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Metabolic Study of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Sleep Apnea
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The purpose of this study is to look at the metabolic (use of energy) and hormonal features of sleep problems in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Drug: Depot Lupron followed by estrogen plus placebo
Drug: Depot Lupron followed by progesterone plus placebo.
Device: CPAP
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|PCOS, Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Risk in Women
- Sex steroid levels [ Time Frame: After treatment (6 weeks) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Sleep recording/polysomnography [ Time Frame: After treatment (6 weeks) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Frequently sampled IVGTT [ Time Frame: After treatment (6 weeks) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- 24-hour hormonal profiles [ Time Frame: After treatment (6 weeks) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1A
Randomized to receive depot Lupron for 6 weeks. Then randomized again to receive estrogen plus placebo for another 6 weeks.
Drug: Depot Lupron followed by estrogen plus placebo
A single intramuscular dose of depot lupron (11.25 mg). Six weeks after injection, subjects will receive daily oral doses of estrogen (2mg) plus placebo for six weeks.
Experimental: 1B
Randomized to receive depot Lupron for 6 weeks. Then randomized again to receive progesterone plus placebo for another 6 weeks.
Drug: Depot Lupron followed by progesterone plus placebo.
A single intramuscular dose of depot lupron (11.25 mg). Six weeks after injection, subjects will receive daily oral doses of progesterone (200mg) plus placebo for six weeks.
Experimental: 3
Randomized to receive CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) treatment for 6 weeks.
Device: CPAP
CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) treatment at home for six weeks.
Detailed Description:
The prevalence of obesity and chronic sleep loss are at record levels among Americans and evidence continues to emerge to support a causal link between the two conditions. Metabolic abnormalities related to sleep disruption are particularly evident in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder traditionally associated with male gender. While more prevalent in men, OSA is underrecognized in women in part because its clinical and polysomnographic features differ from those of men. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are particularly susceptible to OSA with at least a 5-fold higher risk for its development compared to obese women without PCOS. This study will enroll obese women with PCOS, with and without OSA. Those with OSA will be randomized to receive CPAP or to receive depot leuprolide to suppress ovarian steroid output over 12 weeks, reassessed at 6 weeks, and then randomized (double-blind, placebo controlled) to 6 weeks of either micronized estrogen + placebo or micronized progestin + placebo. The independent effects of androgen, estrogen, and progesterone on OSA and metabolic function will be assessed. In addition, primary human adipocytes will be prepared from fat biopsies obtained from subjects. Insulin sensitivity will be determined by phospho-specific immunoblotting in conjunction with glucose uptake and anti-lipolysis assays. In parallel, adipocytes from these subjects will be cultured for 1-5 days prior to metabolic assays to ascertain if removal of from circulating factors will improve insulin signaling, or if insulin resistance persists in vitro. Finally, there will be an interface with the Metabolomics Laboratory at Duke University (C. Newgard, Lab Director), and metabolomics assessment will be done on blood and urine samples.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of PCOS
- Obese (BMI of at least 30 kg/m2)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency, Cushing syndrome, hypothyroidism, or significant elevations in prolactin
- Taking steroid preparations (including oral contraceptives), medications known to alter insulin secretion and/or action, or medications known to influence sleep during the 2 months prior to starting the study
- Positive pregnancy test
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
- Hypertension (systolic > 140 mmHg and/or diastolic > 90 mmhg) not well-controlled on stable medication with either ACE inhibitors or diuretics
- Habitual alcohol use
- Excessive caffeine intake of more than 300 mg/day
- Known peanut allergies, or allergies to medications used in the study
- Hemoglobin < 11g/dL and/or hematocrit < 33%
- Systemic illnesses, including heart, renal, liver, or malignant disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00696111
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|Principal Investigator:
|David A Ehrmann, MD
|University of Chicago
Additional Information:
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|University of Chicago
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00696111 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 9, 2008
|Last Updated:
|December 2, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Chicago:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Adnexal Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Gonadal Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Fertility Agents
Fertility Agents, Female
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Pharmacologic Actions
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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On post moderation
June 19, 2009, 02:03:36 PM »
In response to a debate on editing posts on PDO stimulated by the removal of a cartoon we had debate on the issue. I think it appropriate to post my opinion on this here for future easy access:
What is missing here I think is an assumption of good will. If your post dissapears there are two possiblities: a software/connection glitch (something I posted never appeared, twice) or someone removed it. In this case it was, of course, the latter.
Now, think of how many posts you have made and how many have been altered or deleted? 2/1,000? For most people here it is 0/1000. All I ask is that if it happens please FIRST think maybe there was a good reason, think SECOND that there was maybe a mistake and only LAST think this was a vindictive anti-you action. Much of the conversation on this topic has been versed with spleen, suspicion and distrust. Before you react, please, pelase ask yourself why on earth would any one here want to treat you badly? For me this has been a sad eye opener. As C said, the effort I and others have put into building this place and maintaining it for all seemed to count for absolutely nothing. Its as if because we are in charge we must therefore be self aggrandizing, out for our own ends or even evil. People where the heck did that come from???
C put things very well above. This is a labour of love for me and if it becomes no love and all labour then I am not going to do it. Perhaps one of you can make a better job of it - but before concluding that please consider everything that we have created here and how the forum has been nurtured and tended by a collective effort of many people but I think you all know that it is mostly by me. I created the structure, I tried so hard to retain the UTGWT positive attitudes and mutual support and I have created most of the rules that the forum works by - which is to say very few rules at all. Key to these were areas where (reasonably) extreme opinions could be aired and this particular board where the members could have a say in opperations. Most forums don't have these aspects, ones that I think make people feel at home and truly a part of the organization.
The only thing I ask for in return is tollerance first for those failings that I may have and second for the few things where I believe I have to act as an autocrat for practical reasons, not least of which that this is NOT my job. It is but a hobby - I do it because I think PDO has a real value. Though, after the last few days, perhaps not as much as I initially thought.
