• What's for Dinner?
  • Everyday Meals
    • Dress Up the Ordinary
    • Soups, Stews, Bisques
    • Bring On the Crock Pot
    • Gravies (Almost) Like Grandma's
  • Gourmet Restaurant Meals
  • Home for the Holidays
  • Elegant Sauces
  • Dietary Lifestyle
    • Gluten Free
    • Vegan / Vegetarian
    • Lower Sodium
  • Buy Some Sauce

A chef, a friend of the company, had us to dinner one night in his home and told us we were in for a "big surprise."  His theme of the night, as he was fond of saying, and as expressed in his marvelous Austrian accent, was "great, glorious food, done simply."  With a mischievous grin and sparkling eyes, he beamed as he pointed affectionately to his crock pot. Well, we thought it was a joke, a crock if you will, and pardon the pun. The meal was scrumptious. It was nutritious.

We learned a great lesson that day, from a fine cook and a great, unsung hero of the kitchen - the crock pot! Well, we can tell you ours no longer sits idle on a back shelf in our pantries. We've put it to good use, and often. We've learned some new twists on old classics. In recipes calling for commercial broths, stocks, or bouillon, we've replaced them with our natural French stocks and sauces for great taste and less sodium. When we need something that's easy, tasty, and nutritious, we bring on the crock pot. When we're cooking a gourmet restaurant meal, we use the crock pot to hold and heat our elegant sauces. So many possibilities with something so simple. Our crock pot is often an ingredient in our recipe for a great dining experience.