I find it fascinating that I can post about my horrific experience with a slow cooker recipe . . . and that you all still asked for the recipe! And the rest of you asked what I had done wrong! I resent that, ladies. I mean, who says I was the problem, huh? What makes [...]

It was a grand idea, brilliant even. Last night I decided I would follow one of the recipes in a slow cooker cookbook to put together some overnight oatmeal for breakfast the next day. It would be great; I could just get up in the morning and spoon it out to everyone - no work [...]

Ingredients
four brand new, never-before-tried-by-you recipes
extremely limited time
a complete lack of necessary kitchen appliances
a three year old and a one year old
a rough ETA for the arrival of the majority of your in-laws
a husband who is to be surprised for this birthday extravaganza, leaving him completely bewildered as to why you would need 2 hours to [...]