5 Cozy Crockpot Recipes to Keep You Warm This Winter ❄️🍲

[@darktigress4530]

My heart melted when I heard Gracie’s meow ❤️🐈

[@joannadavis6725]

Me too😊❤

[@marybethwhalen70]

I had to rewind and check the date posted to make sure I wasn’t hearing/seeing things. Such a sweet kitty!

[@sonjamotzkus4684]

Seeing and hearing Gracie is what always adds even more deliciousness to these recipes. What a jewel she was and still is, in the arms of the Master🙂 See ya later, girl❤️❤️❤️

[@janelletucker4943]

I Loved seeing Gracie Lou again. Great memories. ❤

[@MandyintheMaking]

My girl. My goodness how I miss her.

[@buckeyejen1076]

@@MandyintheMaking😢

[@marymasiakowski5042]

​@@MandyintheMaking ❤🐾❤🐾

[@melissaciswhoibe9183]

​@@MandyintheMaking 🙏🫶

[@Janiece1077]

When I heard her, I started tearing up! Miss her in your videos. Blessings from Central Iowa 🇺🇸

[@janw7536]

So glad to don’t edit Gracie Lou out… memories are to be shared not shut away. She was one classy cheese loving kitty. Thanks for all the great recipes. I love your videos and recipes. ❤

[@joannadelbuono6132]

so sweet that Gracie Lou made an appearance - her spirit will always be here.

[@mindypritchard508]

Loved seeing sweet Gracie Lou!! And, Steven with his "The outside is like biting into a turtle." LOL

[@katiem7850]

Oh my heart….seeing Gracie Lou again….miss her sweet little soul. Happy New Year to you….my Friday is complete now….with a Mandy video.

[@wendysfairbanks924]

I was so happy to see Gracie Lou, brought tears to my eyes.

[@patmurray3020]

Heat your oil til it’s hot, just put your corn tortilla in it, turn it over quickly, take it out, and drain on paper towel. It won’t fall apart, still pliable, and is even more flavorful. I love your channel.

[@Dang_Cool]

I was going to suggest the same.

[@ohredbrd]

Alllll of the recipes? Magniflicious! Seeing Gracie Lou? Absolutely priceless, miss her so much.😞

[@suebigger5097]

All your meals were awesome, was always so nice seeing Gracie Lou, she was always such a little sweetheart.

[@MandyintheMaking]

Thank you so much! We miss her too!

[@sherrywilliams409]

I laugh at those recipes that call for a just one rib of celery too! I guess bc I’m used to adding equal amounts of carrots and celery. And the same with recipes that have garlic in the title and one little tsp of garlic in the list of ingredients!😂😂 Awe! An old clip with Gracie! I didn’t cry though! I SMILED! It was so good seeing that sweet girl! I keep some chicken bullion granules or cubes around just in case I don’t have the liquid. It’s actually cheaper to make it yourself. Either one cube or one tsp to make one cup of broth. Same with beef.

[@janicenash8382]

Exactly my thoughts, thank you 🙏❤️

[@lyndaplancarte4895]

I loved seeing Gracie Lou...she's in heaven being spoiled by all the cheese she wants!! Re Campbell's Golden Cream of Mushroom Soup...many years ago my Mother had a recipe for Mini Meat Loaves and I want to say it was provided by Campbell's Soup. The recipe used 2 cans of Golden Cream of Mushroom Soup...1 went straight into the hamburger mix of chopped onions, 1 egg and salt and pepper. Instead of baking the meatloaf mix in a loaf pan it called for the mix to be made into "mini meat loaves" equal to a serving size for each person. The mini meat loaves were baked for about 45 minutes to an hour in like a Pyrex dish at 350°. Then she removed the mini meat loaves from the oven, mixed maybe 1/4 cup of the drippings from the Pyrex, discarded any excess, and mixed the other can of Golden Cream of Mushroom Soup with the 1/4 cup of drippings, poured it over the Mini Meat Loaves, returned it to the oven for maybe 15-20 more minutes to heat the gravy. She served the Golden Cream of Mushroom Soup gravy over mashed potatoes with the Mini Meat Loaves. I loved this recipe many moons ago, have made it over the years many times as it has been requested more times that I can remember...hope you find time to make it so you too can enjoy it!!!

