Football is back and we couldn’t be happier. Whether you are gathering around the TV to watch your favorite college or NFL team (or both), no gameday is complete without the right grub. The slow cooker is our best friend on game days. You set it and forget it, then get busy preparing other snacks, decking the house out in your team’s colors, and maybe sending a few trash-talk texts – all while the food cooks. These 13 recipes are our go-to slow cooker recipes for gameday. From sandwiches, to dips, to chili, these recipes are sure to keep the fans in your house happy – (and Go Hokies! Sorry, have to plug my alma mater every now and then). Continue reading “13 Slow Cooker Gameday Go-Tos”
Month: September 2016
Rice Cooker Pumpkin Spice Cake
While rice cookers are great for cooking all types of rice, from white, to brown to jasmine, sometimes it pays to think outside the box. The Test Kitchen has developed everything from macaroni and cheese (it cooks in under 20 minutes) to shrimp and grits recipes using Hamilton Beach® rice cookers. This versatile appliance can cook meals from start to finish – and now, even help out with dessert. Continue reading “Rice Cooker Pumpkin Spice Cake”
Quick & Easy Donut Bites
Five ingredients. That’s all you need to make these simple, sweet treats. Whether you need to feed the kids and a few of their friends breakfast or a group of screaming football fans packed onto the couch, keep this donut bite recipe in your back pocket for the next time you need to quickly feed a crowd. Continue reading “Quick & Easy Donut Bites”
An apple (recipe) a day
UPDATED November 3, 2020: Say hello to cooler weather. With fall comes a few of our favorite things – sweaters, football season, and apples. We haven’t met an apple we didn’t like and trust us, there are countless varieties in stores and at farmers markets for you to try this time of year. Whether you like your apples baked into pies or prefer to get down and dirty and dip them directly into the peanut butter jar, there’s no denying how delicious apples are when they’re in-season. We assure you that you’ll get your “apple a day with these 8 recipes. Tell your doctor we’ve got you covered. Continue reading “An apple (recipe) a day”
Slow Cooker Chili con Carne
You can stop looking for the best chili recipe now. You just found it. Well, you found the base of it, anyway. What really makes this slow cooker chili the best is the addition of whatever customizations you add to it, whether it be a little extra spice with a your favorite chopped hot pepper, or even a splash of a stout beer or red wine for a little extra depth. We’re not going to tell you how to customize it – that’s up to you. But we will share our Test Kitchen’s most trusted, tried-and-true, Hamilton-Beach-employee-favorite chili con carne recipe. We’ll get you started with the basics, and then you can drive this chili bus home. Continue reading “Slow Cooker Chili con Carne”
Welcome Apple Season: Spiralizer Apple Crumb Tart
It’s apple season and we can’t seem to get enough of this crisp, sweet fruit. Cider, pie, cookies, butter, you name it – it’s truly all about apples this time of year. While you’re busy peeling and coring, make sure to add this apple crumb tart to your fall recipe lineup. Continue reading “Welcome Apple Season: Spiralizer Apple Crumb Tart”
The Good Stuff: Our 5 Best Stuffed Recipes
When I think stuffing I think Thanksgiving day. But stuffing, as in stuffing food with other food, seems to be all the rage this summer. We realized that some of our most popular recipes on the blog have something in common – they are stuffed. From mozzarella stuffed meatballs (now that’s the good stuff) to french toast stuffed with ripe bananas, these five recipes have our audience intrigued. Join the club and get your hands a little dirty in the kitchen, stuffing your food before stuffing your face. Continue reading “The Good Stuff: Our 5 Best Stuffed Recipes”
Handheld Macaroni and Cheese: Fried Mac & Cheese Balls
In March, we introduced our readers to rice cooker macaroni and cheese. This simple recipe cooks start to finish in the rice cooker in only 20 minutes – and it’s delicious. The Test Kitchen wanted to ramp up this recipe and make it suitable for football season. They decided the only thing better than macaroni and cheese is handheld macaroni and cheese. Continue reading “Handheld Macaroni and Cheese: Fried Mac & Cheese Balls”
