The Gooseberry Patch Cookbook series truly is one of my favorite cookbook series. All of their recipes are tried and true from real home cooks like you and me.
My first review book for 2013 was a much needed one. Gooseberry Patches Slow Cooking All Year Round. The title says it all. I own 4 slow cookers in various sizes, and I can honestly say I use each and every one of them.
I do find myself using my slow cooker more in the winter and summer months. I need to start using it all the time, because it really does makes my life easier.
My slow cooker gets a huge workout in the summer, because I can still enjoy all my favorite comfort foods without heating up the entire house. In the winter it runs non stop with soup, stews and chowders. This year I have vowed to use my crock pots year round.
So, when I say this cookbook came at a perfect time you can see why. This yummy cookbook is broken down into seasons, so if you're a seasonal cook your going to ♥ this.
- Warming Winter Dishes
- Simple Speedy Springtime
- Slow & Easy Summer
- Hearty Harvest Favorites
The Springtime chapter features St. Patricks Day & Easter Recipes. Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, Reuben Bake, Slow Cooker Iris Stew and more.
Slow and Easy Summers has barbecue favorites like Chuck Wagon Beans and BBQ Beef Sandwiches. I don't want to forget all the summer cobblers, Berry Cobbler, Peach Cobbler and even a Breakfast Cobbler.
Last but not least is a sampling from Hearty Harvest Favorites. They have a Hot Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich I can't wait to try. As well as Caramel Apple Cider, Slow Cooker Spanish Rice and a Slow Cooker Turkey Breast recipe.
Last but not least is a sampling from Hearty Harvest Favorites. They have a Hot Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich I can't wait to try. As well as Caramel Apple Cider, Slow Cooker Spanish Rice and a Slow Cooker Turkey Breast recipe.
The first recipe that I chose to make was out of Warming Winter Dishes. I needed a quick meal and Grammam Phyllis's Italian Meatballs did not disappoint.
This recipe is a basic meatball recipe that utilizes store bought spaghetti sauce. I have never made meatballs in a crock pot, so this was a first for me. Carson is my big meatball lover, so he approved this recipe with a thumbs up.
Crock Pot Hot Chocolate was the next recipe on the list. Our weather lately has been crazy to say the least. One day it's warm and the next we get snow. All I can say is that's how we roll in Texas.
Last weeks we were blessed with several inches of rain, so it was really cold and yucky outside. While the kids were at school I prepared this rich and yummy hot chocolate. It was a nice surprise and after school snack. It only took 2 hours to cook and then I just kept it on the warm setting.
Last weeks we were blessed with several inches of rain, so it was really cold and yucky outside. While the kids were at school I prepared this rich and yummy hot chocolate. It was a nice surprise and after school snack. It only took 2 hours to cook and then I just kept it on the warm setting.
While I was thumbing through the cookbook I got a nice surprise. My recipe for Slow Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole was among one of the recipes. It was such a unexpected treat. This Hash Brown Casserole graces my dinner menu quite often. Originally this was a oven recipe, but I converted to a slow cooker recipe as a time and space saver during the holidays.
Since cooking this in the Slow Cooker I haven't prepared it any other way. This dish pairs perfectly with ham, pork chops or smoked sausage. It's also great with leftover ham added to make a cheesy hash brown casserole with ham. Review Recipes are listed at the end of this post.
This new cookbook is a great addition to my gooseberry collection. Since doing this review I have already made four recipes with a few others waiting on my list.
Would you like to get your hands on a free copy of Slow Cooking All Year Round? Well you can, because the wonderful folks at Gooseberry Patch have hooked me up with an additional copy to share with one of my readers!
This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Jen Gerwig-Dively.
Leave a comment on this post telling me what you're favorite crock pot meal is? For me it's a roast every time.
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Last day to enter this giveaway will be at midnight (CST) on February 7th, 2013. I will pick a random winner using random.org and announce the winner on February 8th, 2013
If you can't wait I wanted to let everyone know that Barnes and Nobles has it priced at $10.45 and you can also grab one from Amazon.com for $11.20. Both are awesome prices.

If you can't wait I wanted to let everyone know that Barnes and Nobles has it priced at $10.45 and you can also grab one from Amazon.com for $11.20. Both are awesome prices.

Grammam Phyllis's Italian Meatballs
1 1/2 pounds ground beef or half ground turkey
1/2 - cup Italian bread crumbs
1 - tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
2 - eggs, beaten
2 - 26 oz jars spaghetti sauce
1 - 16 oz package spaghetti noodles
In a large bowl combine beef, bread crumbs, cheese and eggs; mix well. Form beef mixture into one inch meatballs. Place meatballs into slow cooker and cook on high for one hour. Drain any grease. Add the spaghetti sauce and cook on low for 4 - 5 hours. About 15 minutes before serving prepare spaghetti noodles according to package directions. ladle sauce and meatballs over cooked spaghetti. Yields 6-8 servings.