[@stephanie2]

Awesome video. I oved seeing Gracie Lou again. Awesome memories❤️

[@wendelinharrison9571]

Sooo needed some crockpot recipes today! Then thought I was hallucinating Gracie!! So happy to see her ♥️🧀! Thanks Mandy!! ❤🐾

[@tinaleigh4488]

Heating the corn tortillas is an easy thing, first spray them with olive or avocado oil on both sides and place them on a sheet pan, then place them in a 400 degree oven for 8 minutes, flipping them over half way through the heating process. This will keep your tortillas pliable and they will hold together better when eating. Don't forget the tortilla warmer, it keeps your heated tortillas warm until dinner is ready to serve. We love your channel and all the shenanigans. And Mrs. Gracie Lou, we pray that you get all the cheese you want in heaven! 😻❤

[@tonjiakyle3236]

Happy to see Gracie Lou. Thank you for showing her. ❤️🙏🌷🍀

[@karencopeland7490]

I absolutely LOVE how your husband appreciates all of your cooking! You guys are adorable ❤

[@rickmiller4202]

That "meow", tugs at the heart.

[@kimwimer7308]

I have always used the golden mushroom soup but I have never used any thing else with it. I have recently started using the beefy mushroom and it’s even better! I just put 2 cans over a roast and let it cook.

[@patriciagray7858]

I use a cast iron griddle to heat/cook my tortillas. Corn or flour... they need a little cooking coming from the store.

[@toniclark2953]

Oh my gosh, sweet Gracie Lou❤❤❤

[@tammibrooks5407]

Happy new year to you and your family! Love seeing Gracie Lou again she is greatly missed.❤

[@littlebug1026]

i'm gonna cry and it's not cuz of the onions. sweetest little girl in the world.

[@debihediger4760]

I put our corn tortillas on the griddle with just a little bit of oil not to make them hard, but just to make them hot through and a little tougher, I would say

[@KathleenJekabsons]

Girl!, I’m less than a minute into watching this and I’ve already noticed a huge shift in the confidence in your voice! I’ve been enjoying your videos for a while now, and it looks like 2025 is gonna be your year! Keep up the good work!

[@kymblackburn7734]

I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉! May God bless your family ❤

[@susanmolnar9606]

I’m a New England girl so have never had pinto beans. Going to try that. You can always substitute a ham steak chopped up when you can’t find a ham hock. That’s what I do when making lentil soup. ❣️

[@deannar1000]

I have made the simplest pot roast for decades. A roast beef and one packet of AuJus (thats it) on low for 8 yrs. Always amazing. I tried your recipe and my family loved it. Now I have two easy pot roast recipes to make.

[@rosemarydoran9907]

Ĺoved seeing sweet Gracie Lou again! My heart was warmed when you talked about your grandma saying that you mixed things until "they felt right". My mom often said "mix it until it "looks right" or until it "felt right".

[@ryanfriedrich7202]

Let's try some beirocks there great and cozy yes in deed

[@muchelleeaton6131]

I remember all these recipes, yum. I haven't tried them all, but there is time, Lord willing. I especially loved seeing Gracie, I do miss seeing that sweet girl ❤.

[@marymasiakowski5042]

Miss seeing Gracie Lou. It was wonderful that you kept the memories going. After the holidays, crockpot is the way to go. Have a great weekend.

[@bethlewis9981]

Soaking the sun dried tomatoes was for when they are DRIED. That leathery texture is not my family's favorite but they never even notice them in there once they are soaked and chopped.

[@selena3957]

I use smoked turkey legs in my pintos... heat leg in crockpot to release juices then add beans cook till done they are delicious!!!!

[@bettyannlawlor3719]

I love when you bring back some of your recipes. Great reminder, loved seeing your little love grace Lu.

[@krisa8649]

I'm so bored with my crockpot repertoire, thanks for getting me out of the rut. I love garlic and found a great deal on boneless chicken & thighs recently at this wonderful meat market in Pemberville OH, always shop local if you can the deals can surprise you! So, I needed something to do with them. I'm looking forward to putting the first together Monday while I'm at work. Gracie is so pretty I love seeing her on your videos! You need a robot vac!! 22:16 I loved my basic 2017 iLife v3 robot vac. Alejandro el barrendero knew his map & never lost his marbles retaining the map, consistently cleaned larger spaces before recharge or empty and he had a remote so we could drive him around with cans of pop, playing with the dogs, take off map during program to spots that needed super sweep & he'd go back to where he was in 2017. Alejandro (iLife) gave up in 2022 after serving me at my camp, is so far far superior to my 2021 Shark a self emptying machine should be be better, has more tech. Constantly loses its mind - I have to redo the map about twice a month not my wifi either like the company says, it misses spots so I have to run it much longer than iLife3 (still on Amazon, same price as 2017 WoW). Either saves my busy working OT life so much and even though "Jezebel" Shark is a testy I can say with pets/messy cooking / too much work OT, it saves the day, sits a bit too low to the ground gets stuck on furnace registers, yet too thick to clear dishwasher/couches. Just make sure if you have "messy" pets, run it when you get home from work and do a walkabout to make sure the coast is clear 😊. Jezebel just may go to camp and I'll try iLife's self emptying machine.

