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A Resolution to Eat Better Starts with Chinese Lettuce Cups

The new year has arrived, and you may have kicked it off with a resolution to eat healthier and achieve some fitness goals.

You can stick to your health plans without giving up your favorite foods – including beef which supports a balanced lifestyle.

Since Chinese New Year is only a few weeks away, let’s go in that direction.

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Inexpensive, Comfort Food, Pasta Jim Casler Inexpensive, Comfort Food, Pasta Jim Casler

Tender Slow Cooker Beef Ragu Pasta

A budget cut of beef, simple pantry ingredients, a bit of patience and your favorite pasta. This Slow Cooked Shredded Beef Ragu Sauce may be the king of all pasta dishes. It is hands down an all-time favorite...maybe it will be for you too!

This will be great with any type of pasta, but the best pasta for a rich sauce like this ragu is pappardelle. This wide, flat pasta is especially great for this recipe because the shredded beef clings to the wide strands.

Serves: 6

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Jim's World-Famous Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe For The Ages

While not famous right now…it will be.

This is an original. Guard this recipe with secrecy. It’s that good. 

Hot off the press. I made this for the first time this week. EVERYONE loved it!


It uses cheaper cuts of meat, tastes great and takes very little effort.


Get it in the crockpot early morning, mucho delicioso meal by supper time.

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What’s a Rump Roast?

What Did You Have For Dinner?


Your kids will love telling their friends what they had for dinner. Rump Roast, that's a funny name!

You will love how easy it is to make a great meal everyone will love.

​We like to gather all the ingredients together the night before, then, on a Saturday morning before we all head out for the day's activities, we get this going in the slow cooker and when we get back...Boom! A warm, delicious, nutrient-dense, healthy meal for your family.

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Slow Cooker Taco Meatloaf

Your family will love it….did you hear me? Love it!

Explore the fun in crafting a delectable meatloaf directly in your trusty slow cooker. Homemade meatloaf is a timeless comfort food. This slow cooker recipe adds an extra layer of coziness with a fusion of Mexican spices blended in the mix. Ole’!

This recipe takes about 30 minutes to prep, 5 hours in the slow cooker and serves about eight.

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