Best Ever Hot Chocolate
1 1/2 cups whipping cream or half & half
1 - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 - cups milk chocolate chips
6 - cups milk
1 - teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Ladle into mugs and serve warm. Yields 8-10 servings
Slow Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
1 - 26 - 32 ounce bag frozen hash browns
1 - 8 oz container sour cream
1 - 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
1/4 - cup onion, chopped fine
1 1/2 - cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 - cup butter, melted
salt and pepper, to taste (about 1/4 teaspoon each)
In a large bowl add the hash browns thawed or frozen, sour cream, soup, onion, shredded cheese and melted butter.
Mix to combine. Spoon hash brown mixture in a 4 quart slow cooker that has been sprayed with non stick spray.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on top cover, and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until done. The casserole should be crispy on the sides and bubbly throughout. Yields 8 Servings.
490 comments:
1 – 200 of 490 Newer› Newest»I love slow cooker meatballs! I make them all the time.
Don't use it nearly enough, but Wassail during the holidays stays in my crock pot!
Love your site:) And will tweet about it, since I am not on Facebook.
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I love making soup in the crock pot. It is so easy to just throw all the ingredients in and let it cook all day.
It's so hard to narrow down a favorite, but I'll say a roast.
Pot roast, only way I will make it. But sweet and sour meatballs are always a hit for parties too.
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Favorite Crock pot recipe... Hmmm... When I make my homemade Apple Butter :)
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My favorite crock pot recipes are chicken recipes...chicken & rice, Southern Plate's cheesy chicken & rice, chicken & dumplings!
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Heather says: i love chicken and vegis i need to try more things but i am pretty new at the slow cooker.
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My favorite is pulled pork! - Valorie Champion
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My favorite crock pot recipe is Hungarian Goulash. I call it Egyptian Chicken so my daughter will eat it! :)
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My favorite crockpot meal is pulled chicken. Boneless, skinless breasts and a bottle of bbq sauce, and dinner is done.
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My favorite slow cooker recipe has to be split pea soup. We usually get a HoneyBaked ham for Christmas, and I look forward to using the left bone/meat for split pea soup!
I like shredded barbecue beef in the crockpot.
I love my slow cooker and use it all the time, I have 2 slow cookers but I want to get a bigger one. I would have to say my favorite meal is the same as yours Roast Beef...it is so good!
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I do caramelized Vidalia onions in the slow cooker every fall. Just thin slices of about 6 Vidalia onions wtih beef broth, garlic, and butter. Makes your home smell amazing and can be used in soups, casseroles, on sandwiches, anything.
So many to choose from...but one of my favorites is taco stew!
Chili is my favorite thing to make in my slowcooker
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I love beef roast with carrots and potatoes.
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I love to make Black Bean and Chicken Salsa in my crockpot!
I love to make Pulled Pork in my crockpot.
chili!!!!!!!
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I love barbequed baby back ribs in my slow cooker!
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My favorite easy crockpot meal is cranberry bbq chicken- just a can of cranberry sauce, a cup of bbq sauce, and a few chicken breasts.
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I like to make Chili Cheese dip or Hot Sausage dip in my crockpot!
My favorite Crockpot recipe is the No Peek Beef Tips from Mommy's Kitchen, I do them in the crockpot many times while I work so that we have a great meal to come home to!
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I love using my crockpot. My favorite crockpot recipe is Bourbon Mango Pulled pork - it's yummy and makes great pulled pork sandwiches!
Favorite Crockpot Meal is Chicken Tortilla Soup.
I have two favorite crockpot meals. #1. Beef Roast with carrots and potatoes #2. Crockpot Lasagna. Not having a stove (just recently bought the house and have to remodel the kitchen) I am relying heavily on my crockpot!!! Just wish I had more recipes!
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What's my favorite crock pot meal? That's a hard one, as I have many favorites, I would have to say roast. Thanks for this giveaway.
I would never have thought of making meatballs in the crockpot! I use it for so many other things that it makes perfect sense. My favorite would have to be shredded beef sandwiches.
I am a Facebook Fan of Mommy's Kitchen. Quite a great selections of yummy recipes.
One of my favorite slow cooker recipes is Hamhocks and Pinto Beans.
I am a Facebook Fan of Mommy's Kitchen. Quite a great selections of yummy recipes.
One of my favorite slow cooker recipes is Hamhocks and Pinto Beans.
Italian Beef is my favorite thing to make in my Crock Pot. I use mine year round, LOVE it!
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I just joined Gooseberry Patch "Circle of Friends", I didn't know about this, thanks for passing this information along!
My favorite is an Autumn pot roast recipe
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Oooh, I just love Gooseberry Patch! Thank you for sharing the recipes...I've been wanting to try both a crockpot hot chocolate and hashbrown recipe and here I find one for each! :D Yeah!
Until recently I would have said soup every time, but Sunday I made a crockpot apple dump cake with 2 ingredients and we all love it SO MUCH! It's so good. I could eat some now in fact. ;)
Thank you for the entry - LOVE your blog! :D
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One of my favorite crockpot recipes is pulled pork!
