Apples and onions just go beautifully together and if  you add a cider-bourbon reduction? Amazing.  This is a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or any autumn meal. It would be great with ham as well. In fact, after I made it I thought that cut in a small dice it would be perfect over grilled chicken breast.

Remember that roasting vegetables gives them a sweetness that can’t be achieved in any other manner.

Although it is not quite slow cooker weather here, for many of you it is. Actually, I tend to use the slow cooker all year because it doesn’t heat up the kitchen and it really is a great way to cook meals.
This is so good. You can substitute a good dark ale for the wine if you like with excellent results.
Serve it with a dark rye bread, some sliced Swiss or Gouda, noodles, and you have a great meal happening.

Slow Cooker Red Cabbage and Sausage

1  head red cabbage, shredded
4 tart apples, cored and diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
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I wish I could call this Calvados Chicken Normandy but I can’t.  I didn’t have any Calvados but I did have a nice bottle of Crown Royal that a customer gave to Marc a couple of years ago.  What can I say? We don’t drink very much.
I wanted to make a cider reduction for this chicken and I thought that the whiskey would give it a nice mellow depth.  I was not disappointed at all, and the Hot Pepper Jelly was a brilliant touch if I do say so myself.

Yep.  Pizzaria style.  Hand tossed.
The thing is I always make hand tossed pizza.  I have been doing it for years..I can even get it spinning.  I thought..aha! This will be a piece of….cake pizza.