Just imagine if someone posted a picture of a woman having sex with a dog. According to 'guidelines' I should contact the poster and ask them to remove it. I should discuss it with other moderators. And then with the consensus we could remove it. What you should note is that if we had tried to discuss the pros and cons of the cartoon in question it took over 3 days for all of the mods to actually comment on the discussion! What would be the point of removing an offending item at that time?
Thus, to kill this issue once and for all, and you can call me names - Supreme Priestess if you like. Its just how it is because for all discussion ultimately the responsibility for the content on this forum rests with me. If I see something on the site that I think is beyond my threshold of acceptablility I am going to delete it. No prior questions and no prior discussion. Bang. If this happens to one of your posts by all means ask me to explain, and I will.
If you want to make a case for it being re-instated then by all means get the mod choice to make that case and we will discuss it with an open heart - but it will that way round for anything else is simply unmangeable because of the reasons outlined by C above.
And if you see something of mine that you think is offensive then bang it goes too - assuming of course that the post in question merits deletion on a simple standard and also that the intent of the complaint was for the good of the forum and not the complainer. By the way, removal is a judgement call and for the record I will err on the 13 side of PG13. Thats it. Its become a like-it-or-lump-it issue. As I pointed out to V earleir we are not equal: I have two differences,. first I am ultimately responsible for the content of the forum and, second, I have the tools to edit.
And before you label me a bigot or dictator and all the other negative characterization please take another look at PDO and what we have achieved here - how much of the exact opposite we have. For those of you from the other dance site,
take a look again at what we DO support and tollerate here rather than focusing on something that I DON"T EVEN THINK ANYONE HERE WANTS!!! Pornography, offensive material, discrimination, bigotry
And if you want to have the right to post these on PDO I suggest you find a more appropriate forum.
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Re: On post moderation
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Followup and clarification:
Now that we have calmed down a bit on this (all of us I hasten to add) I have decided to un-lock this topic as I find the suppression of discussion both abhorant and counter productive. But before we jump back into the fray
a coupld of comments.
First, I can not promise that posts will not be removed without prior notice to the poster. This would prevent moderators from deleting spam, overt pornography, racial-sexual-etc bigotry and I don't think anyone here wants that. The worst of these will be deleted without comment to the forum or the poster without appology.
Second, the next level of forum-incompatible posts will be deleted first but where possible the poster will be informed. This is where I was not diligent enough. If you look back at the two posts that were deleted I erased these without contacting the posters but you will also note that I posted a brief anonymous (I did not mention names) comment in the same topic asking the individuals to please be careful. I wrongly thought that they would trust me not to censor unless I had an excellent reason. However, I underestimated the emotional reaction - and I must admit that I probably would have reacted the same way. Once that reaction was started there was no containing it. So, mea culpa, I have learned (and I hope you will give me the benefit of the doubt here) that a much more personal approach is necessary for such situations. Note I say 'where possible'. The reason for that is that sometimes a whole topic must be removed (e/g/ the booze thread) and then it is simply impossible to write an explanation to all the posters.
Third, there are a gray area of posts that are marginal. I hope these are rare since we all have lives. The policiy now till be for the mods will discuss these in the MOD area before coming to some sort of consensus. However, in the interests of efficiency I have to say that my decision will be final. In these cases we will contact the poster BEFORE any action is taken. Since this class of post are likley to represent unplanned double-entendres, I suspect that most people will agree to simply modify the post.
Note, these rules will apply to all members, including the mods and admins. We try as far as possible to be an equal community. Note also I am not going to set rules that distinguish between the above catagories - I have great faith in the competence and standards of the Mods and, in any case, all forum areas are moderated by multiple individuals (with a couple of exceptions that I do by myself).
I hope all the members are comfortable with this approach and I thank V for raising the issue of consistency issue but I also ask all members to approach these issues as if the PDO staff really are trying to keep the forum as jus the A1 star when it comes to 'client satisfaction and really do not want a two tier censorship structure. Errors may occur but please assume, at least in the first place, that these were accidents and not intentional.
Last lastly I do ask that you read this post in its entirely (I will add it to the topic in the announcement area) before making any additional comments.
very best to you all...
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Re: On post moderation
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June 23, 2009, 06:58:24 AM »
There is another area of editing that is not included below: that necessary to maintain the integrity of a serious topic. Thus, where there is a discussion of dancing and we indulge in trivial comments or exchanges of repartee these may get deleted without notice. This really pertains to the 'Partner Dance Catagory' and the more so to the advanced sections.
It is not possible for me to notifiy every poster of every post that is cut - please just bear with me and realize that it is for the integrity of our main subject - dance. Note also that up to now I think I have cut more of my own posts than anyone elses - and it does not happen often.
One last point on this. The mods spend a lot of time on PDO tending to the fields as it were - in my case a LOT more time than I can really afford. I can not always do the niceties with the maintenance of the board and I rely on your support and on the assumption that any editing is done with the best of intentions and NEVER to harm anyone personally and NEVER to manipulate a thread. If you can't trust me on this then you should either move to replace me or go elsewhere. I can't see an alternative.
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MACHIAS, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- Maine struggles to keep our young people from leaving the state in search of jobs after graduation. Machias Savings Bank came up with the idea to fix that problem: introducing kids to careers in their town at a young age.
More than seven hundred students in grades three through six attended the Future Promises Job Fair held at the University of Maine at Machias today. Representatives from a wide range of careers set up booths and demonstrations to get kids excited about the jobs available in the towns around them. The kids we spoke with responded well to the event.
"I like looking at different jobs to do when I grow up," said fifth grade Kyle Richard. "I'd like to be a game warden or a construction man or something. Something cool like that."
Students who attended the fair will submit essays about their experiences, and 20 winners will receive a one hundred dollar scholarship from Machias Savings Bank.


