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Turn Any Recipe into a Crock Pot Recipe

You know you can’t leave the house, or the kitchen sometimes if you have a pot on the stove top… Wouldn’t it be easier to throw your ingredients into a crock pot? But how do you adjust your favorite recipe to make it happen? Follow the steps below! 410Q55382PL If your original recipe calls for:

  • Baking at 350f for 30 minutes = Slow Cook on low for about 5 hours.
  • Baking at 350f for 1 hour = Slow Cook on low for about 8 hours.
  • Stovetop simmering for 30 minutes = Slow Cook on low for about 5 hours.
  • Stovetop simmering for 1 hour = Slow Cook on low for about 8 hours.

images (1)Slow Cookers need some (but not too much) liquid to produce your recipes – If the recipe has little-to-no liquid; add a half cup of water or some type of broth that compliments your ingredients.  If your recipe has a lot of liquid, reduce the amount of liquids by a third.

Organizing a Trivia Night Fundraiser

Step 1- Choose a time that works for your audience

Not the time that suits you best

Make sure your event does not clash with a big sporting event, a holiday weekend or other local event. Try not to stage it too close to money hungry times of year like Christmas, the start of the school year or tax time.Don’t start too early or too late. For a family event 6pm on a Saturday is probably best and for an adults only night 7:30pm works better. Avoid weeknights, other than Friday… while great for a local pub quiz night they are rarely successful for fundraisers.

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Step 2 Decide on your audience

Family friendly or adult’s only event

There are two schools of thought on this one. Do you have a family friendly event so that everyone can join in or do you plan an adult’s only night where people can let their hair down and have a few drinks? Personally I prefer the later… people tend to spend more at these nights too.Don’t worry too much about attracting a large crowd, you really only need 10- 20 families in your group to get involved and bring along a team of friends to have a very successful event.

Read the rest of the article HERE – great ideas!!!