Another onion trick — cut off the top and root ends, then hold the onion under warm running water as you pull off the papery skin.

We were so hungry when I made this easy to make slow cooker that I forgot to take pictures!

3 potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 chopped onion
6 carrots, peeled and sliced into 1 inch pieces
2 lbs boneless round steak
1 package dry onion soup mix
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup water

Place the potatoes, onion, and carrots into the slow cooker. Cut the steak into six pieces and place meat on top of the vegetables. In a mixing bowl, combine the soup mix, soup, and water. Then pour the mixture over the beef.

Cover and cook on low for 7 - 10 hours.

In a hurry and need a quick and easy recipe?  This easy to make slow cooker recipe will be right up your alley.  I only use things that you will have around your house.  You just throw everything in, turn the slow cooker on, and it will be ready for dinner that night.  (This works extremely well when your significant other doesn’t come home at the same time every night, and you and the kids need to eat.  It is still hot when they come home.)

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
4 potatoes cubed
1 packet of Onion soup mix

Place chicken breasts and cubed potatoes in slow cooker. Pour the can of cream of mushroom soup over the top. Then sprinkle the onion soup mix over the top. Cover and set to low for 6 - 8 hours.

Use plastic sandwich bags to pipe icing decorations onto cookies.  Spoon the icing into a plastic sandwich bag.  Snip a tiny piece off one of the bottom corners of the bag.  Squeeze gently to pipe simple designs on top of the cookies.

This is an easy to make recipe for families on the go. It is made with ingredients you will easily find around your house. I have made this several times for my family. However, this last time I made this with low fat mozzarella cheese. Do NOT use low fat cheese. It never melts. I learned that the hard way. However, the casserole was still really good.

1 lb. ground beef
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 (16 oz) package of rotini pasta
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat your over to 350 degrees F. While the oven is preheating, make your rotini noodles as directed on the box. Drain. Brown the ground beef. Drain.

Add the spaghetti sauce and rotini pasta to the browned beef in a 3 qt casserole baking dish. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top and bake in oven for 25 minutes.