have to preheat mine at all, just set it and set the dial to the correct time).
Set the timer to 3/4 mins.
Half way through give your basket a good shake.
Pop them out of the air fryer and top as desired!

TOPPINGS

Cinnamon and Sugar Topping (my favorite!!)

melt a small amount of butter in a dish
put 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon and mix well into a bowl or dish
brush the donut with a little bit of the butter when it comes out of the air fryer
roll it into the cinnamon and sugar mixture

Powdered Sugar Topping

Shake or sprinkle powdered sugar right on the donut when it comes out of the air fryer.

Glazed Topping (sprinkles optional)

mix 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 2/3 tablespoons of milk and 1/2 tsp of vanilla in a bowl
dip one side of the donut into the glaze and let sit on a plate until cooled
top with sprinkles if desired

Chocolate Glazed Topping (sprinkles optional)

mix 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 2/3 tablespoons of milk, 1 Tbsp of cocoa and 1/2 tsp of vanilla in a bowl
dip one side of the donut into the glaze and let sit on a plate until cooled
top with sprinkles if desired

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Menu Plan Monday: Week of 5/7/18

May 7, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Menu Plan Monday: Week of 5/7/18

If you missed my FB live you can watch it over HERE!

Here's what's for dinner at our house this week!

We have a crazy week with end of year activities (I'm betting you're in the same boat!) so everything will be super flexible, but at least a few plans are made! Starting next week (eek!) we'll be doing our 2nd Annual Supper's Set for Summer Freezer Cooking Challenge (I can't even wait!) so I'm clearing out the freezer to make space this week. 🙂

Monday – Band Banquet ~ I have to bring a side dish so have this Hashbrown Casserole cooking up right now!

Tuesday – Aldi Pizza (whew!)

Wednesday – I'm trying out Home Chef to let you know if it's worth it or not (my friend Jamie highly recommends this one, so I can't wait to see what I think!)

Thursday – Slow Cooker Tangy Sweet Pork Chops using a freezer meal from our Countertop Cooking Challenge freezer meals (have I mentioned lately I love freezer meals? These have changed the way we cook for the better around here!)

Friday – grilled salmon, grilled corn on the cob, spinach salad (this one didn't happen last

Do you have anything yummy on your menu plan this week? I’d love to hear what you’re having, and if you have any great recipe ideas please leave a comment to share!

I cannot BEGIN to tell you how making freezer meals from my friend Tiffany at Eat at Home Cooks have changed dinner in our home! I love love love how easy they've made getting meals on our table, and use them often in addition to the Eat at Home Menu Plans I use each week. I highly recommend these menu plans if getting dinner done is a struggle for you ~ try them out for a month and see what you think!

If you're interested in freezer cooking, I made a list of my favorite freezer cooking supplies HERE.

Check out my recipes to try board on Pinterest, and see more penny-pinched recipe ideas here too.

Menu Plan Monday: Week of 4/30/18

April 30, 2018 by Laurie 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

If you're interested in freezer cooking, I made a list of my favorite freezer cooking supplies HERE.

If you missed my FB live you can watch it HERE.Have you made your menu plan yet for the week? With the end of the year way too close in sight our week is nuts, but starting with a menu plan each week makes life more doable!

We've got one kiddo playing soccer, one playing tennis, and one finishing her last week on the track team (plus Jackson had his last band concert yesterday as a senior ~ whew!)

Needless to say if I don't have a plan ahead of time dinner never gets done, so here's what's on the menu:

UPDATE! Dinner's served ~ super easy ~ and I'm kind of in love with this thing!!

Monday – Slow Cooker Pork Chops from our Countertop Cook Challenge (we use the freezer meals from the slow cooker menu plans at Eat at Home Cooks) + Slow Cooker Broccoli and Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes (all in my new Crockpot Swing and Serve ~ I'm a wee bit excited to try it out!)

Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Nachos using chicken from our Countertop Cooking Challenge freezer meals (have I mentioned lately I love freezer meals? These have changed the way we cook for the better around here!)

Wednesday -grilled salmon, grilled corn on the cob, spinach salad

Thursday – Breakfast for dinner ~ homemade egg mcmuffins, fresh fruit, and bacon 🙂

Friday – Leftover buffet

Do you have anything yummy on your menu plan this week? I’d love to hear what you’re having, and if you have any great recipe ideas please leave a comment to share!

Check out my recipes to try board on Pinterest, and see more penny-pinched recipe ideas here too.

Mac n Cheese in the Instant Pot (+ Last Day For Eat at Home Menu Plans!)

March 5, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed our Facebook live, check it out HERE.

Good. gravy.

After clearing showing just how much a mess I am when it comes to the Instant Pot (yikes!), I made one seriously divine batch of Instant Pot Mac & Cheese today.

(I promise, I really do know how to cook ~ the Instant Pot is just clearly my arch nemesis!) 🙂

The recipe is from my friend Tiffany at Eat at Home Cooks, and goodness, it was so good! When she and I talked Friday and she taught me how to use my Instant Pot this was the recipe she said was her absolute favorite, so I knew I had to try it (my family is gonna love me tonight at dinnertime . . . )

In fact, it was so good that she added it to the April menu plans next month too. (Or you can find it right over HERE too.)

