Slow Cooker Chinese Orange Chicken- a great way of have take out at home. It’s made in the slow cooker so it’s as easy to make as it’s to call in an order.
My husband and I are going to see Dave Matthews Band tonight!!!!!!!!!
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Slow Cooker Sweet Spicy and Short Rib Tacos
I just started going back to work from maternity leave with Hunter. Man, it’s been a rough week. Oh shoot, it’s just been 3 days. Wahhhh!!
I am thankful that starting on Tuesday has meant that it is a short week for me. Same with next week with Labor Day. Starting off slow is much better than being thrown into the deep end.
Hunter has been great but I have been a useless mess. I have sobbed driving to work every morning.
I even ditched Price on the first day by dropping off Autumn and leaving him standing at the door to Hunter’s classroom with a puzzled look on his face as I ran our through the main doors waving a frantic bye among other kids trying to get out and get on a bus. I then followed that up with a text in the car apologizing but explaining how I couldn’t go in the room. Very much like the post it that Berger left for Carrie in SATC “I’m Sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.”
I’m hoping for a better week next week, but lets be real, it will probably suck too. Gotta keep some realistic expectations over here.
Besides that, it’s all about adjusting to the new morning routine and how to get prepped for the day. I already had 1 issue with forgetting nipples for Hunter’s bottles and my neighbor saved the day by dropping off some at his daycare. It takes a village!
One of the things at makes life a bit easier is having dinner ready when I get home. I do love using my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, but there is something so nice and familiar about using a slow cooker. Plus, it’s awesome to come home to a house that smells so good.
Short Ribs are my go to meat right now. I love them in tacos and in marinara sauce. Last year I shared another short rib taco recipe using a slow cooker, but I swear this one is different! I love finding new-to-me spices and ingredients so I was excited when I grabbed a bag of Chile Guajillo peppers. They are a mild to medium spiced chili that is often used in salsas, sauces, and rubs to flavor meats.
I wanted to try them with the short ribs by allowing them to flavor the meat as it cooked all day. To cut some of the heat, I used some orange juice for sweetness. And the beer is another great way to add some flavor. If you prefer, you can sub our the beer for stock as that is just as flavorful, in a different way. I think it worked out so well. yum!
Hoping you enjoy these tacos just as much as we did!
Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Short Rib Tacos
Makes 8 Tacos
Ingredients
For the Short Rib Filling
- 2 pounds of boneless short ribs
- 1 Cup Orange Juice
- 1 Cup light beer or beef stock
- 3 dried Guajillo chilies
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
For the Tacos
- Flour Tortillas
- desired fillings such as greens, avocado, tomato, diced onion, cheese
Process
- Combine all of the ingredients in a slow cooker.
- Cook for 8 hours on low.
- Discard the bay leaf and chilies.
- Shred the short rib meat, discarding pieces that are too fatty. Return short rib meat back to liquid in slow cooker.
- Assemble tacos with desired toppings.
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Slow Cooker Cheeseburgers
Cooking cheeseburgers in a slow cooker is an inventive way of preparing cheeseburgers. They are extra cheesy and are a fun, easy way to serve burgers to a crowd!
I am really over due for a haircut. But I don’t want to get it cut.
That’s a lame predicament right there. I need to suck it up and go since my hair is looking stringy and it needs some proper attention.
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Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Chicken Soup
I’m thankful that Thanksgiving is over.
I’m thankful that November is almost over. It’s been a rough month.
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Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos
So the person who created those YouTube videos of opening up kids toys and surprise eggs is a genius. GENIUS.
I never would have thought that would be ‘a thing’ but they realized how easily kids can get sucked into anything with their favorite character on it. They tapped into a great market of Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, Bubble Guppies, and Mickey Mouse lovers.
We try to limit our daughter’s TT time (just morning before getting to daycare) and use of electronics (our phones), but there are times you 15 minutes, so you plop them in front of the computer and turn on those videos. Then you can get enough time to do important things, like shower or fold a load of clothes. It’s like a bizarre magic that over takes them.
Autumn was home yesterday with an upset stomach so I had to make use of these videos just so that I could have some time to do super fun, exciting things, like striping the beds and unloading and reloading the washer and dryer.
So thank you lady with the weird voice for that awesome 15 minute Peppa Pig toy video!
Anyway, Happy Taco Tuesday!!!
These Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos will quickly become a favorite in your house. I swear.
They are so tender and flavorful from their day in the slow cooker. And since you make them in the slow cooker it’s a meal that is very easy to prepare. Give them a quick sear, set them in your slow cooker, and come back at the end of the day to pull the tender meat off the bone. All you have to do after that is assemble your tacos. So simple, so good!
Short ribs are so flavorful since they are meaty, fatty, and on the bone. I swear that when you cook with a meat on a bone it’s extra tasty. This might not be the case, but I think it’s true so let’s go with it. ha! The short ribs just make such a wonderful cut of meat so you should totally enjoy them in your tacos.
Be sure to double your batch of short rib tacos for plenty of leftovers since you will love them so much!
Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos
Makes 8 Tacos
Ingredients
- 2- 2 1/2 pounds short ribs, evenly sized
- 1 Cup beer
- 1 Cup beef stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 flour tortillas
- For serving: slices of avocado, pickled onions, crumbled cotija/goat cheese, thinly sliced radishes, salsa, sliced jalapenos, chopped cilantro, etc
Process
- Sprinkler salt and pepper all over the short ribs.
- In a medium sized pot over medium-high heat, sear all sides of the short ribs.
- Place in a slow cooker. Add the beer, stock, and bay leaf. Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Remove the shrot ribs and let cool until you can handle them.
- Remove the bones and excess fat while you shred the meat. Return the meat to the liquid in the slow cooker until you are ready to serve the tacos.
- Assembly the tacos by warming the tortillas in a dry skillet.
- Divide the meat evenly and then top the tacos with your favorite toppings like avocado, cilantro, pickled onions and cheese.