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Slow-Cooker Rustic French Onion Soup

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight

A long-simmered slow-cooker French onion soup with dry sherry and Gruyère-topped baguette toasts.

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Slow-Cooker Rustic French Onion Soup

A long-simmered slow-cooker French onion soup with dry sherry and Gruyère-topped baguette toasts.
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Prep Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 9 hours hrs 35 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine French
Status To Try
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups onions thinly sliced, 6 large
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup dry sherry
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 32-oz carton beef-flavored broth 4 cups
  • 20 baguette slices 1/2 inch thick, about 10 oz
  • 6 oz Gruyère cheese shredded, 1 1/2 cups
  • fresh thyme leaves if desired

Instructions
 

  • Spray a 6- to 7-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add onions, butter, salt, pepper and dried thyme. Whisk flour, sherry and water together until blended and stir into onion mixture.
  • Cover and cook on Low 9-10 hours, until onions are softened and deep brown.
  • Stir broth into slow cooker. Increase heat to High, cover and cook 10 minutes until hot.
  • Meanwhile, broil baguette slices about 3 inches from heat for 2 minutes, turning once, until lightly browned. Top evenly with Gruyère and broil about 1 minute longer, until bubbly.
  • Top each bowl with 2 cheese toasts and fresh thyme if desired.
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Source: Pillsbury

Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight

Classic French onion soup adapted for the slow cooker and topped with cheesy broiled French bread.

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Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup

Classic French onion soup adapted for the slow cooker and topped with cheesy broiled French bread.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 9 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine French
Status To Try
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

Soup

  • 3 cups onions sliced, about 3 medium
  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter melted
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 14 1/2-ounce cans ready-to-serve beef broth

Cheesy Broiled French Bread

  • 8 French bread slices 1 inch thick
  • 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese shredded, 3 ounces
  • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese grated or shredded

Instructions
 

  • In a 5- to 6 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix onions and melted margarine or butter.
  • Cover and cook on High 30-35 minutes, until onions begin to brown slightly around the edges.
  • Mix flour, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir flour mixture and broth into onions. Cover and cook on Low 7-9 hours or High 3-4 hours, until onions are very tender.
  • Prepare cheesy broiled French bread and place one slice on each bowl of soup. Serve immediately.
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Source: Betty Crocker

Slow-Cooker Beef Stew with Shiitake Mushrooms

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight

An easy slow-cooker beef stew with potatoes, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and tomatoes.

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Slow-Cooker Beef Stew with Shiitake Mushrooms

An easy slow-cooker beef stew with potatoes, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and tomatoes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Status To Try
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 12 new potatoes cut into fourths, about 1 1/2 pounds
  • 1 medium onion chopped, about 1/2 cup
  • 1 8-oz bag baby-cut carrots
  • 1 3.4-oz package fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced
  • 1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes undrained
  • 1 10 1/2-oz can condensed beef broth
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 lb beef stew meat cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Instructions
 

  • In a 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except beef. Add beef.
  • Cover and cook on Low 8-9 hours. Stir well before serving.
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Source: Betty Crocker

Potato Leek Soup with Apple Chicken Sausage

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight

Creamy potato-leek soup with browned apple chicken sausage, buttermilk, cream and herbs.

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Potato Leek Soup with Apple Chicken Sausage

Creamy potato-leek soup with browned apple chicken sausage, buttermilk, cream and herbs.
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Course Soup
Cuisine American
Status To Try
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 medium Russet potatoes
  • 1 leek
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 apple chicken sausages
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp sage
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 chive or green onion

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a medium-to-large pot without browning it. Trim the leek, quarter the white stalk lengthwise and dice it. Add leek and salt to the pot and sweat gently rather than frying.
  • Turn heat to low and cook leeks about 20 minutes until soft. Peel and dice potatoes.
  • Add chicken broth, potatoes and bay leaves. Cover and cook 45 minutes, then remove bay leaves.
  • Dice chicken sausage. In a pan, sauté sausage with some of the fresh herbs until browned; remove from heat.
  • Add cream and buttermilk to the leek-potato mixture and blend until creamy. Add sausage and remaining herbs and blend briefly. Add chives and pulse to combine.
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Source: Personal recipe

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight

Classic red-wine beef stew with carrots, onions and potatoes, slowly simmered until tender.