If you struggle with getting dinner done, remember that this is the VERY LAST DAY to order the Eat at Home Menu Plans and save 25% when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

These menu plans are WAY less than the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks each week, and I know they'll save your time, money and sanity every single day. I PROMISE IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH MENU PLANNING, GROCERY SHOPPING AND EASILY GETTTING DINNER ON THE TABLE, THESE ARE WORTH EVERY PENNY.

Last week using the menu plans made my family soooooo much happier~they came home each night and had dinner DONE because I had a plan in place. It reminded me (as it always does!) that our home is just happier when I take care of menu planning first, so I'm thrilled to be back on track (and already have my dinner planned for tonight. In fact I'll be making Eat at Home's Mac & Cheese on Facebook Live this morning in the Instant Pot and serving it up with salad and grilled salmon tonight)!

Here's what's included when you sign up (I KNOW you will love these, and they'll change dinner in your home)!

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of no sugar – no flour menu plans
A set of wholesome traditional menu plans
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe (or salad with the no sugar no flour menu plan)
One quick click to download all 4 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink~color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you’ll get 96 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.21 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW~MAKES THEM AS LITTLE AS $1.21 PER WEEK WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR THE YEAR!<<<

I really do love these menu plans and know you will too!

P.S. I almost forgot~if you use the code COUNTERTOP now you also lock in your price on EAH menu plans FOREVER. If you've been on the fence they're worth trying out ~she also offers a money back guarantee, so there's no way you can lose with these!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Instant Pot Cooking Class

March 2, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed our Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I am soooo very thankful that my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home spent a few minutes today teaching me how to use my Instant Pot!

I'll be honest, after trying this thing out myself I haven't seen crazy success, but I realized it might be because I've failed to take time to read the owner's manual.

Ahem.

So working with her today, I learned how to make sure I used the right buttons, exactly how long it really takes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure (you need more than the 15 minute time you might think!), and how to safely release the pressure on your Instant Pot.

My Instant Pot is now sitting on keep warm, noodles are ready to be added before dinner tonight, and I'm going to try making Tiffany's Instant Pot Mac & Cheese on Monday (I can't even wait ~ my 17 year old will be in heaven!) You can find the recipe for the Slow Cooker Parmesan Soup we made this morning in the Instant Pot in the Traditional Plan week of March 26th, and I know you'll love this one.

In case you've been on the fence this week about trying out the Eat at Home, don't forget that for a few more days only you can save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

I used the labels HERE to print these off and pop them into my freezer bags so I know what's in each bag and how to cook it! If you're looking for freezer meal supplies you can find all of those HERE 🙂

This coming Monday morning on Facebook Live I'll try Tiffany's Mac & Cheese recipe in the Instant Pot (I'm so excited!), and I'd love for you to join me for that too. I hope you've loved getting dinner done this week as much as I have ~ my freezer and pantry are well stocked, and we've eaten some amazing recipes too. 🙂

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Freezer Cooking PJ Party!

March 1, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

- Choose your menu plans (remember, when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout you'll save 25% AND lock in that price ~ I KNOW you will love these menu plans and grocery lists and they will change your life, and they're as littel as $1.21 per week ~ I PROMISE YOU WILL SAVE THAT MONEY THE FIRST DAY YOU SHOP!)
- Once you've logged into your account, print the grocery list and menu plan from the February 19th Freezer Meal plans under Slow Cooker Meals (look for them in green)
- You can also print your FREE printable labels (click the link in yellow right there on the Slow Cooker page)

If you missed our Facebook live, check it out HERE.

We had soooooooo much fun in our Freezer Cooking PJ party last night ~ I sure hope you joined us and had fun too!

Reagan and my hubby James helped me put everything together, and in under an hour we made six freezer meals and brownies (they turned out soooo much better than we expected. So good!)

I dumped the slow cooker chicken vegetable soup in the crockpot this morning because that bag was full, and am making some homemade bread and salad to serve with it. (My ninja is getting a workout this week!)

If you've ever thought about trying out freezer cooking, I promise these meals will change your life (and I love that Tiffany includes a set of freezer meals each month in her menu plans!) After doing them over the summer I was completely hooked, and absolutely love how a little bit of prep work makes dinnertime so much easier for me.

If you'd like to join me for the challenge this week, I know you will love the meal plans I'm using! And even if you use you own menu plan and grocery list, I'd love for you to join us because I know just having your meals planned will save your family a bundle this week.

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches I was worn out from cooking this morning so we skipped this one!)
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Day 3

February 28, 2018 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

PSST! I'm soooo excited about our PJ FREEZER COOKING PARTY TONIGHT ~ are you joining me?

We'll be on FB live at 9PM Eastern Time ~ here are the details if you need them!

To follow along with the meals I’m making . ..