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(2) because the continued ability of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to accomplish their public missions is important to providing housing in the United States and the health of the Nation's economy, more effective Federal regulation is needed to reduce the risk of failure of the enterprises;
(3) considering the current operating procedures of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, the enterprises and the Banks currently pose low financial risk of insolvency;
(4) neither the enterprises nor the Banks, nor any securities or obligations issued by the enterprises or the Banks, are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
(5) an entity regulating the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation should have sufficient autonomy from the enterprises and special interest groups;
(6) an entity regulating such enterprises should have the authority to establish capital standards, require financial disclosure, prescribe adequate standards for books and records and other internal controls, conduct examinations when necessary, and enforce compliance with the standards and rules that it establishes;
(7) the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation have an affirmative obligation to facilitate the financing of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families in a manner consistent with their overall public purposes, while maintaining a strong financial condition and a reasonable economic return; and
Source(Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII, § 1302,Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3941.)
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The Federal Home Loan Bank Act, referred to in par. (8), is act July 22, 1932, ch. 522, 47 Stat. 725, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 11 (§ 1421 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1421 of this title and Tables.
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Hello guys, I wont b ashamed to tel you that im a new user of freeBSD6.2. Guys, i've just finished installing it and it installed without any problem.
The thing is, when i boot my system to log in, after i key in the login and the password, i just see a command interface. From there, im totally lost and i dont know what to do.
Can anyone help like how do i get to the GUI desktop environment and all that.......
Welcome to BSD! If you don't feel comfortable with the command line interface (CLI), then you might want to read up on UNIX shell commands, or looking for any tutorial that explains how to get around in Linux and UNIX. Using BSD and/or Linux is not limited to the GUI.
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PAWTUCKET — Minutes after St. Raphael Academy had suffered a 4-2 Division I defeat to previously winless North Providence High at Vets Park early Wednesday afternoon, veteran head coach Tom Sorrentine stood by the first-base line, trying to wrap his thoughts around what had just transpired.
Think of it: Senior southpaw Zach Mitsmenn scattered only six hits and three walks while whiffing a whopping 11, but still took the loss and, incredibly, fell to 1-1.
PAWTUCKET — Minutes after St. Raphael Academy had suffered a 4-2 Division I defeat to previously winless North Providence High at Vets Park early Wednesday afternoon, veteran head coach Tom Sorrentine stood by the first-base line, trying to wrap his thoughts around what had just transpired.
Think of it: Senior southpaw Zach Mitsmenn scattered only six hits and three walks while whiffing a whopping 11, but still took the loss and, incredibly, fell to 1-1.
The culprits on this day were easy to see in the scorebook – four Saints miscues and just five hits, but there's more. SRA also left seven on base, four in scoring position and a trio at third.
"He was a tough-luck loser," Sorrentine sighed after his squad dropped to 2-2 in league action. "Zach pitched great, no doubt, but we made him throw too many pitches; it's because we weren't making the plays in the field. You can't give any team in our league extra chances, and that's just what we did.
"Honestly, 11 strikeouts is good enough to win; if you do that, it should be enough to seal it," he added. "We just didn't make the routine plays behind him. I mean, with the 11 'Ks,' all we had to do was get 10 outs in the field.
"What I don't understand is we've been playing great on defense. We had been making plays and our pitchers were doing well. This was just an aberration. When they had guys on, they were able to get the key hits. We got guys on base, too, but we couldn't score runs. We moved them ahead, but couldn't drive them in."
While thrilled with the triumph, Cougars' coach Dean Garganese explained how even he felt bad for Mitsmenn.
"I love the kid; I love the way he plays the game," he stated. "I've got so much respect for Zach. He's one kid that I really pay attention to when he's at the plate, regardless of the team we're playing. He's such a good athlete, and plays the game the right way."
Junior righthander Devin Benson also went all seven and ended up with the victory; he allowed five hits, just one earned run and a walk while fanning three.
Mitsmenn may have had a more impressive number in the strikeout department, though Benson's outing was just as workmanlike.
"There was an inside joke during the preseason; our local paper gave him the nickname 'The Beast,' and we joked during practices, 'We're going to unleash 'The Beast,'" Garganese mentioned. "The thing about Devin, he's not overpowering, but he throws strikes.
"He did exactly what we expected of him (Wednesday). He gave us a chance by throwing strikes. He's got a pretty good curveball, and his fastball is average – it's certainly not like Zach's, but he did a good job of keeping (the Saints) off-balance. At the beginning of the season, he was going more with his fastball, and we had to tell him to mix in his curveball more, let the defense do the work behind him.
"(Wednesday), he listened."
Mitsmenn ended up striking out the side in the top of the first, but not before North Providence had taken a 1-0 lead.
Freshman Anthony Pescarino led off with a solid hit to left, and he stole second while senior Mariano Nasisi was busy whiffing. Mitsmenn did the same to sophomore Kevin Ciprian, though junior Nick Sollitto's scorched single to left plated Pescarino.
SRA answered that with a run of its own in the back half. Mitsmenn's freshman batterymate Dylan Boisclair drove a hit to left, and he took third on sophomore Ben Roy's single to virtually the same spot.
When Roy attempted to rob second, backstop Nasisi's throw to the bag sailed into center, and Boisclair raced home.
The Cougars failed to take advantage of sophomore Peter Graham's two-out triple in the second, but it looked like they would retake the lead in the third. Pescarino walked, Nasisi reached on an infield bobble and Ciprian beat out a bloop single to juice the bases with nobody retired.
Mitsmenn, however, sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around junior designated hitter Alex Wagoner's groundout to second to get out of the frame unscathed.
In the bottom of the third, Mitsmenn – a tri-captain with seniors Tom Calabro and Ty Seaton (who's missed the past three tilts with a sprained finger) – opened with a double to deep right-center, but Boisclair lined to third, Roy grounded to short and senior Ricky Vichroski ripped a shot right at left fielder Joey Coro.
