Just~One~Donna

Coffee and dessert go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly, night and day, or Thelma and Louise. I've teamed up with three blogging friends who love coffee and dessert as much as I do to bring you three of their favorite fall desserts to pair with three specialty coffee drinks I've made in the Ninja Coffee Bar System. I was very excited to receive this Ninja Coffee Bar System (Model CF092) to review.  I am by no means a coffee snob but I do like a good cup of coffee.  I also like a coffee maker that is easy to use and can be depended on to produce a consistent cup of coffee day in and day-out.  In the past few years, I have used a Keurig single-serving system, a French press, and a Cuisinart drip coffee maker. The Keurig is sitting on a shelf in my basement, the French press is on a high shelf in the kitchen and the Cuisinart sits in my beverage center waiting for me to return to it while I take the Ninja Coffee Bar System for a test drive.   I have...

During the fall and winter months, I find I use my slow cooker about once a week.  The slow cooker is a convenience kitchen appliance for me, not my preferred cooking tool.  There are those days when a "set it and forget it" approach to meal preparation works for busy families.  I plan my weekly meals so that on my busiest days the slow cooker gets drafted into action.  This recipe for slow cooker pork chops with seasonal vegetables is in my regular menu rotation for the busy days. A Slow Cooker Pork Chops Recipe for Busy Families Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Seasonal Vegetables A key to success with this recipe is selecting the right pork chops.  A bone-in pork chop works best.