Start HERE

Choose your menu plans (remember, when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout you'll save 25% AND lock in that price ~ I KNOW you will love these menu plans and grocery lists and they will change your life, and they're as littel as $1.21 per week ~ I PROMISE YOU WILL SAVE THAT MONEY THE FIRST DAY YOU SHOP!)
Once you've logged into your account, print the grocery list and menu plan from the February 19th Freezer Meal plans under Slow Cooker Meals (look for them in green)
You can also print your FREE printable labels (click the link in yellow right there on the Slow Cooker page)
Buy your groceries (definitely get the freezer Ziploc bags ~ that will make life so much easier for you!)
Join me at 9PM Eastern Time right over HERE~ I can't wait!!

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

It's day 3 of the Countertop Cooking Challenge, and goodness, my sweet husband is in heaven just having dinner done every night! Honestly, with 3 kids going different ways at night and us running in and out wayyyyy too often I skip making dinner because it's just a wee bit crazy around here, so I think our family personally benefits from our PPP challenges way more than you ever will. 🙂

Right this very minute my home is smelling amazing with tonight's Slow Cooker Sunday Dinner Chicken in the crockpot,

and last night we had Eat at Home's Black Bean and Salsa Chicken (which my husband loved! I did need to add a little extra chicken broth but it was really so good and different than anything I'd ever made before.)

Today my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home also showed us how to make Korean BBQ Tacos in her pressure cooker today from the Feb 26 Slow Cooker Menu Plans (I'm so excited that she's showing us more Instant Pot tricks – I'm determined to figure this one out one of these days!)

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

And, don't forget that to make things even a wee bit more fun, Wednesday night we're throwing in a fun Freezer Cooking Pajama Party that I'll host over on Facebook, so you can come join us there too.

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

It's going to do be a great week!

{Hint ~ if you're like me you'll use the grocery list along with the Kroger Click List (watch the video above), and make grocery shopping and menu planning so crazy easy you'll have it done in 30 minutes or less. I love that!}

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Day 2

February 27, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I seriously need to do a Countertop Cooking Challenge every single week in our home!

Last night my hubby got home late from work (and kids were all heading different directions), but it was so nice to easily be able to feed everyone a decent meal when they were home.

It takes so little time when someone else does all the planning for you, and dinner was so good! I can't even wait to try out tonight's Slow Cooker Black Bean and Salsa Chicken (my house smells divine), and just love that dinner is done.

My friend Tiffany also showed us how to make Lemon Chicken on a Bed of Sauerkraut from the Feb 26 Slow Cooker Menu Plans (I'm so excited that she's showing us more Instant Pot tricks – I'm determined to figure this one out one of these days!)

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Day 1

February 26, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I'm so excited to have dinner done today!

My home smells amazing, I just had the yummiest salad for lunch, and I even have 2 loads of laundry tackled for the day.

I don't know what laundry has to do with menu planning, but for me it seems like if I get a good handle on meals in our home, every single other thing just gets done too. Whew!

This salad is from the February 5th No Sugar No Flour menus – it's the Eat at Home Cranberry Spinach Salad and ohhhhh so good!

My friend Tiffany also showed us how to make Spicy Chicken Soup in the Instant Pot this morning from the Feb 26 Slow Cooker Menu Plans (I'm so excited that she's showing us more Instant Pot tricks – I'm determined to figure this one out one of these days!)

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge

February 25, 2018 by Laurie 7 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

Just a reminder that our challenge starts tomorrow morning ~ I can't wait and hope you're joining me too!

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You may just be doing that.

But you and I are going to fix that.

Starting Monday, 2/26/18, I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes for, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

To make your life waaaayyyyy easier (and mine too!) we'll use Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans ~ which I've been using in our home and they're just fantastic.

I promise, these will save you a bundle!

In fact, people who shop with a menu plan and grocery list save 25-50% every single week on their food expenses.

And, a menu plan all of a sudden makes grocery shopping easy.

Best of all?

You'll actually eat well balanced meals with what you have in your kitchen and skip the drive thru.

Sound good?

I thought so too. 🙂

During the February 2018 Countertop Cooking Challenge I'll be cooking with you for a whole week including grocery lists and menu plans, and Tiffany and I will be cooking them up each day right up with you.

Here's how the schedule should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Freezer Cooking Day + Sunday Dinner Chicken (I *might* do the Facebook Live video in the evening so those of you who work out of the home can join me!)
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

Will you join me?

For just today, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans 30% off with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Are You Joining Me For The Countertop Cooking Challenge? (FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY TOO!)

February 23, 2018 by Laurie 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I'm so excited about our challenge starting next week ~ and promise this will save you a bundle!

Starting Monday, February 26th and through March 2nd, we're joining with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks for our Countertop Cooking Challenge.

And, to make things even a wee bit more fun, Wednesday night we're throwing in a fun Freezer Cooking Pajama Party that I'll host over on Facebook, so you can come join in the fun there too!

To prepare for all that craziness, I spent an hour this morning cleaning out my pantry (yikes.) and between the grocery lists and menu plans I'm using along with a tidied up kitchen, I feel like it's going to be so fun to get dinner done this week.

Before and after of my pantry. EEK!

The slime kind of won the battle, but I won the war. 🙂

As much as it drove me crazy to do it though, my pantry is tidied up (enough?) for me now, and I added a bunch of stuff to our donation bag (which needs to make a trip to the food pantry now!)