Calabro opened the fourth with an infield hit and hustled to second on junior Bob Bracken's sacrifice bunt. Senior Nick Sisto then walloped a shot to deep right, though that was caught, and Benson avoided the rally when senior Ben Duarte grounded to shortstop.
With one down in the fifth, Mitsmenn reached on a one-out infield miscue, and he stole second, though nothing came of that, either.
The Cougars finally broke the 1-1 deadlock in the sixth. Sollitto started it with a walk, and Wagoner's sacrifice bunt put him at second. That's when Benson himself drilled a high fly to right fielder Ben Roy, who seemed to have a beat on it and ran in. The wind evidently got under it, the ball sailed over his head and Sollitto strolled in for the 2-1 advantage.
In the seventh, NP notched two more on Nasisi's leadoff walk, Ciprian's triple to deep left and Sollitto's sacrifice fly to right (one in which junior Ben Johnston made a phenomenal leaping grab). Not surprisingly, Mitsmenn whiffed the next two.
The Saints sliced the gap to 4-2 in the back half after sophomore Nate Duffy led off with a three-bagger to the right-center hole and scored on senior Chris Karalis' sacrifice fly to center. Mitsmenn reached on second baseman Mike Belisle's bobble, but Benson retired the next two.
Sollitto finished 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
"Nick has been carrying us the last few games with his bat," Garganese said. "He actually had back-to-back three-hit games, so he's doing hat he needs to do in the clean-up spot. The balls he hit (Wednesday) were on a line."
Offered Sorrentine: "We only had five hits, and you can't do much with five. That (shot to Benson) was a routine fly ball, but the misjudgment led to that go-ahead run. You can't make those kinds of errors and expect to win."


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KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, has been awarded a $200,000 American Graduate community service grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The grant's purpose is to raise awareness in Central Texas about the true costs of our youth leaving school before graduation, as well as efforts conducted in our region to reduce dropout rates.
High school graduation rates are an important indicator of the community's health, and high dropout rates have serious economic consequences. The E3 Alliance, one of KLRU's partner organizations, has estimated that the cost of a single class year of dropouts in Central Texas is $435 million. "The time, energy, and resources we invest now to address this challenge will pay important dividends in the overall social and economic health of our community," said Bill Stotesbery, CEO and general manager of KLRU.
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My Story
I am an ex-minister, though without a formal education or denominational attachment in ministry, unlike some of my fellow contributors here. I am an ex-drug abuser. I am an atheist.
Every week, my allowance was spent solely upon paperbacks from the K-Mart across the road, and science became a passion (not to mention that it was a more beautiful epistemology than a Presuppositionalism founded on the Cinderella-esque "Prince Jesus picked me, a lowly pauper, and put the Glass Slipper of the Holy Ghost on me" story). By 16, I had already developed pretty deep and serious doubts about the Christian worldview, partly due to the things I had learned about anthropology, the evolving (memetic) tenets of all religions, and Christianity in particular (especially post-Enlightenment), and one of my favorite subjects, cosmology.
The simplistic non-answers proffered by religious authorities I sought assistance from did nothing but further my doubts, and when my father, a devout Southern Baptist, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, I became a sort of agnostic, more of a nihilist, although I didn't know it at the time. To be fair, childhood religious experiences are often suspect as claims of deep and meaningful rational decisions. My own decision to give up the idea of faith at 16 is impugned by the personal grief and confusion of finding out about my dad's condition, I will concede. Irrespective of this, I began using drugs shortly thereafter. Possibly I would have used regardless of my worldview, I can't really say, but I moved quickly from alcohol and weed to harder drugs.
Suffice it to say I only used in this fashion for a few months before my mother found out and I was sent to get help. On my graduation date (May 1999) I was sitting in a circle saying, "Hi, I'm Daniel, and I'm an addict…" (…hi Daniel...). After returning to the real world, I didn't last long before using again. I was told this would happen, because, in their words, I hadn't "hit rock bottom yet". I also refused to give up alcohol and weed, believing I could simply abandon the harder stuff but keep smoking dope with no "gateway" issue. I was wrong, obviously.
In retrospect, I see they were right, but for the wrong reasons, but that is for another essay. I was arrested August 14th of that year for eight felonies, placed on house arrest (with the ankle bracelet that Martha made infamous), and assigned to stand trial in November. My attorney negotiated to have me sent to Appalachian Teen Challenge, my parents' ultimatum, in order to have the case taken "under advisement". I was there 14 months. I spent an average of 20 hours a week in Bible study and around 10 hours a week in prayer. I came out and was "on fire for God" (or a well-programmed holybot, depending on your perspective). My charges were reduced to one misdemeanor and lots of probation, and a great deal of the clemency was attributable to the people I had robbed−known drug dealers.
I enrolled in engineering at SVCC while I became the youth pastor at a church of ~500 people, then went off to Virginia Tech to finish my degree. I got married, got a B.S. Biochemistry / B.A. Chemistry, and enrolled in a Ph.D. chemistry program at the University of Florida. I then re-initiated a defunct freethought student organization at UF.
I was a holybot, and am now an atheist. What happened in between my departure from TC and now is long, convoluted, and I am still trying to figure out. Succinctly, I began to study the Bible more in-depth, evolutionary theory and its evidence of a blind and chance process producing humans, and I started to read basic philosophical arguments against god's existence, possibly most important of all, I began to reflect upon the process by which I acquired faith, my motives and reasons for believing and practicing religion. From my introspection and studies, from my interaction with friends and family, with pastors and laymen, with scholars and everyday working "Joes", I abandoned faith in God. I was already an atheist towards Zeus and Allah and a million other concepts of god, and basically I just became an atheist towards one more − the Judeo-Christian god of my heritage.
So...that's my story, in brief, or at least as briefly as I could stand to make it. Hopefully, those who come to this blog and read my posts and comments will judge my ideas on their own merits, and nothing else. Again, I am glad to be here, and I know I'll learn a lot from the more-learned-than-I who allowed me aboard, and I am enthused to jump into the fray at the interface between us heretics and some of the "defenders of the faith" who have engaged with the blog so far (and all the others we expect to debate with).