[@lisamerritt979]

I wasn’t prepared to see Gracie. I thought this was a new video. The chicken garlic Parmesan stew sounds good.

[@kimkliphuis8615]

You have to pan fry corn tortillas…these all sound yummy can’t wait to try some of them!!

[@lisahoward1969]

Happy New Year y'all! 🙂 The pot roast and the beef tacos are on my list of dinners to make next. I prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas. I just love seeing Gracie Lou again and again..sweet girl ❤️

[@lisawilson5662]

I always find at least one of your recipes to try, these all look delicious! I wanted to mention I turned your Mom's savory rice dish into Mexican rice to eat on taco night. My grandson loves it. I just switched up with beef consume, rotel/fire roasted tomatoes and taco seasoning, DELICIOUS!! Thanks for sharing! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@NannaNeely]

Making this for Sunday after church! It is 11pm and about to put it in my crock pot.

[@springtime3771]

YES so much cooking since Thanksgiving. Most definitely CROCKPOT TIME! I have everything for the chicken garlic parm recipe. I'M IN 🫶🏼

[@Dang_Cool]

So may I make a suggestion?…. If you want to make an easy Pot Pie…. Cook a beef pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions. Make sure you have extra for leftovers. Also make sure you have plenty of gravy. Now for your leftovers, chop all the meat, potatoes, carrots and onion. Put your leftover gravy in a pot large enough to add the leftover veggies. Mix until nice and warm. I always add a can of corn to the mixture. Now, either make your own pie crust or buy the premade. Bake until golden brown. If you are worried about the pit crust edges getting too dark, put the foil on first. Take it off when you have at least 20 minutes left of cooking time. I prefer my crust a little on the darker side. Adds flavor.

[@Kimbi919]

The pot roast looks fantastic.

[@lilapacheco4826]

My 24 came to an end, period. Such an awful, rough year. I am ready for 25. Making that pot roast. I love golden mushroom soup. Use it over hamburger steak. Happy New Year all.

[@vivianwood2238]

I have used the golden mushroom soup in sauteed pork chops. Brown pork chops, then simmer in the can of soup for about 15-20 minutes. Delish!

[@Tricia4real]

Never realized you were from Pauline until I heard Holden's Ranch! I'm from Boiling Springs and I use to love some Chicken Stew from Holden's Ranch! So cool that you live so close!

[@marlajames2376]

My grandmother and my mom’s go to pot roast recipe was Lipton onion soup mix and golden mushroom soup, so 99% of the roasts I have eaten and/or made included that, but I have never seen the addition of evaporated milk. I must try that. Everything looked wonderful and I was wishing I lived at your house ❤😊

[@kilajai]

Yes, you must pan fry them to soften and cook them so they hold their shape. Most people dont realize that store bought corn tortillas are like buying parboiled rice. You still have to finish cooking them.

[@MicheleReisz-ey5vj]

Loved to see and hear Gracie Lou!❤

[@zeroGsa]

Pull out the electric griddle and lightly toast the corn tortillas on both sides. If you want to do it the healthy way, you don’t even need oil. The heat alone will firm them up. Love you guys and your recipes!!

[@melissafagan7003]

I toast my tortilla on the stove. You can fry them or bake them. These recipes look amazing. 🥰

[@debrahaag8064]

Holdens ranch…they were awesome ❤

[@ashlandells5109]

Hey Gracie Lou ❤ miss you!! Glad we still have these past cameos 😢

[@TracyShead-Stamey]

Thanks!

[@MandyintheMaking]

Thank you so much, Tracy! So very kind of you! ♥️

[@janglin725]

I use a can of golden mushroom soup and a can of french onion soup in my pot roast. I also use both soups to make smothered cube steaks too makes the best gravy

[@ashleymolina2177]

To warm corn tortillas, to should either heat them on a frying pan or griddle till they start to get a little color or you can add a tiny bit of oil and heat them on a pan. You just have to heat them longer and maybe on a lower heat

[@kellys-rt3ro]

It made me smile so much when I saw Miss Gracie Lou! Made my day!

[@summermercier1901]

If you can't find ham for your beans, smoked turkey wings/legs is a good substitute. Thank you for your wonderful recipes

[@jayndough68]

I use one of those choppers that has the pull string and the very sharp blades to pulverize my sun-dried tomatoes for recipes🍅

[@AnnaScopesi-ml1uy]

Your so lucky. You have a hubby who obviously loves you and shows it On top of that he loves to cook. Wow!

