Monday 9 March 2015

5 easy Mexican slow-cooker recipes

5 Mexican slow-cooker recipes for easy south-of-the-border-style suppers

On cold winter days, using your slow cooker is a bit of a no-brainer. Slow-cooker recipes tend to be hearty and comforting and thanks to the appliance's set-it-and-forget-it functionality, there's almost no easier way to get dinner on the table. But just in case you need more convincing, we're turning our attention to Mexican slow-cooker recipes.

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5 easy ways to spruce up winter side dishes

While many of us are suffering from cold-weather blues, there's no reason we should keep suffering through the same old seasonal side dishes, which are sure to induce boredom at the end of a very long winter. Luckily, chefs are perking up old standbys like roasted Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and mushrooms with a few fun tricks – and you can too.

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Thin Mints frozen dessert bars give us a new way to indulge

First, the Girl Scouts make it easier for us to stuff ourselves with a sleeve of Thin Mints by offering online ordering. Now, they save us the trouble of making our own ice cream and Thin Mint sandwiches, thanks to Good Humor's new Thin Mints frozen dessert bars. Is there anything they won't do to get in our bellies?!5 decadent desserts made with Girl Scout cookiesNot that we're complaining.

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