Just the thought of the ingredients for Jerk Pork have my mouth watering.  Jerk seasoning, orange and lime juices, pineapple, fresh cilantro – yum!

Slow Cooker Jerk Pork is a recipe from Once a Month Mom.  You can prep it ahead of time and freeze it, which would make it a great meal if you like to have freezer meals on vacation (or anytime).

Click here to get the full recipe for Slow Cooker Jerk Pork from Once a Month Mom.

If you love using your slow cooker, check out our All Slow Cooker Weekly Meal Plan.  It’s got all the planning done for you (including the grocery list) so you can go enjoy summer!

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This week has been a blur for me.  I’m not sure exactly why.  Maybe because Jim traveled out of town on two trips for work this week.  Or because it’s summer and we’ve fallen out of any kind of routine.

I did shop with a list last week and sort of followed it.  I really need to print out the Display Menus that come with the Weekly Meal Plans so I have the list of meals in my line of vision all week.  That really does help me when I do it (and not doing it is part of that “falling out of a routine” thing I mentioned).

I took my 10 year old grocery shopping with me last week and she decided we should have Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil for one meal.  It wasn’t on the list, but it’s an easy one to pick up ingredients for.  Unfortunately, the can of anchovies I picked up looked like someone took a hammer to the bottom of it.  I didn’t notice that until I started making the meal and I was afraid to use it for fear the can had air leaking into it.  Don’t you hate it when you get something home that’s damaged or already gone bad?

One goal I have this summer is to shop regularly at the farmer’s market.  I thought about joining a CSA, but decided it was going to be more expensive than I wanted.  And we would have to go pick up the food each week.  And there was no choice about what we got.  It just made more sense to shop the farmer’s market.

I’m trying to buy new things each week that we haven’t tried before.  I’d like to expand the number and type of veggies that we eat.  Here’s a photo of what I bought last weekend:

Two basil plants for the garden, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumber, eggs, baby turnips and garlic scapes.  I also bought an herb seasoning packet for veggies that’s really good.  The cauliflower and baby turnips we ate raw with lunches.  The garlic scapes were the new item for the week.  I diced them and added them to some sauteed veggies that we had with eggs.  I also added them to the Mandarin Chicken and Rice Casserole I made later in the week.

On Monday, Jim was out of town.  The kids talked me into making Nachos.  It’s a quick and easy meal we all like.  And I almost always have all the ingredients for them.

Tuesday, I grilled chicken for dinner.  I usually grill a whole bag of frozen breasts or tenders.  That way, the extras can be frozen for later.  Having cooked meat in the freezer is the best short cut for cooking.

On Wednesday, my youngest son talked me into doing this:

We finished this room back in the Spring, but had never gotten around to painting it.  Isaac was good help.  We managed to get the first coat on before running out of paint.

For dinner, I tried a new side dish in the slow cooker.  It worked!  I’ll share soon.  We also had Mandarin Chicken Rice Casserole which I adapted for what I had on hand.  I used the grilled chicken from the night before.  The garlic scapes went in, instead of onion.  And I was out of soy sauce, but there was a smidgen of Mandarin sauce in the fridge, so I used that.  It turned out great!

Thursday night, Jim was gone again.  We had pancakes.

And Friday, we had an early Father’s Day celebration when Jim got back in town.  We grilled hamburgers for dinner.  Then made smores on the fire pit we gave to Jim.  He’s been wanting one for a long time, so I think we made him happy with this gift!

Here’s a sneak peek at this week’s meal plans.  When you join the Weekly Meal Plan list, you get the grocery list and printable recipes with side dishes included.  You can find out more about how to get them delivered to your inbox by clicking here.

Slow Cooker Plan

Traditional Plan

1. Lemon Pepper Tilapia with Veggies
   
2. BBQ Pepper Jack Chicken 
   
3. Mandarin Chicken Rice Bake
   
4. Chipped Beef Gravy over cornbread 
   
5. Green Chili Beef Enchiladas 
6. Chicken Gyros
   
7. Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

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This recipe has become a family favorite.  Gooey chocolate cobbler, topped with ice cream – what’s not to love?  And it keeps the kitchen cool by using the slow cooker.

This dish makes its own fudgy sauce.  I want to try topping it with ice cream flavors other than vanilla.  Wouldn’t peanut butter ice cream be amazing on this?!

I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer evening than eating this with the family on the back porch.  The perfect ending to a day!

Click here to see the recipe for Chocolate Cobbler in the Slow Cooker.

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Haystacks are a perfect dish to serve to a crowd.  We had them for the first time a few months ago at a lunch hosted by some people at our church.  Mary Ann asked us each to bring several toppings.  Each person was able to make their plate the way they wanted.  Which meant picky kids could choose the meat and rice and skip all the veggies.  And adults could enjoy it all!

These Slow Cooker Mexican Haystacks from Six Sisters Stuff are made with chicken.  The haystacks we had at our friend’s house were ground beef.  I think this is one of those endlessly adaptable recipes.

