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Crab Tomato-Basil Bisque Slow Simmered in Clay Recipe

Crab Tomato-Basil Bisque Slow Simmered in Clay Recipe

Love seafood but think you have to go to an expensive seafood restaurant to enjoy a great bisque? Think again. VitaClay makes this formerly daunting recipe quick and easy--great for a light meal or an appetizer for a killer dinner party.   Crab is a special treat that makes this soup pop like not...
2 Yummy, Healthy Slow Cooked Steal Cut Oat Recipes (Oatmeal)

2 Yummy, Healthy Slow Cooked Steal Cut Oat Recipes (Oatmeal)

Oatmeal is a great healthy way to start your day. We are always looking to try new flavors we there is variety and we don't get bored eating the same thing every day. It's also a simple meal to prepare especially when using your VitaClay slow cooker. Put your ingredients in the cooker set the tim...
Make Home-Made Gravy, Slow-Simmered in Clay

Make Home-Made Gravy, Slow-Simmered in Clay

Suitable VitaClay models: VS7600, VF7700, VM7900 Make delicious, homemade gravy slow-simmered in clay for your big holiday meal! Mmmm, gravy. It’s good in and on so many dishes: mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, biscuits…the list goes on and on. It adds a meaty, creamy goodness to anything it to...

VitaClay: Modern Innovation and Ancient Nutrition + Salmon Recipe

VitaClay: Modern Innovation and Ancient Nutrition + Salmon Recipe

Suitable for VitaClay Models: VF7700, VM7900 Know you should feed your family healthy, whole, home-cooked meals, but crunched for time and on a tight budget? Cooking nutritious, amazing meals for your family does not have to take all day or break the bank! Using simple, nutrient-filled ingredient...
Slow Cooked VitaClay Refried Beans for Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday!

Slow Cooked VitaClay Refried Beans for Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday!

Suitable for VitaClay Models VM7900 and VF7700 series. Refried beans are great: they’re creamy and smooth, and they’re beans! So they’re full of fiber and nutrition. Refried beans taste great and go really well with chips, in addition to salsa or queso sauce, or in a 7 layer dip! Better yet, they...
Easy, Quick, Festive Chicken Fiesta Tortilla Soup Recipe!

Easy, Quick, Festive Chicken Fiesta Tortilla Soup Recipe!

Sometimes I just want dinner to be easy. I don’t want to think about it. I want it to be ready. I don’t think I’m alone—that’s why fast food places do so well, right? We’re tired at the end of the day, and we just don’t want to think about making dinner, let alone do it. But alas it’s January now...

Marinated Pork Belly Roast Slow Cooked in Clay

Marinated Pork Belly Roast Slow Cooked in Clay

Suitable for VitaClay Models VF7700 and VM7900 Series only.  Followers of low carb and paleo diets are often looking for more grain-free and high-fat recipes that taste great. No matter what kind of diet you subscribe to, it’s easy to get into a rut when you’re cooking dinner every night. We all ...
Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Barbecue Sauce Recipe

I hope all of you remember all the rating and raving about making your own sauces, because here it is ladies and gentlemen: your very own home made BBQ sauce! Ingredients 1 tablespoon bacon grease, walnut or coconut oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 3 tablespoons minced garlic 3 tablespoons hone...
Sloppy Joe Filling Recipe

Sloppy Joe Filling Recipe

(gluten free, low carb, low glycemic without bread) Ingredients: 1-2 lb pork roast (rump or any cheaper cut is fine--slow cooking makes it tender!) Seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder 1/4 (for 1lb) - 1/2 (for 2lb) cup of  beer, cola, or broth ¼ jar or bottle of barbecue sauce (...

Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats: Cook Breakfast While You Sleep!

Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats: Cook Breakfast While You Sleep!

Suitable for VitaClay models VF7700 and VM7900 models ONLY  Steel cut oats are amazing cooked in clay. The texture, flavor and overall results are far superior to any other cooking method I've used. The great thing about oats is that they are healthy and delicious, and since they are warm, they a...
Carrot Puree Mix recipe

Carrot Puree Mix recipe

Carrot Puree is a great addition to any soup or smoothie that you want to create for yourself and your family. A great way to get your daily dose of Vitamin A. Ingredients: 1lb baby carrots ¾ cups water 1 T coconut butter/manna pinch of cinnamon pinch of sea salt Directions: Place carrots in c...
Steamed Egg for Upset Tummies

Steamed Egg for Upset Tummies

            I lived in China for a few years, and while I was there I learned a few tricks that are widely known there but that I had never heard of before. I’ve also found that virtually no one here knows these tips. One such trick is when you have a sinus or tension headache (especially one at ...

Superfood Teff Porridge Slow Cooked in Clay

Superfood Teff Porridge Slow Cooked in Clay

Suitable for VitaClay models: VS7600, VF7700, VM7900 Teff is an ancient grain (technically, it’s a grass) originating in Africa. Often you can find it in Ethiopian or Eritrean restaurant if you’re so lucky to have one nearby. The flat bread most commonly made with teff is called Injera. Sometimes...
Slow Cooker Tequila-Lime Chicken

Slow Cooker Tequila-Lime Chicken

This would be a great recipe to take to a dinner party for a potluck. Sides can include; cheese, sour cream, beans, rice, tortillas, etc. Also we included a recipe for your yummy leftovers.         SHOP NOW Ingredients: 1 ripe mango 1 ripe banana 1/3 cup brown sugar 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 t...
Make Hummus from Scratch with VitaClay!