And since we'll be doing one night of freezer cooking too, we added in freezer labels for your bags (you'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!)

And on Wednesday night, we'll have such fun together in our pjs making 6 meals too!

Here's how the schedule should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

Will you join me?

For just today, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans 25% off with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Scandalous Grace Cake

February 20, 2018 by Laurie 5 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Years ago, I heard Julie Ann Barnhill speak about her book Scandalous Grace at a MOPS conference.

She made the analogy that scandalous grace was like her grandmother's beloved cake recipe. Lavished with mounds of Philly cream cheese frosting, grace was simply abundant.

Since then, every single time I think of grace, a picture of a big ole' slice of chocolate cake comes to mind.

So Saturday afternoon, as I baked my daughter's 13th birthday cake, of course I thought of grace.

{Am I the only girl who thinks about grace when she bakes a cake? Hmph.}

I was in a hurry for that cake to bake up, and pulled the most luscious, perfect chocolate cake out of the oven just a wee bit too early.

After a few moments I looked over to see those perfectly plump cake rounds fall just a bit in the center.

Then a little bit more.

And within just a few minutes, they were thoroughly depressed.

The perfect cake that I'd spent over an hour preparing wasn't quite perfect any more.

Out poured the grace.

I whipped up the frosting.

Not just a smidgen, but gobs of perfect chocolate buttercream and a little Oreo-filled-frosting too.

Once the first layer plopped out on its plate I doled out the frosting.

A little cavern where it fell a pinch further?

Heap on a little more grace.

{Topped with a few semi-sweet-morsels to hide extra flaws too.}

Adding on the second layer, I knew I'd find a few more holes to fill in.

A dollop here, a smattering there, this cake's grace was abundant.

Scandalous, really.

In fact, all those extra imperfections simply made way for a heaving pile of amazing grace.

You've never tasted a cake so perfectly delightful.

And just like that cake . . .

Our imperfections.

Our mess.

Our holes.

Our weakness.

His grace fills them all in.

It fills in the empty spots where I'll never be good enough.

it inflates the sullen areas too worn down to keep going.

It smooths over each hollow and blemish completely.

It plumps everything right up perfectly ~

deliciously,

~ and turns this mess of a momma into His masterpiece.

Thank.

heavens.

And it makes us want to do better.

To be fuller.

To live richer.

To lavish abundant grace on everyone around us, because we've so generously experienced it ourselves.

So go ahead.

Layer on the gra ce.

Whip it up fully and plop it down on everyone you meet.

And share grace completely, because He first showered it on you.

‘But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.' 2 Corinthians 12:9

Scandalous Grace Cake, adapted from Taste's Better from Scratch Chocolate Cake with Oreo Frosting

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Ingredients:

CAKE

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup oil
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup boiling water

OREO FILLING

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1 1/2 – 2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp milk
1/2 cup of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (to sprinkle in the middle)
6-8 Oreo cookies, crumbled
1/2 cup of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (to sprinkle on the top)

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 – 3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk, or regular milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 9-inch round cake pans well with non-stick cooking spray .
In a large bowl combine the flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add oil, eggs, vanilla, milk and sour cream and mix until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully pour in the boiling water. Beat on high speed for 1 minute until batter is nice and fluffy.
Pour the batter evenly between the cake pans and bake for 28-33 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove the cakes from oven and allow them to cool completely.
To make the Oreo filling, beat butter with electric mixer about 3 minutes. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk and mix well. Fold in crumbled Oreo cookie pieces.
Spread Oreo filling over the top of one of the cake rounds and sprinkle with half of the mini chocolate chips then top with the second cake round.
To make the chocolate frosting, add cocoa powder to a bowl with the melted butter and mix well to combine. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating until you reach your desired spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla.
Cover the cakes with chocolate frosting and decorate with whole Oreos and mini chocolate chips.

Need a little extra grace today? Here you go . . .

Recipe adapted from Tastes Better from Scratch. If you need a little more menu inspiration, go HERE.

Menu Plan Monday: Week Of 1/8/18

January 8, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Menu Plan Monday: Week of 1/8/18

It's the new year, which means I'm determined to start the year off right by pulling together my menu plans for the week!

I printed out all of my Eat at Home Meal Plans last week for January, and since we're eating from the pantry right now I mixed and matched to pull together a list using what we have on hand.

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Chicken Tortilla Soup leftover from Friday (it's just me and our girls tonight for dinner, so I'm keeping it simple and using what we have already!)
Tuesday – Grilled Chicken Salad/Chicken Quesadillas for kids
Wednesday – Sloppy Joes, salads, veggies
Thursday – Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake
Friday – Honey Mustard Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner, rolls, salads, veggies

If you're interested in easily planning menu plans, I definitely recommend checking out Eat at Home Menu Plans while my friend Tiffany is offering a special sale on these. Here's how to get the best price:

Start HERE

Choose your menu plan (monthly, quarterly, or annual options ~ remember you get her whole foods traditional menus, slow cooker menus, no sugar no flour menus AND traditional menus all for the same price ~ and the slow cooker meals even include a freezer week ~ I LOVE THAT!)
Use the code JANUARY at checkout
Pay as little as $1.13 per week for OODLES of delicious menu planning ideas ~ so worth it!)