Thanks for taking the time to read about me. Feel free to email me anytime.


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Mike Nickeas will re-sign with the Mets
"Mike Nickeas will return to the Mets on a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league camp," according to the New York Post's Ken Davidoff.
9:12 am: Nickeas and OF Fred Lewis both elected to become a free agents after being removed from the 40-man roster last week, according to ESPN New York.
Matthew Cerrone, Lead Writer
Nickeas is a back-up catcher, at best. Frankly, watching him last Spring and seeing how his teammates and coaches relied on him for insight and feedback, I bet he could be a really good coach one day. For now, though, I'm sure he'll welcome testing out the open market. I wouldn't be surprised to see him re-sign with the Mets to go to Triple-A. But, it's pretty clear from reports that the Mets would first prefer to find a more powerful, veteran catcher to team up on the big-league roster with Josh Thole (who will have a job on this team so long as R.A. Dickey is wearing blue and orange).


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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Super Simple Cranberry Roast (beef or pork) Slow Cooker Recipe
I used frozen beef chuck, but this would be fantastic with any hunk of meat you've got lying around----beef, pork, or venison.
The Ingredients.
serves 4
2-3 pounds beef or pork roast or stew chunks
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes, or 1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 tablespoons soy sauce (La Choy and Tamari wheat-free are gluten free)
1 (16-ounce) whole berry cranberry sauce (or 2 cups homemade!)
that's it!
The Directions.
Use a 4-quart slow cooker. Plop in the meat (frozen is fine), and add the onion and soy sauce. Pour in the entire can of cranberry sauce over the top. Do not add water. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours, or on high for 5-6. If you are cooking on high, you may need to "help" the meat break apart by taking it out an hour or so before serving by cutting it into chunks, then returning to the sauce. I like it when the meat is tender and the juice has fully soaked in.
Serve over mashed potatoes, and with a green salad.
The Verdict.
This was a fantastic dinner, and since everything was already in the house, it was free!
PS: if you're around this weekend, there's a thread on the Barnes and Noble.com message boards where I'm answering any and all slow cooker questions!
81 comments:
- Catherine said...
Can't wait to try this one! Thanks!
- December 5, 2009 at 8:37 AM
I'll do this for Sunday lunch tomorrow. Don't even have to go to the store - I have everything on hand!Thanks!
- December 5, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Toni said...
I've been wondering what to do with an extra can of cranberry sauce. This looks wonderful!
- December 5, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- gfe--gluten free easily said...
This is the only reason I would ever want to buy cranberry sauce. LOL Looks great, Steph! I'm thinking I'll pull out a venison roast to give it a try. :-)
- December 5, 2009 at 10:06 AM
- Debbi said...
This looks fantastic! I'm looking to make your asian beef this week but I might change to this. Either way I'll link back to your site after I post it. Thanks for the great recipes!
- December 5, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- O.M.G. said...
how easy! i'll definately try it. yesterday i made the brown sugar chicken...i believe you guys call it candy chicken? once again WONDERFUL! i thickened the juices with cornstarch and poured it over stir-fry veggies and asian noodles. i'm using a smaller crockpot now and things are cooking better. thanks for the tips!
- December 5, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Jessica Nunemaker said...
I just discovered that I liked cranberries recently. I know, weird, huh?
This looks like a good 'un. ;)
- December 5, 2009 at 6:13 PM
- Adrienne said...
I'm sorry to ask you this, but I cannot figure out how to ask you a question on the Barnes and Noble discussion board! Here's my question, but I'll post it to the board if I figure out how. (Or are you allowed to post the question with the answer?)
Is there a general rule to follow to "adapt" recipes to the slow cooker? For example, if there's a casserole dish that contains pasta or rice, meat, veggies, and sauces or cream of soups, is there a way to toss it all in (meat uncooked and possibly pasta or rice uncooked), and have it turn out? Thank you!
- December 5, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Adrienne said...
So, I just saw that there was a TIME to ask you questions on your message board. We'll see if I can figure out the time difference and get on here tomorrow at 10 your time. :) Thanks.
- December 5, 2009 at 8:01 PM
- Lenetta @ Nettacow said...
Peeking in from A Heart For Home (though I subscribe to you in my reader :>)) - this may sound funny, but I kinda miss the picture of you hugging your crockpot in your profile. (Slow cooker, I know - but that was back in the good ol' days when we could just say "crock pot") Thanks for all the super recipes!
- December 5, 2009 at 8:16 PM
- Stephanie O'Dea said...
No worries. I don't think the time thing is a big deal---
to answer your question, I don't really have a formula for converting traditional recipes to the slow cooker. I just give it a try---sometimes it works really well, and sometimes it just doesn't. I realize this isn't terribly helpful, but that's truly how I did it. Saucey pasta casseroles such as lasagna seem to do the best in the slow cooker.
I'm sorry to not be of more help!
xxo steph
- December 5, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- Prince Andrew and the Queen Mum said...
love your blog and book. you can totally do this w/ chicken too. (I bloged it myself last year..) We are a gfcf family. Love that your book is written that way!
- December 6, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Pam said...
Just as a note- I make a version of this all the time and you can add the potates to the crock pot. I use 6-8 potates cut in halfs or thirds and I use a pkg. of onion soup mix for the seasoning.
- December 6, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- squawmama said...
Thanks Stephanie, Sounds like a really yummy dish... and so simple! Can't wait to give it a try. Have fun and keep safe!
- December 6, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Melissa said...
I made this tonight, and it was really, really good.
Deviation from the recipe was once it was done, to the remove the beef chunks, toss the sauce from the crock into a roux and make a gravy.
- December 6, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- Chef Penny said...
Did this tonight and it was good. At first bite. I thought I wouldn't like it but after a few bites ,it grew on me. We served it over rice.