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Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Classic red-wine beef stew with carrots, onions and potatoes, slowly simmered until tender.
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Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Status To Try
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 pound beef stewing meat trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 5 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 3 1/2 cups beef broth homemade or low-sodium canned
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 medium onion peeled and chopped
  • 5 medium carrots peeled and cut into 1/4-inch rounds
  • 2 large baking potatoes peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Instructions
 

  • Combine flour and pepper in a bowl, add beef and toss to coat. Heat 3 teaspoons oil in a large pot. Brown beef a few pieces at a time, about 5 minutes per batch, adding more oil as needed.
  • Remove beef. Add vinegar and wine to the pot and cook over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits. Add beef, broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a slow simmer.
  • Cover and cook, skimming broth occasionally, until beef is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Add onions and carrots and simmer covered 10 minutes. Add potatoes and simmer about 30 minutes more, until vegetables are tender. Add broth or water if dry. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Source: NYT Cooking / Molly O'Neill

Loaded Mashed Potato Soup

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight

A quick creamy potato soup made with prepared mashed potatoes, chicken stock, Greek yogurt, dill, cheddar and bacon.

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Loaded Mashed Potato Soup

A quick creamy potato soup made with prepared mashed potatoes, chicken stock, Greek yogurt, dill, cheddar and bacon.
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Course Soup
Cuisine American
Status To Try
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • cooking spray
  • 3/4 cup onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 thyme sprig
  • 1 25-ounce package unsalted chicken stock
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 24-ounce package refrigerated mashed potatoes such as Simply Potatoes
  • 1/4 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
  • 1/3 cup green onion tops sliced
  • 1.5 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded, about 1/3 cup
  • 3 bacon slices cooked and crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat and coat with cooking spray. Add onion and cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add garlic and thyme and cook 2 minutes. Add stock and simmer 20 minutes. Remove thyme sprig.
  • Blend half the stock mixture until smooth, venting the blender lid safely; repeat with remaining mixture.
  • Return stock mixture to pan. Add pepper and mashed potatoes, whisking until combined. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in yogurt and dill. Ladle into bowls and top with green onions, cheddar and bacon.
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Source: MyRecipes

Sausage and Potato Soup

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight
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Sausage and Potato Soup

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Course Soup
Cuisine American
Status To Try

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb kielbasa
  • 8 potatoes cubed
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 3 medium carrots sliced
  • 14 oz condensed milk
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 6 beef or chicken bouillon cubes
  • water as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place sausage, potatoes, onion, carrots and bouillon in a slow cooker. Cover with water.
  • Cook on low for 4–6 hours.
  • During the last 5 minutes, add milk and cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Source: Main Recipes.docx

Ale Bread

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight
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Ale Bread

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Course Bread
Cuisine American
Status To Try

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 12 oz ale beer Sam Adams, etc.
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and beer. The mixture will be sticky.
  • Pour into loaf pan and bake 45–50 minutes.
  • During the last 3 minutes of baking, remove from oven, brush the top with melted butter, and return to the oven.
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Source: Main Recipes.docx

Cole Slaw

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight
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Cole Slaw

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Course Salad
Cuisine American
Status To Try

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head green cabbage shredded
  • 2 carrots grated
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 green onions white and green parts, chopped
  • 1 fresh red chile sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • hot sauce several dashes
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Combine cabbage, carrots, red onion, green onions and chile in a large bowl.
  • In another bowl, stir together mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice and sugar.
  • Pour dressing over cabbage mixture and toss gently to mix.
  • Season with celery seed, hot sauce, salt and black pepper. Chill for 2 hours before serving.
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Source: Main Recipes.docx

German Potato Salad

Posted on September 4, 2026 by David Knight
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German Potato Salad

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Course Salad
Cuisine German
Status To Try

Ingredients
  

  • 12 medium red potatoes
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 3 hard-cooked eggs chopped
  • 2 dill pickles finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley snipped
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tomatoes cubed
  • 6 strips bacon cooked and crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and cool slightly.
  • Peel and slice potatoes; combine with onion, eggs, pickles and parsley in a large salad bowl. Set aside.
  • Heat chicken broth until warm and remove from heat. Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper, garlic powder and sugar; mix until smooth.
  • Pour over potato mixture and mix lightly. Cover and chill.
  • Just before serving, gently stir in tomatoes and bacon.
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Source: Main Recipes.docx

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