(I also chatted about menu planning on Facebook this morning in case you missed it….)

If you missed my FB live, you can watch it here.

Do you have anything yummy on your menu plan this week? I’d love to hear what you’re having, and if you have any great recipe ideas please leave a comment to share!

Check out my recipes to try board on Pinterest, and see more penny-pinched recipe ideas. And, be sure to download my free Slow Cooker Cookbook, Grocery List and Menu Plan if you're looking for more menu plans. planning ideas! And check out OrgJunkie's Menu Plan Monday list for oodles more menu planning ideas.

Crock-tober Day 19 & 20 (+ Settling Into The Season…)

November 3, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

Get your brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook in print from Amazon~ go HERE to snag yours. If you'd prefer the free PDF (that's fine too!) go HERE to print yours.

WHEW.

I have LOVED Crock-tober this year soooo very much, but I'm just about ready for Mrs. Potts to soak in a well-deserved bubble bath, and enjoy a cozy bit of respite for just a few days.

I might just hop in that bubble bath too. 🙂

While Crock-tober has been such a great way to get dinner on the table (you know I really do these challenges to inspire myself, not you . . . ), I'm ready to slow down a bit, give myself some much needed grace, and settle right into the season too.

Yesterday I was at Bible Study and a very wise lady requested prayers for herself to simply enjoy the season.

Now as y'all know, Christmas is a measly 52 days away, meaning we only have a few fleeting days to soak it all in.

And I realized as she mentioned that, that at our very best we might be lucky enough to enjoy 100 Christmas seasons in our whole entire life.

And since 41 of mine are already gone, I don't want to miss a single moment of a single one.

So I'm determined to start.

Today while I worked for several hours on PPP, I also took 30 minutes off to wipe down my kitchen.

To catch up on some laundry.

To light a candle, turn on some Christmas music, and shuffle away nearly 82 pairs of well-worn tennis shoes.

I love (seriously . . . love, love, love, love, love) my work here on PPP, but it's so easy to get caught up in the Christmas crazies and look back in January realizing I never settled in even a wee bit.

So today I'm appreciating my wise friend's suggestion to settle down and soak it all in,

and sure hope you'll join me as we soak it all up (deals and everything!) too.

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.If you'd like to see what we made yesterday and today, here goes . . .

I whipped up some Pumpkin Quick Bread (my kids were thrilled)

and had a pot full of chicken tortilla soup today.

Yesterday we had the pork cacciatore,

And Mrs. Potts is all finished up til next year.

(okay, until next week when I need her again. But she's getting the weekend off for sure!)

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Get your brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook in print from Amazon~ go HERE to snag yours. If you'd prefer the free PDF (that's fine too!) go HERE to print yours.

I'm so glad I got to spend this month with you, and hope you've been inspired to get dinner done too.

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

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Crock-tober Day 18 – Slow Cooker Roast

November 1, 2017 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Roast

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

Get your brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook in print from Amazon~ go HERE to snag yours. If you'd prefer the free PDF (that's fine too!) go HERE to print yours.

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

My little family is gonna be so happy at dinner tonight!

I made Homemade Slow Cooker Mac n' Cheese (so. so. good.)

and one of our favorite roast recipes too.

Success. 😉

Last night the pesto pasta chicken was a huge success, and we're loving having dinner done this month (we're already naming November No-Eat-November because heaven knows I can't keep up all this awesomeness forever!)

If you struggle with getting dinner done, this may be the perfect day to start up Crock-tober and get ahead of me.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what we're cooking this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Roast
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I'm so glad to spend this month with you!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Crock-tober Day 14 & 15 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas & Slow Cooker Meatloaf
Crock-tober Day 16 – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Crock-tober Day 17 – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Crock-tober Day 18 – Slow Cooker Roast
Crock-tober Day 19 – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Crock-tober Day 20 – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Crock-tober Day 17 – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken

October 31, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

Get your brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook in print from Amazon~ go HERE to snag yours. If you'd prefer the free PDF (that's fine too!) go HERE to print yours.

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

Do you have kiddos at home that are just so excited about Halloween today?

My youngest can't even wait (clearly!), so even though it's freezing here in Ohio today we're gearing up for some trick-or-treating tonight.

Thankfully dinner is made (I seriously do just love Crocktober), and we even have these simple Jack-O-Lantern Quesadillas all ready to snack on today too.

It took about 1 minute to pop everything in Mrs. Potts for the Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken,

And we'll have Apple Butterscotch Brownies for dessert too.

Because you know. There won't be enough sugar around our house tonight. 🙂

If you struggle with getting dinner done, this may be the perfect day to start up Crock-tober and get ahead of me.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what we're cooking this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Roast
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I'm so glad to spend this month with you!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Crock-tober Day 14 & 15 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas & Slow Cooker Meatloaf
Crock-tober Day 16 – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Crock-tober Day 17 – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Crock-tober Day 18 – Slow Cooker Roast
Crock-tober Day 19 – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Crock-tober Day 20 – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Crock-tober Day 16 – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew

October 30, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

Get your brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook in print from Amazon~ go HERE to snag yours. If you'd prefer the free PDF (that's fine too!) go HERE to print yours.