Make Hummus from Scratch with VitaClay!

Suitable for all VitaClay Models. If using Stock Pot (VM7800 series) please monitor liquid levels and evaporation while cooking.  Hummus is a delicious middle-eastern dip made from garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas) and is a great dip for bread, crackers, chips or veggies. As such, it is a gr...

Barbeque Pulled Pork Sandwiches for Game Day

Barbeque Pulled Pork Sandwiches for Game Day

The Superbowl is a big deal to a lot of people. Even if your team isn’t playing, it’s a big, fun party day when people can get together. The weather might be warm enough in some places to cook out, but for the rest of us, we need some good recipes that can be made indoors but still feel festive, ...
Creamy Kale Onion Soup Slow Cooked in Clay

Creamy Kale Onion Soup Slow Cooked in Clay

I’m all about soup. First of all, it helps me get in lots of broth, which is key to being healthy (traditional cultures all over the world have consumed broth for health for thousands of years). I love the flavor the broth imparts to everything as well, so I make a batch weekly with leftover bone...
Using Your VitaClay in Unconventional Ways: Game Day Hot Dogs

Using Your VitaClay in Unconventional Ways: Game Day Hot Dogs

 Why the term unconventional? Believe it or not, our Vitaclay product is especially adept at giving you these types of recipes that most other slow cookers can’t produce. The first “unconventional” use of VitaClay that we came up with is making yogurt. Yogurt made in clay is special. It has a dif...

Sloppy Joe's: Make & Keep Warm in VitaClay (and a Hack)

Sloppy Joe's: Make & Keep Warm in VitaClay (and a Hack)

Like pulled pork sandwiches or cooking out, sloppy joe's are a great, easy, delicious choice for a party food. And there just happens to be a day coming up in which you may or may not be throwing (or going to) a party. Sloppy Joe's are yummy, easy, and a crowd pleaser - especially when the crowd ...
Make Easy, Delicious Spiced Applesauce, Slow Cooked in Clay!

Make Easy, Delicious Spiced Applesauce, Slow Cooked in Clay!

Suitable for VitaClay Models VS7600, VF7700, VM7900 series.              Applesauce is a staple in many houses: especially those with young children. It’s great to have a quick, healthy snack on hand for when the kids need a little something sweet: something to stick in the diaper bag or in a lun...
Red Beans and Rice, Cajun Style, Ready When You Are!

Red Beans and Rice, Cajun Style, Ready When You Are!

            Red beans and rice is a filling, nutritious meal that is great for those busy nights when you don’t have time to cook. If you’re like me, you may have one day of the week that is busier than the others, for whatever reason.             My busy day is Tuesday. I have meetings in the mo...

Jazz up Your Night with Peppered Beef Stew

Jazz up Your Night with Peppered Beef Stew

            We've posted beef stew recipes here before, and with good reason: it’s kind of like our signature dish. Good Housekeeping magazine voted VitaClay the best cooker for beef stew a couple of years ago, and we can’t help but agree! (You may see the original review here)             Beef s...
Traditional Borscht in Your Clay Pot: Your New Favorite Soup!

Traditional Borscht in Your Clay Pot: Your New Favorite Soup!

Yesterday I came across an article about how amazing beets are. Apparently they’re a traditional “medicine” dating back a very long time. I had tried making beet kvass, a traditional probiotic beet drink, and had read that it does wonders for hormonal imbalances. This article claims it is also a ...
Home-Made Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup in Clay

Home-Made Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup in Clay

Suitable for VitaClay Models: VS7600, VF7700, VM7900 Growing up, one of my favorite things was mushrooms (I still really like them). I would eat them raw, in salads, or just by the handful. Anything mushroom-flavored was awesome, so of course I loved cream of mushroom soup or any recipe that cont...

Make Ahead Taco Meat: Easy in Clay!

Make Ahead Taco Meat: Easy in Clay!

Suitable for VitaClay Models VF7700 & VM7900 series.  The thing I miss sometimes about never eating anything processed in a box or can is that everything has to be made from scratch.  I don't always have time to whip something up from scratch every day, though. So I like to have some things p...
Traditional Vietnamese Pho Made in Your Kitchen

Traditional Vietnamese Pho Made in Your Kitchen

Suitable for all VitaClay Models! Portions will vary by model.  Another rare storm has blown in on us here in Northern California. We can’t complain about the rain: we need it so badly. The problem is that recently the storms blowing in have been rather violent with strong winds and torrential do...
Shredded Pork Noodle Soup: Quick, Easy, Nourishing Recipe!

Shredded Pork Noodle Soup: Quick, Easy, Nourishing Recipe!

I lived in China for a couple of years after college, and though I am Caucasian and grew up in America, I get a craving for something Asian-inspired pretty often. Thankfully, Asian food is often really simple and easy to make. Add a few key ingredients to give it that Asian flavor. Ginger is one ...


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