Click over to see the recipe for Slow Cooker Mexican Haystacks on Six Sisters Stuff.

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Pinterest is an interesting place.  Sometimes, it’s really hard to predict what’s going to catch on over there.  We all think Pinterest people love pretty photos.

But what they really love is easy recipes!

This recipe for Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas has been pinned over 110,000 times.  Kinda crazy!

I couldn’t have this Summer Slow Cooker series go by without sharing this recipe.  It really is a good one, written by Rachael who is one of my writers.

Click here for the recipe for Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas.

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My husband likes his pasta sauce with meat. I prefer mine to be packed with veggies. This is our compromise.

After hours in the slow cooker, the eggplant becomes melt-in-your-mouth buttery. If you didn’t know it was in there, you might not notice it. It’s a great way to sneak in extra veggies!  For the sausage, I prefer to use pre-cooked sausage because it’s easier to slice up, but any Italian sausage would work for this.

This makes a pretty big batch for the two of us, but it freezes nicely for future use.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Kate is a home cook living and working in New Jersey. In addition to sharing recipes with Eat at Home readers, she blogs her cooking adventures at Kate’s Recipe Box. When she’s not in the kitchen, you can find her reading or tending to her garden.

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I love the sound of the ingredients for this Asian Orange Chicken recipe from Family Balance Sheet.

Honey, orange juice, garlic and ginger meld together to create a fantastic sauce.  I also like that this recipe uses chicken thighs and legs. They are economical.  Plus, chicken with bones just tastes better than boneless.

Click here to see the Slow Cooker Asian Orange Chicken recipe on Family Balance Sheet.

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I’ve seen lettuce wedge salads around recently on blogs and restaurant menus.  Honestly, I wondered what the big deal was or why anyone would want one.  I mean, it’s just iceberg lettuce.

Then a friend ordered a lettuce wedge salad when we went out to eat for book club.  I was sitting next to her and I really wanted to ask for a bite.  It looked amazing!  I refrained from asking for a taste.  Elizabeth might have thought I was a bit nutty if I’d made that request.

Then one day, I decided to make one at home.  And I discovered that this is the perfect salad for me to make.  I hate cleaning and tearing romaine lettuce.  And I’m not a fan of the stems on spinach so I end up tearing all of those off.

But with a lettuce wedge, you just rinse the head, tear off the weird and wilted outer leaves and chop.  Two or three cuts with a sharp knife and the lettuce is ready to go!

I like to add chopped tomatoes, bacon bits and a drizzle of ranch dressing.  If I’ve got croutons, I’ll add those too.

And for reasons I can’t explain, these salads taste like so much more than the sum of their parts.  It really is better than if I served it as a tossed salad.  Maybe it stays crisper?

Whatever the reason, these are good!  Give them a try with a meal soon.

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Everything about this recipe says summertime.  Just 3 ingredients.  A slow cooker.  And making use of a summer fruit.

BBQ Peach Pulled Pork is a recipe by Kate, who is one of the writers here at Eat at Home.  Kate used peach salsa in this recipe.  I sometimes pick up what I call “inspiration ingredients”.  Things like peach salsa that might be a good spring board for a new recipe or that I can use in a different way.

I think Hawaiian Cole Slaw would be perfect with these sandwiches.  And maybe a side of Sweet Potato Fries.

Click here to get the recipe for Slow Cooked Peach Pulled Pork.

To see more of Kate’s recipes on Eat at Home, click here.  You can also find her recipes on her blog, Kate’s Recipe Box.

If you love using your slow cooker, check out our All Slow Cooker Weekly Meal Plan.  It’s got all the planning done for you (including the grocery list) so you can go enjoy summer!

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This is one of those two step recipes that you have to plan ahead for.  It’s also one of those throw-together recipes that are so nice.  And it can be a use-up-the-leftovers recipe.

The thing is, you have to cook the chuck roast.  Mainly, this involves throwing it in a slow cooker with salt and pepper and leaving it to cook all day.

But after that, you get to choose your own adventure for this chuck roast.  You can go ahead and make the enchiladas the same night.

Or you can pop the meat in the freezer, so you’ll have the makings of a throw-together dinner another time.

Or, if by chance you have leftover roast, you can repurpose that meat in these enchiladas.

We loved this beefy version of enchiladas.  Everyone in my family likes any and all kinds of enchiladas.  That is, everyone but my youngest son.  I used to think it was the green chilis he doesn’t like.  But it may be more of a texture thing with the tortilla and sauce.  I’m not sure, but sometimes he has to endure an enchilada dinner because the rest of us really like them.

Here’s what you’ll need to fix these.  I’ll also add a separate recipe for cooking the chuck roast.  If you happen to find roasts on sale, it’s a great meat to cook ahead and shred for enchiladas, soup, bbq, beef and noodles…  Cooked meat in the freezer means easy meals!   

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