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

I'm just a wee bit excited to have dinner done today. 🙂

I was in Dallas last week at a conference, and while it's always so fun to connect with other folks who love this crazy blogging business as much as I do, there truly is no place like home.

So today I dumped everything in Mrs. Potts . . .

tried out some homemade rolls from homemade dough (they're not quite perfect because my dough was just in a funk, but I think they'll do . . . )

and am hoping to hop off the computer shortly so that I can surprise my bunch with these Apple Butterscotch Brownies too.

I'll add a side salad and dinner is done.

Whew.

If you struggle with getting dinner done, this may be the perfect day to start up Crock-tober and get ahead of me.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what we're cooking this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Roast
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I'm so glad to spend this month with you!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Crock-tober Day 14 & 15 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas & Slow Cooker Meatloaf
Crock-tober Day 16 – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Crock-tober Day 17 – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Crock-tober Day 18 – Slow Cooker Roast
Crock-tober Day 19 – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Crock-tober Day 20 – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Crock-tober Day 14 & 15 (+ Why I’m Not Cooking At All This Week!)

October 23, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Meatloaf

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours.

good.

gravy.

I cooked an awful lot last week.

I made meatloaf on Friday . . .

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

Bagged up slow cooker enchiladas for a freezer meal on Thursday . . .

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.picked up 80 pounds of Zaycon chicken . . .

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.Then unboxed that chicken, slow cooked some, froze some, marinated some, and delivered sixty of those pounds to friends who wanted to snag a deal on chicken too. 🙂

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

W.H.E.W.

And, as luck would have it (my luck any way!), I had a conference scheduled right smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-Crock-tober, so I'm in Dallas taking a bit of a Crock-pot-break for a few days this week.

And not gonna lie. I'm just a wee bit tickled about that one. 🙂

My family may eat a few meatloaf leftovers,

And can pop these enchiladas in Mrs. Potts all by themselves. 🙂

I'll be back to Crock-tober'ing next Monday (October 30th) for our last five days, but in the mean time I'm enjoying a few days off.

I was able to sightsee with my hubby here in Dallas for 48 hours before he headed back home to manage our bunch, and goodness, am just so thankful for this incredibly fun little life we get to live each day. 🙂

We've seen the Texas State Fair, visited the Pumpkin Walk at the Dallas Arborteum, eaten some amazing food, and walked over 60,000 steps since Saturday AM. Not too shabby!

If you struggle with getting dinner done, this may be the perfect day to start up Crock-tober and get ahead of me.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's where we'll start NEXT Monday, October 30th:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Stew
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Pesto & Ranch Chicken
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Roast
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I'm so glad to spend this month with you!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

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Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes + My Most Important List

October 18, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

Can I just tell you how thankful I am for this very special day?

It's so very special, because it's a day I get to be home all day.

No appointments.

No kid pick-ups. (That never happens in our home.)

No business calls.

Just a day to be at home.

Now, I do have to work (I typically work at least 8 hours a day on blog work here on PPP), but to get to do that without all the extra fluff around here just makes life a little simpler to take.

So today, as I shared on Facebook Live, I decided I wanted to do 30 minutes of something just for me.

(I even wore my all time favorite let's-stay-home-all-day outfit.) 🙂

I've been listening to Emily Freeman's Podcast The Next Right Thing (I HIGHLY recommend this one if you have just a few minutes each week!), and in episode 3 she recommended making a “most important list.”

I stopped typing away at emails and plans over here on PPP for 20 minutes, and came up with my very most important list.

Here goes. 🙂

(Note ~ she also includes pulling together your Life Draining List – I did write those as well but figured it was probably better not to share them here publicly!) 🙂

My Very Most Important Live Giving List (2017 to date)

Personal

exercise (I exercise every morning during the week at 5:30 AM. Our gym has just started offering Body Pump and Body Combat which I love after taking those classes in Alabama, so I do those twice a week, spin class once a week, and run on the treadmill or do weight training the other two days)
eating well (I am LOVING my daily strawberry spinach salad for lunch! I've tweaked my eating habits a bit in 2017 and am pleased with the results I'm seeing right now ~ will share more on that one in January if I feel confident in the plan I'm doing now)
new podcasts to listen to – Amy Porterfield, Chalene Johnson, Donald Miller, Emily Freeman
Joseph – The Journey to Forgiveness Bible Study
fluffing up our home (specifically, getting an old print of James's parents re-matted – that picture gives me joy every time I walk by!)

