
Back to school season is the busiest time of year for my family.
Hot cocoa station with cocoa in the slow cooker.

Dry rubbed pork ribs slow cooked with pineapple and soy sauce then glazed and broiled until caramelized.

These fluffy slow cooker sweet potatoes are a perfect make-ahead side dish OR main course! You can serve them as they are for an easy side dish, or load them up with the toppings of your choice to transform them into a healthy meal (check out the notes.

Adapted from Fresh Flavors for the Slow Cooker, by Nicki Sizemore (Storey Publishing, 2019).

This recipe is perfect for freezing (include the juices from your crock pot) and cooking up another time!

Pork shoulder slow cooked in an Italian sweet and sour sauce and served with creamy polenta.