Tuesday 10 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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Churro Dogs and Oreo Churros: Fried dough is having a moment

Is it us, or are churros finally getting their due?Last year, it was all about the churro ice cream sandwiches in Los Angeles. This week, churros—those long, crunchy deep-fried sticks of dough—were actually trending on Twitter, after the introduction of the Churro Dog, a new concessions offering at the Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field.

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