Relational

trip out west with family in June
lunch or dinner dates with James (these don't come often enough!) 🙁
mornings with Reagan home (she's home almost two hours after her older brother and sister leave for school, and while we don't do much in the mornings I love having her around and know I'll miss her when she starts middle school next year earlier in the day!)
watching my daughter Caroline's confidence grow
fluffing up Jackson's bedroom and spending a little extra time with him this last year before he heads to college
beach trip with Shannon and Cheryl to plan the fall (both have worked on PPP now for several years – I have an amazing team and the 3 of us were lucky enough to sneak away with kids for a few days)
visits with extended family and phone calls with my sister-in-laws (I'm so glad they put up with me!)
making meals for people (I don't do this very often at all, but when I do it's more a gift to me than it is to the one I'm giving the meal to)
shopping day with my friend Brandy and a lunch date with my friend Angie (I VERY rarely have time without kids that I'm not working, so having a day “off” on the weekend to enjoy with a friend is an incredible gift to myself!)
phone calls with my friend Misty
text messages with my friends Lana and Sarah
Bible study at my friend Jen's home
Easter family get together here at our house (this was our family's last big event before my father-in-law passed away in the Spring – such a special gift to each of us! You can see the sweetest picture of him with my son and hubby over HERE – he's been one of the biggest blessings in our lives and I'm so incredibly thankful God was gracious enough to let me be a part of this family.)

Actionable

working on our back yard this summer, (and our side yard, and our front yard . . . )
menu plans with Tiffany from Eat at Home
Mastermind group (this is a group of bloggers that I'm friends with gets together once a year and I love brainstorming ideas with them)
coffee with my friend Lynette to talk shop 🙂
text messages with my friend Mara (she's just moved to Israel and I miss her terribly!)
having freezer meals done thanks to our Supper's Set for Summer Challenge in May (I LOVED THAT THIS SUMMER. Seriously.)
Crock-tober
pulling together an amazing team of women together to help me keep up with PPP (I'm pretty sure I could work here every day 24 hours a day and never catch up, so I'm incredibly thankful for each of them and the way they've been willing to grow their responsibilities!)
seeing PPP's email list grow (this has been the most powerful thing I've done in the 8 years I've been typing away over here, and I'm so thankful to see some traction in this area! If you'd like to join our email list I'll keep you up to date with ALL the best deals, every single day + email you a PDF copy of our free Crocktober cookbook list and menu plan too, perfect as we get ready for the Christmas shopping season to know all the best deals, every single day!)

WHEW.

So, there's my most important list.

Maybe consider taking a few minutes today to make a most important list for yourself today too?

Oh. and by the way, I've got stuffed barbecue chicken potatoes in 2 crockpots on my counters right now.

And last night we had some seriously amazing vegetable tortellini soup too.

If you struggle with getting dinner done, take control of this small part of your home so that you can gift yourself with your most important list today too.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu for this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Crock-tober Day 14 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Crock-tober Day 15 – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

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Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup

October 17, 2017 by Laurie 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

I'm so glad to have dinner done today!

I popped this slow cooker tortellini soup in Mrs. Potts this morning . . .

and added a loaf of bread in my bread machine (find a similar one HERE). I'll add a side salad along with some leftover Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake we had after hosting some Young Life college kids last night . . .

and one more meal is in the books at our house. 🙂

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, these Crock-tober will change the way you do dinner in your home!

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu for this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Crock-tober Day 14 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Crock-tober Day 15 – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

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Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen’s Chicken and Gravy

October 16, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.Day 11 of Crock-tober is done!

Tonight's Crock-t0ber meal was Carmen's Chicken and Gravy (Carmen is a rockstar in our Dinner's Done Facebook Group and always posts the yummiest recipes!), and when we tried this one out a few weeks ago it was definitely one of our favorites.

I debated how to make it though, because we're having some college kids who serve in our local Young Life Ministry over to eat, and in all reality (although making this Crock-tober meal would have been so yummy for them), I'd already decided to give myself a little grace and order barbecue. 🙂

(Making mashed potatoes for 20 just wasn't in my what-I-really-am-up-for-right-now-today list!)

Then it dawned on me that I'll be out of town at a conference next week, and I could totally turn this meal into an easy freezer meal for my bunch while I'm away.

I dumped the ingredients to cook all day in one bag, added corn starch in another (because I'm not quite sure my family will know where to find corn starch without me), and included everything along with the instructions for the recipe in a larger bag in the freezer.

It took hardly any time at all, and I'm thrilled that I'll have a meal ready for them to enjoy while I'm away!

I also made up bags of chocolate chip cookies with Dollar Tree ribbon to send home tonight with the kids who come. (I'm so thankful for Young Life's Ministry and the kids that have poured into my older kids, that this was the least I can do!)

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, these Crock-tober will change the way you do dinner in your home!

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu for this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Crock-tober Day 14 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Crock-tober Day 15 – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

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Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

October 13, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

One more week of Crocktober is in the books ~ success!

After having a puny kiddo home from school yesterday my girl is on the mend (as evidenced in today's video above ~ eek . . .) and we spent the morning together making homemade cinnamon rolls to serve along breakfast casserole & fresh fruit for dinner tonight.

I used my regular almost homemade cinnamon rolls recipe, except instead of using store bought frozen bread dough I made a batch of our favorite bread machine bread dough and used that as the dough. It was so simple to make that I'll probably do that from now on!

The recipe is so simple (just think lasagna layering when planning the egg casserole), and dinner is done.

Last night we had the pasta fagioli soup and it was amazing, served with homemade garlic knots which were pretty perfect too!

