Chicken thighs, seasoned with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and rosemary, cooked with mushrooms and onions, and slow braised on the stovetop.

Braised Chicken Thighs with Onions and Mushrooms

This is a pretty standard recipe for braised chicken, although I based my version on Emeril's recipe he shared on Good Morning America some time ago. While bone-in chicken thighs are most traditional, other pieces of chicken may also be used, simply by adjusting times accordingly. There's quite a lot of onion in this - about 3 cups, very thinly sliced, and fresh mushrooms are typically included, though if you're not really a fan, it'd be fine to omit them. Other veggies may be used, such as quartered red potatoes and carrots, halved and cut into 1-inch chunks. Brown them in the oil after removing the chicken and before adding the broth.

Slow cooked pork roast in an incredibly tasty gravy, using Coca-Cola Classic and an envelope of onion soup mix. Great for chicken and beef roasts as well!

Slow Cooker Coca-Cola Pork Roast

This pork roast uses that same combination of good ole Co'Cola and dry onion soup mix we love on a beef roast, and the same as that beef roast that is so delicious, so is a pork loin done the same way. Yes, we Southerners like to cook with Coke - which of course includes things like 7-up and Dr Pepper and root beer, of course - because we all know that Coke covers all beverage bases in the South.