- December 6, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- JoAnn said...
Stephanie, I made this last night (I used homemade cranberry sauce made with orange juice and agave nectar plus I sprinkled 1 packet of Lipton onion soup over the roast as well)....WOW! We loved it! The flavors blended so well and as you said, it's sweet but not too sweet.
Thanks for another great recipe!
- December 7, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- Amanda said...
Wow! I'm a first timer and completley motivated to bust out my slow cooker! Love the site!
P.S. I found you from Blabbing About Blogs!
- December 7, 2009 at 9:10 AM
This sounds delicious, but can you REALLY use frozen meat and get the same results? I'd usually cook a thawed roast for 8 hours on low so I'd like some other people's feedback on slow-cooking from frozen. Thanks!
- December 7, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- JoAnn said...
For Susanne:
I used a solidly frozen roast and cooked it on high; it worked wonderfully!
I started the roast at 10:30am on low, but my 4-year-old apparently turned off the Crockpot shortly thereafter when my back was turned. He does things like that. :)
It was 1:15pm when I noticed it was off. The roast was still frozen. I turned the pot back on to high and it was done and perfectly tender by 7:30pm.
- December 7, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Wow, nice twist on roast with the cranberries, I made mine with all your indgredients but cranberries/sause. Can't wait to try it with them next time. BTW, love your recipies and wonderful wit, have you considered a CROCKPOT cooking show???? Just saying!!!
- December 7, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Mmmm...sounds good. Making it right now! Dh works nights but comes home for "lunch" around 2 am, so it'll be ready for him :) The rest will make yummy leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
He doesn't like straight cranberry sauce, so I added about 1/8-1/4 c OJ, about 1/2 tsp lime juice, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 Tb brown sugar, and a smidge of ginger. Smells good!
Thanks for the awesome ideas!
- December 7, 2009 at 3:45 PM
I made this last night with a pork tenderloin. It was FANTASTIC. I can't wait to make it again!
Like Melissa, I also made a sauce. After straining off the fat I added some chicken stock (about 1.5 cups),then reduced by about half. It was a beautiful dark red color from the cranberries and tasted outstanding.
- December 7, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Billie Jean said...
I make a cranberry chutney with cranberries, oranges, apples, rasins, etc for Thanksgiving. I had about 2 cups leftover and dumped it on top of a pork roast in the crock pot - so yummy! I just bought 2 bags of cranberries to freeze so I can make this again at other times during the year. Love your cookbook so much I have bought several for gift marking pages with sticky notes of what I have maade for friends & relatives - thanks!
- December 8, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- The imPerfect Housewife said...
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- December 8, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- Jessica said...
I made this last night and this morning my mouth was watering. I couldn't wait for lunch. This was delicious! I added some ginger, garlic balsamic vinegar, and potatoes that I had on hand. This is a keeper.
- December 8, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Toni said...
We used a venison roast and the whole family loved it, even the picky ones! Brown rice and green beans to go with.
- December 8, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- kellygreen said...
I love reading your blog (and trying new recipes in my NEW crock) but I had a question about one line in this recipe. You mentioned plopping the meat in and if it was frozen that was okay. I don't know if it was just because my old crockpot was 15 years old (wedding presents do get old eventually!) but I put in some homemade frozen chili, hoping it would be nice and hot by evening, and lo and behold, when I got home, the bottom had broken out of my crockpot(completely), there was a sad mess of what had once been "dinner", and the only thing I could think of was someone had once told me not to put anything frozen in my crockpot. (Not that I had listened for the first 15 years I used it) Do you or any of your readers know what happened in this situation?
- December 8, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- Stephanie O'Dea said...
Hi Kelly,
oh no! Okay. The reason the meat is okay to plop in frozen in this dish is because the rest of the ingredients are room-temperature, and they balance each other out.
Plopping a fully frozen block of chili could crack the crock, the way it did in your situation. I'm sorry this happened!!!
Here's what Crock-Pot's instruction manual has to say, and this is what I've always followed: cooking with frozen meat.
In the future, if you're going to cook a bag full of frozen stuff, thaw it in the fridge overnight, then heat/cook in the slow cooker.
xoxo steph
- December 9, 2009 at 6:40 AM
- Mel knits for two said...
OK, so I don't eat meat, but this one was really tempting. So I tried it out with tofu and the results were delicious. I just substituted cubed, fried tofu for the meat, and I used a sauteed whole onion in slices.
The results were amazing. I've been looking for something to substitute the cranberry chicken my husband used to love!
The only thing I would change next time is try adding 1/4 cup of veggie broth or some sort of liquid to give it a little more juice. Your beef one looked fine, but I imagine since tofu doesn't have much natural juice, it was a bit on the dry side, though still great. And next time double or triple it, we were so sad there were no leftovers!
- December 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Wanda said...
Uhh yum!
My husband would devour this!
I'm visiting from A Heart For Home.
I love using my crockpot...so your cookbook is now on my wishlist!
- December 9, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Katie Bug said...
I made this when we had friends over Monday night, and it got rave reviews.
- December 9, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Infant Bibliophile said...
Amazingly delicious! Even my husband (who doesn't like cranberry sauce at all), loved it, and said that he felt the sauce just "brought out the flavor in the beef." All of the sauce got absorbed into the beef, making it the most tender stew beef ever. Thanks for another new family favorite. (That is also safe for my egg-, nut-, dairy, wheat-, sesame-allergic son).
- December 9, 2009 at 5:33 PM
- TaraDharma said...
i made this today - it was a little too sweet, but I think my only using 1.37 lb of beef roast was to blame. I used a cheap cut of roast which cooked up very tender and tasty. I think it would be great with sliced carrots as well.
Served it, as suggested, on top of mashed potatoes. Yum.
- December 9, 2009 at 8:32 PM
- Colorado Sunflower said...
