Foodie Fancies

Aside from garlic, I think cumin might be the best seasoning ever. (Well, aside from chocolate. If you can call chocolate a seasoning. Which I vote yes for. Everything's better with chocolate.) 
 
But cumin? YUM. I didn't even know about it until I had been married a few years and my husband made his amazing scratch chili (which will make you NEVER eat canned chili again. It's that good.) and we had to buy some. Since then, I've used cumin to season refried beans (even from a can, you can season them up and make them tolerable), chicken for everything from quesedillas to shredded pork to enchiladas, tacos, etc. Anything remotely Mexican or southwestern gets a good dash of cumin. It's funny that something I wasn't aware of for most of my life has become a staple in my spice cabinet.

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Sadly, I don't get to eat dinner with my family, I'm at work during dinner time, but I like to make sure they have something healthy and yummy to eat most nights, and my slow cookers are my absolute best kitchen tools. I own two large Crock Pots, one oval and one round, and one smallish one for things like dips and nacho cheese. I truly don't know how large families with working moms even eat dinner without them. We use ours at least once a week, usually 2 or 3 times. And I'm always on the lookout for new recipes. My favorite recipe site is Allrecipes. I love that you can search and then sort by rating. Genius! They have some really good slow cooker recipes, too.

What is your favorite dinnertime tip, trick or device?