Easy Apple Dessert Pizza

I think my most favorite recipes to share here on the Country Cook are dessert recipes.

And if you've followed this website for a while, you've probably noticed.

Just look at the dessert section in the recipe index.

And I especially love when I can share an easy dessert.

I'm sure I've mentioned it before but it's worth repeating again.

I'm not the most patient cook/baker. And I'm definitely not the neatest.

Everyone in my house knows when Momma has been in the kitchen.

So after making a mess in my kitchen just trying to make supper, I like it when I can still 

make a dessert but not pile up a bunch of dishes or exhaust myself in the process. 

This will look like it took you all kinds of time to whip up, but a few shortcuts make all the difference.

Now, I'm using apple pie filling for this particular recipe but the beauty of this dessert pizza is how many options you have.

You're only limited to the number of canned pie fillings you can find.

Blueberry, Blackberry, Lemon, Cherry, Strawberry, Peach...you name it.

The only small change you would make would be in the crumb topping.

For this apple dessert pizza, I add ground cinnamon to the crumb topping.

I probably wouldn't use the cinnamon with any other pie fillings except for maybe the peach. 

And with the peach I would cut back the cinnamon to only a teaspoon.

I absolutely love cinnamon with apple but you can certainly make it to the taste that your family loves.

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

As warmer weather approaches, lots of folks start thinking of ways to make supper without turning on the oven.

Especially if you live in a small house like I do.

When you turn on the oven, you also have to crank up the AC because the oven heats up the whole house.

Now, I cook nearly everyday of the week, so it's unavoidable that I'm going to have to turn on the oven in the summer.

But I do try to keep it to a minimum.

And one of the ways I do that is to use my slow cooker.

Also, if you are new to cooking, a slow cooker is a great way to get started.

Most slow cooker recipes are incredibly easy and they don't require a lot of hands on attention.

So I'm always on the lookout for slow cooker recipes to add to my recipe box.

It's nice to have a bunch of favorites to choose from when I'm using my Crock Pot regularly.

Weekend Potluck #19 {Memorial Day Weekend Edition}

Welcome to the potluck!

We're so glad to have you here.

So pull up a chair and we'll pour you a glass of sweet tea.

New to Weekend Potluck?

No problem, we got ya covered.

Weekend Potluck is a food "linky" party as we call it in the food blogging world.

It's where food bloggers can "link up" (share) some of their favorite recipes.

In short, it's a virtual potluck.

So, you the lovely reader, can find a bunch of amazing recipes all in one place!

As you scroll down, you'll notice that each week we share some of the most popular or favorite recipes from the prior week. 

And if you keep scrolling down, you'll see some smaller pictures.

Those are the recipes that food bloggers have shared for this week.

Just click on the picture of the recipe that sounds interesting to you, and it will take you right to it!

If you still have questions, just ask! We're all family here.

Now go on, grab a plate, and dig in!

Last week's Weekend Potluck made it difficult for our team to choose which recipes to feature. I guess that is a good thing, right? 

If you missed it, go back and take a look at all the delicious recipes available. 

I promise that Pinterest-addicts will be very happy.

NOTE: We cannot feature the recipe with the most clicks since it was not linked back from within the post. 
(Please refer to the linky guidelines for more information.) 

That makes us sad, but we are very happy to recognize...

The recipe with the 2nd most views was~

Southern Pecan Pie

If I had to choose my most absolute favoritest pie in the world - I would have to say it is this one right here.

I love pie.

I love all kinds of pie.

In fact, I doubt there are many pies out there that I don't like.

Unless you're talking about steak and kidney pie.

I just can't get into that pie at all.

But any other sweet pies - then I am all over it. 

But my favorite has got to be the good ole Pecan Pie.
(Apple Pie is a very close second)

And pecan pie is probably one of the easiest homemade pies you can bake.

There isn't a whole lot involved. 

You dump almost all the ingredients in a bowl, then you stir, pour, and bake.

And lucky for us, you can get really tasty frozen pie crusts these days.

Now, by all means, if you have a pie crust recipe that you absolutely adore, fill free to use it with this filling recipe.

The dark corn syrup in this recipe really adds such a great flavor because of the molasses that is in dark corn syrup. 

It's not so sweet that you think you might break a tooth.

And just a touch of ground cinnamon is that small little ingredient that really brightens the other flavors up a bit.

Simply put, it's just flat out yummy!

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Is there any food better than the food from our childhood?

I bet all of us can name at least 5 foods that we ate as a kid that we will always love and remember.

My husband will tell you his Mom made the best grilled cheese.

His favorite meal (made by his Mom of course) was tomato soup and grilled cheese.

And now that his Mom has passed away, I think that is an even more cherished memory for him.

No one makes food as good as Mom.

One food I absolutely loved to eat as a kid was Sloppy Joes.

We ate these pretty often.

My Mom worked full-time but she always worked real hard to make sure we had homecooked meals during the week. 

Even though she would be exhausted from work (she was a school custodian), she would still do her best to cook us our favorite foods.

And my Mom could get creative and it seemed like she topped everything with Kraft Singles.

She put sliced cheese on sloppy joes, stuffed peppers, sandwiches, and she even sliced it up and put it in scrambled eggs or in salads.

I think she always wanted to make sure we got our daily intake of dairy especially since I've never been a good milk-drinker.

Now, I'm making the Sloppy Joe filling in the slow cooker.

I think it gets tastier as it simmers away gently in the crock pot.

But you can definitely make these on the stove top (see notes below).

Weekend Potluck #18

Who's ready for another potluck?
I know I am!
I get so many new recipe ideas each week, I hardly have the time to make them all.
My recipe binder is bulging!

So come on over, grab a plate and take a seat.
Let's get this potluck started!

Wow! Last week was a super-tremendous party and it was almost too difficult to pick favorites, but we tried...

The recipe with the most clicks was ~

Coconut Cream Poke Cake

I'm really thrilled to be sharing this next recipe.

First of all, because we made it recently to celebrate my Momma's birthday.

Secondly, because it's another one of those easy cakes to make but tastes outta-this-world good.

Last year my Mom really wanted some Pea Pickin' Cake to celebrate her special day.

And because she loves those tropical flavors so much, I decided to make her a Coconut Cream Poke Cake this year.

This was a recipe I found years ago online when internet recipe sharing was starting to take off.

And it has been a favorite ever since.

The cake is so moist and has such a great creamy, coconut flavor that I think even folks 

who are not coconut lovers will fall in love with this one!