I made this last night using a 3 lb. lean buffalo roast according to the given directions. As my hubby concluded and we all agreed, this would work better on a roast that had more marbling in it (our cut turned out dry). Also, it wasn't rich or spicy enough for our taste, so with the leftovers, I kicked it up a notch and added our own BBQ sauce to it which blended nicely with the cranberries. Made a GREAT pulled meat sandwich for hubby's lunch, and freezes well. So, out of 5 stars, I'd give this a 3, but with the right cut of roast (read: with more fat on it - seriously!), I'm going to try this again to see if I can't get that rating up to a 5.
- December 9, 2009 at 9:22 PM
- Michael, Karen and Morgan said...
I tried this tonight using pork roast and both my parents and I LOVED it! I was sad to see there was only one serving left over. I love leftovers!
I did adapt it a bit. I used leftover homemade cranberry relish and a can of jellied cranberry sauce. It worked out perfect and tasted fantastic with the hint of orange from the homemade relish. Thanks for the great recipe!
- December 9, 2009 at 9:46 PM
made this last night and it was fantastic! served it with blue cheese mashed potatoes, which were a nice foil to the sweet cranberry. this might be a nice christmas dinner, and how easy!!
- December 10, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Chey can cook! (and more) said...
I wish I had found this site sooner! I use my slow cooker 9/10 Sunday's, and am always looking for new recipes - now I have a whole bunch to look thru - thank you!
- December 10, 2009 at 10:05 AM
I made this today, and it was great. I think next time I'll try the version in the comments here with added potatoes, to make a true one-pot meal. I assume if I do that I'll need to add a bit of water? Although I find many of your recipes to sound very nice, I am drawn toward the ones with fewer ingredients, I guess because I am lazy, and hate shopping. Thank you for this blog and all the great recipes, and I wish you every success.
- December 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Ambry said...
This looks amazing! & I love that you mentioned it would be good with venison...I think I'll try it with the shoulder I've been staring at in the freezer for weeks!
- December 11, 2009 at 6:48 AM
I love quick and easy meals.
- December 11, 2009 at 2:18 PM
- Sapphire WolfBlayde said...
I made this, and added some green beans so I'd have some veggies other than the mashed potatoes I made to go with it. Man did it turn out great!
- December 11, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- Tara G. said...
We have a recipe that is nearly the same except you use a package of onion soup mix and 8 oz of Russian dressing with pork tenderloin. I haven't made it for a long time because of the dressing- not gluten free. What a great option!
- December 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM
didn't use one of my slow cookers for the roast, but used some of my freezer-stashed crockpot fresh cranberry sauce. Remember that? It never froze solid and I scooped some out to put on top of pork tenderloin. I laid some 'maple sugar' bacon on top and roasted it for about an hour at 400. At least the bacon crisped better in the roaster and it all tasted great.
Thanks for all your inspiration, Steph!
- December 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Aiming4Simple said...
I made this with venison and found it too sweet with canned cranberry sauce. So, like Colorado Sunflower, I went in a barbecue direction with the leftover sauce. To the recipe here I added: apple cider vinegar, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, maple syrup, and a drop of mustard. My sauce-loving daughter and I were then happy with the results.
- December 13, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Would it matter if I do it in a 5quart slow cooker instead of 4?
- December 14, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Stephanie O'Dea said...
No. The food will cook just fine, but the timing might be a bit quicker. Slow cookers work the absolute best when they are 2/3 to 3/4 of the way full, but your 5 quart will do a great job.
xoxo steph
- December 14, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Jamie (Suddenly Stay @ Home) said...
Hey Steph! I made this tonight for us- got chuck roast at $1.99 per lb and managed to turn into something that neither one of us hated- thanks!
- December 14, 2009 at 4:12 PM
- 4onprospect said...
This was great! I used a pork roast and ALL of my family ate it happily! (This may be a record!) Thanks!
- December 14, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Meal said...
I saw this on your blog and thought it sounded great, so I went out and bought a can of cranberry sauce. When I got home, I went from memory on your recipe and it turned into a thing of my own. Thank you for the idea! It tasted AMAZING!
- December 15, 2009 at 6:27 PM
- Naomi said...
This was delicious-- I used a semi
frozen pork sirloin roast and served it over rice.
It was even better the next day on whole-wheat rolls.
- December 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- Kari said...
Loved this recipe...I made it on Friday and we ate leftovers tonight over noodles and it was still great. Super easy. But canned cranberry sauce, even whole cranberry sauce, won't exactly "pour" so I had to spoon it and spread it. LOL
- December 16, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Made this--fantastic! Next time I will add some shredded carrots to cook in the juice/broth. Thanks for all the great recipes!
- December 19, 2009 at 9:05 AM
OK i am soooo all about this site!!! Thrilled to have found this-- cant wait to make this roast recipe.... this site along with my slow cooker could be life changing for me as a single(divorced! ICK) working mom of 3 boys!!
- December 19, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- Mary said...
Wow - this turned out so well! I loved the gravy it produced. It was so tasty I reserved a cup of the gravy and froze it for my daughter who needs to eat gluten free.
Just curious - why the whole berry cranberry sauce? I would be inclined to use the regular jellied cranberry sauce next time as I am not used to seeing berries in my meat gravies. Both of my kids wouln't eat the berries (more of a visual/texture thing) either.
- December 21, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Made the recipe last night with frozen Beef stew meat. I only used one pound, but it was still delicious. My husband raved !
- December 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Coach KBeans said...
Just want to say thank you again for this recipe!!! Having an easy crockpot gluten-free dinner on a cold busy day with 3 kids is just PERFECT! It's become a weekly staple. Served over mashed potatoes and served with greens on the side (salad or green beans usually)
- December 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Just made this and it was delish!!!! Not to mention super easy(which I love!!)....Love your recipes and Happy New Year!!!
- December 30, 2009 at 2:58 PM
- Susan (peebsmama) said...
