Creamy Vegetables?

Today, I'm posting two recipes and both are creamy. The reason for the ? in the title, is that I'm not sure if a potato is considered a vegetable...It is almost like the tomato...no one seems to know where it goes...

Wikipedia describes it as: The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family.

Dictionary.com:

pl. po·ta·toes

1. A South American plant (Solanum tuberosum) widely cultivated for its starchy edible tubers.
2. A tuber of this plant.
3. A sweet potato. See Regional Note at possum.

Huh? So is it a vegetable or not? For the purpose of this blog post, we are going to consider it a vegetable...

Creamy Corn

1 package frozen corn (20 oz)
1/2 cup butter
6 Tablespoon water
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 package cream cheese, softened (8 oz)

Mix first 4 ingredients in crock and cook on Low 2 hours. During the last half hour of cooking add the cream cheese.

Creamy Red Potatoes

2 pounds small red potatoes, quartered
1 can cream of potato soup, undiluted
1 envelope Ranch Salad Dressing mix
1 Tablespoon milk
1 (8 0z) package cream cheese, softened

Place potatoes in crock. In mixing bowl beat next 3 ingredients. Pour over potatoes and stir. Make sure all potatoes are covered. Cover and cook on low for 6 - 8 hours. During the last half hour of cooking, add the cream cheese and stir.


Now for a little something extra...

On families.com they had an unique tip that I thought I would share with you:

After traveling and lodging, food is the biggest expense while traveling. But you can get in some great meals for $10, $5 or less when you cook them yourself. How can you cook while traveling? There are a few fun and inventive ways to be frugal here.

Bring the slow cooker

While many hotels don't allow cooking in the room unless you have a suite that includes a kitchen, you can still use your crockpot in your car! If you have a long trip, at least four hours, then you are all set for a great meal. Add a liner to your crockpot, fill it up with ingredients and plug it into your car using an inverter. You can help secure it in the car with a cake pan. When you get to your destination, a hot meal will be waiting. Remove the liner for a fast cleanup.

Enjoy and Happy Slow Cooking...Hugs...