Slow Cooker Italian Beef with Spicy Giardiniera

Slow Cooker Italian Beef with Spicy Giardiniera

I don't post a lot of slow cooker recipes. That's because I don't ever use a recipe. I put onion, garlic, and meat in the slow cooker and it tastes awesome. Who would want to read about that?  :)

But I realize that some of you might want more than garlic and onion with your meat. And it's the right time of year for slow cookers.

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Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Lime and Green Chilies

Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Lime and Green Chilies

I know that traditionally people use pork roast for this kind of recipe. But I have 1/4 of a beef in the freezer and a conventionally raised pork roast was around ten dollars at the store.

So I used a lovely grassfed top blade roast out of my freezer.

It took me 5 minutes to put the ingredients in the slow cooker before I went to work. Even the pickiest people in my house loved this :)

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Meatloaf 3 Ways (GAPS/Paleo)

Meatloaf 3 Ways (GAPS/Paleo)

I like blogging and cooking, but I also have a husband, a couple of kids, two cats, and a job in special ed. And I'm going to school to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. So while I love spending time in the kitchen, tonight it's not going to happen.

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