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• Follow Following 1 Scintillating, Thoughtful Historical Fiction? heatherly asked in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago 3 Answers by hayden, Rickler , Dan Williams…

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  I have shredded chicken, and am making chicken noodle soup in the crockpot

  2 0 Crockpot recipes generally suggest browning the meat first in a pan (browning or searing, not necessarily cooking all the way through) because of the flavor this step imparts to your dish. The high heat also has the added benefit of killing off any surface bacteria that may have formed on your raw meat (the crockpot doesn't get hot enough to kill all food-born bacteria). Just to be safe, go ahead and brown that chicken in a pan over med-high heat before tossing it into the crockpot with your broth and veggies. I'd add the noodles later in the process or even cook them separately and add them last, since cooking them over low heat for a long period of time will likely result in a gooey mess. We cook in our crockpot at least once a week, and have discovered that most recipes require a cooking step at the beginning and again at the end. (Since water doesn't cook out of the pot like it does in a pan, we often have to reduce our stocks and sauces on the stove top once the crockpot has finished cooking). Basically the only benefit of the crock vs. the stove is that you don't have to tend to it during the cooking process. Which is still awesome! Happy soupmaking! heatherly answered in Meat about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

• Follow Following 1 How long do we have to enter the drink contest? heatherly asked in Questionland FAQs about 1 year ago 1 Answer by Marty Unger…

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  0 0 Yeah, I meant to follow up on the rest of Anne Rice while I was living in NOLA and never got around to it. (Actually, come to think of it, I didn't read a lot when I lived there. Ahem.) I think I'll make this my summer reading list! Good call, Rev. heatherly commented about 1 year ago

• Comment on Amy W.'s answer…

  0 0 Oh I hadn't thought of Capote yet, that's a great idea. I haven't heard of Jim Thompson yet but will get on it right away. I feel like I should go ahead and make myself a stiff drink... heatherly commented about 1 year ago

• Comment on Christina L's answer…

  0 0 Sounds perfect! I'll look for it right away. heatherly commented about 1 year ago

• Comment on mishalibrarian's answer…

  0 0 Oooh, Flannery O'Connor is a great idea! Loved COD's, and will definitely check out the rest, thanks! heatherly commented about 1 year ago

• Comment on hayden's answer…

  1 0 Wow...you really are an expert! heatherly commented about 1 year ago

• Follow Following 1 Novels set in the South, Generational stories, Series!!! heatherly asked in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago by hayden & 8 other answers by mishalibrarian , Amy W.…

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