So many yummy things to cook in the slow cooker.Right now one of my favorites are cheese ravioli.Warm Blessings!~Amy
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My favourite crockpot meal so far is my Granny's old fashioned beans and rice! <3
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I love Gooseberry Patch and your blog, too. I have never won anything so who knows, maybe this will be my first time!
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My all-time favorite slow cooker meal is Cajun style red beans and sausage!
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My favorite crock pot meal is French Dip sandwiches! They are a hit with the whole family and super easy to throw together!
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pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions!! and creamed corn!!!
Taco Soup
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My favorite crockpot meal is a pot roast!
Pulled Pork is my favorite!!
rotisserie chicken and baked potatoes
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I love the recipes and really love the menus you have on here.
My favorite crockpot meal is shredded pork tacos!
I love my slow cooker. Anytime I can use it I do.
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My favorite crock pot meal is pulled pork, using either root beer or Dr Pepper.
Thanks for the chance to win the giveaway.
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My favorite slow cooker recipe is potato & ham cheese soup.
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Our favorite is a whole chicken with veggies. But we like any meat slowly cooked in a crock pot. Thanks! kslaurie58@yahoo.com
I love my crock pot, I make meatballs, italian sausagae is sauce, beef stew, polish sausage soup and chilli. I am always looking for more ideas !!
Mine is for chicken...love how tender the meat is!
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I have several chicken recipes that are my favorite.
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Ribs are my favorite.
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One of my favorite crock pot dishes has to be beans and ham hock, yummy! I also really like baked apples too, it makes the house smell sooo good while it cooks all day.
I "liked" Mommy's Kitchen on FB....is that what you meant? Couldn't find a button to click to become a fan...help :)
My favorite crockpot recipe is for "refried" beans. They are so much better than canned beans, and I can make a huge batch.
My favorite crockpot recipe is Pinto Beans and Ham, served with cornbread.
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I love Roast and potatoes in the crockpot!
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My favorite is your no fail pot roast had it today
I recently made a "Lasagna Soup" recipe in my crockpot,..its kind of thick like a goulash, I really liked it - Pasta dishes are my favorite to make in the crockpot!
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I love chicken and dumplings in the crock pot....yummmy!!!
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I own 5 crock pots and use them all the time. I have many favorite recipes but one I go to again and again is chicken and dumplings. I love your site, keep up the good work! :-)
Crockpot Lasagna!!!!!!!!!
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i love any meal in a slow cooker, put in what ever, add all kinds of veggies ,spices, and best of all when u get off work its ready to eat(less time cooking at stove) and you have rest of evening to enjoy with family
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Kalua pork is my favorite
Anything in the crock pot is my favorite that speeds up dinner .
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I currently have two crockpots and use them almost daily. My favorite meal is spaghetti sauce since it can cook for hours and the flavors are so much better than what I can do on the stove.
I love the chicken and dumplings. So easy and delicious.
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I love a good roast with veggies.
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My favorite crockpot meal is pot roast!
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I love to make a Hawaiian chicken meal that I pre-prep and freeze. Take it out of the freezer, pop in the slow cooker and dinner is done!
I love these cook books, would love to win one!
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I love cooking crockpot goose breasts. I let them cook for 6-8 hours and the meat just falls apart. Then I add in bbq sauce and make delicious sandwiches!
I love slow cookers!! Make the same things and would love these new recipes. My favorite thing to make in these cold, winter months is my vegetable soup, it is delicious! Antthing is good out of a crock pot!! Need to use mine more, too!
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My fave crockpot meal is Texas Stew!! :)
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My favorite recipe is Cashew Chicken in the crockpot, it is so good this way and will only make this recipe in a crockpot.
I, too, love slow cooker pot roast, but I also like pulled pork for barbecue sandwiches. Fast and easy t prepare.
My favorite recipe in the crock pot is Chicken Stroganoff... oh so yummy!! Thanks for the opportunity to win a GBP cookbook... it's all I use! c:
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My all time favorite recipe came with my first Crock Pot...Scalloped potatoes with Ham.
I sure could use some new recipes for the crockpot and would love to win this cookbook!
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I love to make Taco Dip in the crock pot.
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My favorite recipe for the crockpot is roasted whole chicken, always comes out perfectly juicy and tender.
My German heritage makes me cook Spare Ribs and Sauerkraut!
I love to make potato soup in the crock pot!
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I love Chicken Tacos in my crock pot...I got it from a friend and we have used it a lot and also shared it with several who also enjoy it!!
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I love any kind of soup in the crockpot!
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I love meatballs in my crockpot. Its great when having a party also.
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I love Pork roast in my crock pot! My husband likes Beef roast. We had beef roast last nite!
My favorite slow cooker meal is pulled pork with a vinegar mop sauce. Yum!
Love your site! My favorite Crock Pot dish is "Crockpot Mostaccioli!" Always a hit! I can provide the recipe if anyone would like. Hint: the secret ingredient that just makes this the best dish is Velveeta Cheese! :)
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