Category Archives: Slow Cooked Thursdays

Slow Cooked Thursdays – Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Casserole

I thought as a way of re-invigorating my blog and looking back on the many things I’ve written about in the last 7 years I would re-post some of my old, but still popular posts.  This post from August 2012 … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Chicken, Lentil and Pumpkin Curry

We’ve finally had a couple of days of warmer weather and signs of the coming summer, but still plenty of cooler, wet and definitely windy days, days where slow cooked foods feels kind of appropriate.  This week I made my … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Minestrone

Having just picked six cabbages in the last two and a bit weeks I’ve been on the hunt for ways to use it up.  One such recipe was a version of the classic Italian pasta soup, minestrone, which I made … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursdays – Shredded Beef Tacos

People who know me are, by now, clued on to the fact that I’m am always looking out for interesting, seasonal and family friendly slow cooker dishes.  There are any number of heavy winter casserole recipes, lots of different roast … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Classic Corned Beef plus a great idea for the left overs

Corned beef is a classic country cooking kind of meal and was certainly not my favourite meal when I was growing up.  I always found it so salty, but when I had a delicious corned beef sandwich years later I … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Lamb Shank, Fennel and Vegetable Soup

I’ve missed these posts a couple of times lately. Thursdays have become quite hectic so I might think about moving this post to another night, that is after school goes back, for now (as of tonight) I’m on holidays!  I’m … Continue reading

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A Late Slow Cooked Post – Pot Roast Chicken

Confession time, I went to the movies on Thursday night and completely forgot about my slow cooked Thursday post.  I saw The Sapphires with some girlfriends, it was great!  I did however actually cook a slow cooked meal this week … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Baked Potatoes

In my search for interesting ways to use the slow cooker, I discovered this idea on Pinterest and pinned it immediately meaning to give it a go at some point.  I’m a bit of an ad hoc Pinterest user so … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Stock

I first purchased our slow cooker as a way of making the juggle of getting dinner on the table quickly and easily during to most difficult hours of the day more manageable, especially once I returned to work.  It has … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Thursday – Bolognese

As it turns out Thursday’s is my busiest day, so a slow cooker dinner has been a life saver.  It starts at 6am (unless I sleep through the alarm after being up half the night with Miss One), involves an … Continue reading

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