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, Crocktober might just change your life.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu for next week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen's Chicken & Gravy
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

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Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup

October 12, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

Y'all, I'm not gonna lie, so far today has been a terrible-no-good-very-bad-day. 🙁

But things are looking up (and at least dinner is done!)

The last few days I've had issues with my iPhone (which is what I use to record FB live), and sure enough this morning it wasn't working at all (the sound is completely awful, and I just bought a new iPhone 6 months ago!)

I'd driven all around town last night trying to get it fixed by picking up a new microphone (that didn't work), giving it a software update (didn't work either), and finally decided this morning to just use my iPad to video. (Which would be fine, except that I don't have a way to hold it. EEK!)

After an hour of fooling with that mess I finally made dinner on FB live (and it worked fine ~ whew!) then hauled my sweet ten year old to the doctor because she's just felt puny for about a week.

I was frustrated with the phone, frustrated with all I had to do, and frustrated with myself for being frustrated about all of it. (Because really, I KNOW this is stuff is small stuff, but it feels like big stuff some days!)

As I was at the doctor's with this girl, they thought she probably just had a weird stomach bug (her stomach's been bothering her and she's just acted weird for her.) But, they suggested we go ahead and get a flu shot (so figuring I'd at least get that checked off the list) we went ahead and did that.

When checking out she asked if she could go to the car (which I could see from inside the office), and said she felt a bit dizzy. I didn't think anything at all, and she went on her way.

About a minute later I heard a loud crash, turned to see what it was and realized Reagan had completely passed out just outside the doctor's office.

I have never in all my life been so scared.

She came around in just a few seconds, but needless to say, this momma's heart realized all the other small stuff really didn't matter.

Apparently she was just a little dehydrated and got anxious after the shot (she's always gotten a little nauseous after shots), and after a trip to the Chick Fil A drive thru seems to be a bit on the mend.

Bless her.

So tonight at least we have dinner done.

There are some gorgeous looking breadsticks sitting over by our oven ready to bake tonight, but I'm cozy on the couch with my girl and not even going to move over there to take a picture to show you. (You'll have to take my word for it.)

Last night we had the slow cooker open faced sirloin sandwiches for dinner, and they were fantastic too.

If your days some days look like mine and you feel like you can't manage one more thing, Crock-tober might be just for you too.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

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Crock-tober Day 8: Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches + See What I Scored For $30 Today!

October 11, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

I'm still just thinking Crocktober is the bestest idea ever. 🙂

We had Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili last night for dinner it was so good and oodles of leftovers . . .

And I'm about to pop some homemade dough in the oven to get ready for tonight's Slow Cooker Open Face Sirloin Sandwiches.

Success.

I also ran to Fresh Thyme where I scored some crazy deals on groceries. I spent $36.43 and SAVED $41.72 ALL on fresh produce & meat, without clipping a single coupon!

If you have a Fresh Thyme or Sprouts in your area, I highly recommend shopping on Wednesdays for their double ad sales day. Today started the sale on Honey Crisp Apples and the sale on pineapples ends today (just 77¢!) so this is an awesome time to stock up!

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

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Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili + Stitch Fix Box Opening!

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EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE. UPDATE ON STITCH FIX: I was not super impressed with this box and returned it all 🙁 Go HERE to see previous MUCH nicer Stitch Fix months!

I am so so so so sooooooooo enjoying Crock-tober, and I sure hope you are too!

We made the brown sugar balsamic pork loin last night ~ and OH MY WORD IT WAS SO GOOD.

Tonight we're having Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili, and I can't even wait. 🙂

It's amazing how getting dinner done each day can totally transform the dinnertime hour in your home!

I also wanted to give you a SUPER fast tip for today's Crock-tober meal that will make your life WAY easier! On Day 8 of Crock-tober Volume 2 (which is tomorrow), we're making Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches which are so stinkin' good, but you need to marinade your meat for 8 hours ahead of time.

So, be sure to pull your meat out tonight, pop it in the marinade and let it soak up those yummy seasonings all night long. 🙂

And in case you couldn't find a beef sirloin tip roast (my store didn't have one), you can substitute with a shoulder roast or chuck roast. I'm going to serve ours over chunky slices of homemade bread (my recipes in the back of the book!), and I know my family is going to be in heaven!

If you'd like a ‘REAL' copy of the cookbook, these are now availble to order on Amazon (and remember, they include TWO volumes with FORTY recipes AND grocery lists AND a menu plan. I LOVE THAT!

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, Crocktober might just change your lfie.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

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Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin

October 9, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it's lowest price on our brand-spankin' new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

If you missed my FB Live video this morning you can watch it HERE.

I seriously think Crocktober is the bestest idea ever. 🙂

Dinner is made up in Mrs. Potts (I'm adding garlic mashed potatoes from this recipe along with veggies and a side salad)

And, I had the leftovers from Friday's Chicken Minestrone today for lunch, and OH MY WORD this soup makes me so happy! If you want a hearty-choc-full-of-healthy-happiness meal, this one's for you. 🙂

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, Crocktober might just change your lfie.

If you haven't gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it's a grocery game changer!)

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here's how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today's top deals

And just in case you're interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you'd like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can't wait to spend this month with you ~ we're going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long!

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

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