[@ms_texas]

My favorite part was Steven talking about the bread! 😂❤ Too funny! He had me really laughing.

[@cathymayfield2064]

I am a new subscriber. I love the look and review if your recipes. I definately want to try all your recipes. Have a terrific week.

[@mysonsRnavy]

I fry in some avocado oil til edges start to crisp but with tongs fold over about halfway through. Stand on the curve on paper towel to drain. I have found very hard to make soft tacos unless I use flour tortillas but without frying

[@debbiepowell8172]

Yes yes yes that gravy looks amazing. Good for dipping your bread.

[@gingergirl8797]

The Garlic Parmesan Chicken Stew sounds like a good one to start with. I love using the crockpot, I use it more now I'm retired than when I was working. Love seeing Gracie Lou, I am sure you miss her terribly.

[@annbramlett5743]

So great to see and hear Gracie! She is so missed!! Oh, and the food looks delish!

[@tammybabcock4802]

Good night Mandy and Steven and thank you for sharing your yummy meals and thank you for sharing your Gracie Lou ❤

[@janeywebb8342]

I make pinto beans all the time and as a Hispanic women I was taught to make it with salt pork or if I don’t have any then I will use bacon. With the leftovers I make refried beans. Try it with salt pork and you won’t be disappointed, it’s really yummy ! I also fry up my corn tortillas til they’re crispy.

[@sandrap3047]

It was so good to see Gracie! Those were the sweetest meows! Don't know if you will adopt another cat one day, but there's a million cats at the Humane Society in Hilton Head! I'm sure there are plenty in your area too. A kitty would be a cool souvenir from Hilton Head. They have a big cat house. My niece and I go over to pet the cats. I lost my dog last year. Her name was Daisy May like Jessica's Daisy Mae. She was 16 and was our heart! I miss her terribly! I'm going to adopt a senior dog when I'm ready, but not quite there yet. Love crockpot recipes! I'm making chicken chili tomorrow because it is cold this week. Thanks for sharing!

[@meadow9166]

Fry the corn tortillas for just a few minutes in a little bit of oil on both sides. You want the tortillas to be pliable, you can also fry the tortilla and use 2 for one taco.

[@LanceMcCloskey-sq7hd]

Corn tortillas: try wetting them before warming. Start the tap over the kitchen sink at a slow pace, but not just dripping. Run each tortilla thru the water at a pretty fast pace so each tortilla gets water for maybe a third of a second. Wrap the pile of tortillas in a fairly wet paper towel. Nuke 30 secs to a min. I do that and don't have a problem with crumbling (unless it cheap tortillas)

[@maryrudisill2541]

I was watching the chicken stew recipe and thought “wow that’s like Holdens Ranch” and then yall brought it up!!!! Too funny!!! I hate that it’s shut down 😭😭

[@karlataylor7003]

Pinto beans look great. My mother made pinto beans almost every Sunday with whatever she had. She also always had fried chicken definitely a Texas staple.

[@loriemiller2192]

Mandy the answer to your question about the corn tortillas is you do fry them like your husband said but in some kind of oil and not very long. The longer you leave them the crispier they will get. For tacos you mainly just warm them in the pan with a little bit of oil. I pretty much just put them in the pan and then turn them over and take them out. It also depends on how hot the oil is in your pan to how long you leave them for. I usually have it pretty hot before putting the tortillas in. I hope this helps. ❤

[@annw1395]

Better Than Bouillon chicken concentrate is delicious, and always on hand.

[@donnadivis8654]

Hi Mandy and family. Great recipes. Thanks! I enjoyed seeing Gracie Lou🫶🏻

[@georgettescolaro785]

Awe seeing Gracie Loo was wonderful. I am definitely going to try the pot roast with golden mushroom soup. I bet it will also be fabulous with chicken as well

[@luanncrownover4]

Love crock pot recipes and these sound outstanding. Best thing though was getting to see sweet Gracie once again. ♥

[@Mphscat]

My heart .... Gracie Lou Angel Kitty. Turtle Bread LOL. So very funny. Here in TX, a pot of beans is a staple and my mexican born husband eats beans & eggs for breakfast. My Southern self finds that extremely bizarre. I don't like the texture of sun dried tomatoes either Mandy! Easy tip for you friend: Get some Better Than Bullion to keep on hand for small amounts of broth when you're out or don't want to open the entire carton. To keep your corn tortillas from falling apart you can use a dish towel folded and put them in there for 20 - 30 seconds OR heat them in a skillet (or comal) with a little oil.

[@StacieGordon-h4y]

So happy to see a new kitty. Gracie is smiling down on you all.

[@NavymomProud]

I grew up on pinto beans. One of my favorite childhood memories is coming home from school on a cold rainy day and walking into the kitchen to find a pot of pinto beans simmering on the stove and homemade bread all over the counters. For tortillas, usually flour for us but sometimes corn, I turn on a burner (gas stove) and toast them for a few minutes. They get a nice charred flavor.

[@heatheryoung9949]

Guys, everything looked delicious. But I have to plain pinto beans and cornbread without all the additional ingredients is the best. Actually I recently tried pinto beans over sourdough bread is quite delicious as well.

[@ScrappyNicko]

The taco stands usually double up two corn tortillas… that way they won’t fall apart… keep up the Great work… it brings a tear to my eye to see Gracie Lou in the older videos.

[@kristinaandthegerman4554]

I only add sun-dried tomatoes to hot water if they are truly dry and not in oil. It’s like doing the same with a dried mushroom.

[@OZARKMOON1960]

I love Golden Mushroom soup and confess I use it in green bean casserole and tuna/noodle casserole instead of cream of mushroom. It is just so flavorful and adds something extra to them. As to the tortillas; my dad's secret was to 'fry' them, but not for very long - only about 10 - 15 seconds, flip them, 10 - 15 more seconds, all in oil and then blot them on paper towels. This seems to finish the cooking on corn tortillas and they are very bendy and pliable.

[@kevinayres9902]

Heat your corn tortillas on a hot dry griddle. about 90 seconds and you should see them kind of bubble then turn over for 60 to 90 seconds. We live in New Mexico and Taco Tuesday is an important meal at our home, so I have done this for many years. Good luck and Thank you for the great video ideas.

[@susanpumphrey354]

I know this was just a compilation so you may already have a good method, but what I do to heat my corn tortillas is to put them out onto a hot griddle pan, once they start steaming I spritz them with oil, flip them over and spritz the other side, then let them heat for a few seconds on that side and remove. Stack them up on a plate and they'll stay warm and pliable for a while.

[@brendajackson294]

I sure did need a crock pot recipe today. I'm going to make the golden mushroom roast using a pork loin because I don't have a chuck roast. Seeing Gracie was so heart warming. She is even at the end. Happy New Year stay warm.

[@cindybrockmeyer2528]

I teared up seeing your Gracie asking for her treats. We lost our 12 year old girl just a month ago. It has been a big adjustment, but we are going forward.

[@barbaraforbes1836]

Tip: a grapefruit spoon works nicely to scoop out seeds and membranes of hot peppers. The spoon also works great to remove small pieces of egg shell that can accidentally get into slippery whites. I’ve gotten the cheese shredder and the chopper since seeing you use them. I love them. Next is that silicone air fryer basket.😊

[@beyesh3760]

❤❤❤❤❤ Miss Gracie Lou😅😊😊 Great recipes. I will try both chicken recipes. Yes, we always use chicken stock/broth, always a 6pk from Costco in the house. Beef without being in corn tortillas, not a fan of the corn ones because of that issue we always use flour ones after browning up on the stove. 😊😊

[@kimberlyyoung6517]

Loved seeing Gracie Lou ❤

[@linday7570]

Oh Gracie Lou! Such a precious kitty. ❤ I’m so glad you shared her with us. ❤

[@RumduolAngkor]

WOW! Nice video

[@CindyMobley]

Mandy, I have used golden mushroom soup for years in my roast, but to take it up a notch season the meat and flour it and brown it on all sides in a little oil, then put it in your sauce you make, you may have to add a little beef broth or water if it gets to thick, also that soup is good on porkchops, chicken, I will put the meat in a pan with foil, I mix the soup and water or milk pour it over the meat add some mushrooms and onions, cover tightly with foil and bake until very tender, usually about a hour or hour and a half!

[@marcycooper6151]

Golden mushroom is great in a roast, I’ve used it many many times, I like it better than cream of mushroom in any beef dish.

[@pampeterson3092]

Some of these look so yummy. Like Steven, I grew up having a good pot of pinto beans with the ham hock in the winter for dinner, definitely will be trying this variation. The garlic Parmesan chicken soup sounds delicious. Thanks for helping with my menu planning. Happy New Year. I look forward to new recipes

[@lisalisa107]

My mama made her crock pot roast just like that. It is so flavorful. Family favorite!

[@chriscarlton9682]

I have always used Golden Mushroom soup to make my gravy.