Mondays are hubby's night to cook. Right now his repetoire consists of only three meals. Sick of all of them, I suggested he find a simple recipe to try. Only 4 ingredients and the use of a crock pot fits that bill. After reading the first direction to your recipe: "plop the meat..." he was satisfied he could handle it. It was SO good. We will definitely be making this again.
- December 31, 2009 at 3:28 PM
- Poof said...
This was absolutely wonderful. We all loved it. I used a chuck roast, I bet it'll be great with pork. (ps. none of us like cranberry sauce either)
- January 2, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- wimbittworld said...
I like the sound of this recipe! I am going to make it for dinner tonight. I just discovered your websie a couple days ago. I hope to be visiting here lots. We are just starting to live on a much tighter budget and crockpots seem made for economical eating!
Thanks for experimenting so the rest of us don;t have to!
- January 5, 2010 at 8:56 AM
My slow cooker has been cooking with this dish all day! My mouth is watering and I wish my husband would hurry home!
I tasted it and it is amazing!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing if hubby likes it!
- January 5, 2010 at 2:54 PM
I have to tell you...this was wonderful. My husband and boys (ages 15 and 9) could not tell me enough how good this was! They loved it. My husband said it is in the top 5 of favorite dinners! I used pork loin and wouldn't change a thing! Thank you so much!
- January 14, 2010 at 11:36 AM
- artsy said...
I made this last night as the first dish I've ever made with slow cooker.
It came out really tart and was unable to swallow, but probably because I tweaked the recipe too much. =P
Just for other people who might make the same mistake, here are the series of mistakes I made.
I couldn't find onion flakes, so I didn't use it. Instead I used one more yellow onion.
They only had jellied cranberry sauce - I am not so sure if that was the problem or the fact that I used 1/2 of it. (because it was 600 cal a can!!)
Since I used 1/2 cranberry sauce, thought it might be too thin, so I put 1 more Tbsp of soy sauce. =P
I might have cooked it a little longer than 9 hrs.
I ruined a good chunk of $15 beef.. It has this tart, bitter, sour kinda taste to it. Any suggestion on how to revive it? and make it edible?
Thank you!
- January 22, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Chelle said...
I made this today and it was delicious! Instead of the onion flakes, I used a packet of lipton onion soup mix. Awesome. Not too sweet. Perfect. Thank you!
- January 28, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- suz said...
Just made this with venison. Ridiculously easy, incredibly good! Thanks for the recipe.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:14 AM
- Cassie said...
When I explained to my family what was in it- soy sauce, cranberry sauce, onion flakes and meat- they weren't too impressed. I think I saw a, "Really? Are you serious?" look on their faces. But when they ate it, they absolutely LOVED it! Thanks so much, it was easy and delicious! My favorite kind of meal!
- February 4, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- stealthcook said...
Since my crock pot is in use now, I stuck all the ingredients in an oven bag till internal temp is 165 deg.
(only use these in emergencies)
- February 12, 2010 at 9:08 AM
- Kimberly said...
I made this one today and was EXTREMELY pleased. I used 3# of pork shoulder rump roast (that's what the tag said, and for $1.50 a pound, I'd buy it as long as it wasn't green). It was awesome, the house smelled great, and the boyfriend loved it too. Cooked on high for 5-6 hours. Served with these mashed potatoes -- http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/11/crockpot-mashed-potatoes-with-cream.html Paired well.
- February 14, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- PMG Smith Family said...
Trying this for dinner tonight with frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Can't wait!
- March 14, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Elizabeth said...
I made this tonight, and it was amazing. It sounded good, but it came out so much better than I expected. I used two large roasts and doubled the other ingredients, and it fed a crowd. Served with mashed mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus.
- April 5, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- PMG Smith Family said...
Just thought I'd finally give an update on using the frozen boneless chicken breasts -- it was fantastic. DH even said it was gourmet-like. I served it with garlic mashed potatoes and everyone was happy. :o)
- June 3, 2010 at 8:56 AM
I made this today and it was fantastic! Also, it was my first time using a crock pot EVER! I made it for my boyfriend (who is celiac)and we both thought it was fantastic. Thanks for the recipe!
- July 20, 2010 at 12:40 AM
- Angelica said...
Just tried this! so good and my picky 3 year old ate some!! You rock!
- August 11, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- Colleen Moore said...
SUCCESS! Thanks SO much! Btw, I used jellied, not whole cranberry sauce. :D
- August 25, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- Kristine. said...
Tried this yesterday! LOVE! It was so yummy. I used Mrs. Dash onion & herb seasoning and lite soy sauce to try and make it a smidge healthier with less sodium involved. Super good! This will definitely be added to my lineup of yummy dinners. I have some leftover so I'll be pulling apart the remainder and baking it with BBQ sauce for some pulled pork sandwiches tonight. :)
- November 9, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Just bought the crockpot with the temperature probe - I had been overdoing a lot of cuts of meat based on your time estimates - I think my crock pot is just a little too big for what I was putting in it! Anyway, the temp probe one (purchased at your recommendation)is A LIFESAVER!!! Pork roasts are done on low, nice and tender, in 3-4 hours, but I haven't tried a beef roast yet.
I can't wait to try this roast tomorrow in my new toy!!!
- December 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Cooked this for a small dinner get together and served with mashed blue cheese red potatoes and garlic asparagus. Rave reviews from my guests! I used a pork roast, which was a bit fatty but that was easy to fix with some trimming. Used onion soup mix instead of fresh because the husband doesn't like them. Will definitely make this again, and I'm sure it would be great as a freeze ahead meal.
- January 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM
My friend told me about this recipe and I didn't think anyone in my house would like it, but it gets rave reviews! It's definitely one of my new favorites! Thanks to all the people who posted their twists on the recipe too! Great ideas!
- January 28, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Just reading the comments is causing my mouth to water! I can't wait to try it. My husband and I love to cook and we got 3 slow cookers for wedding gifts... I think I found the perfect website to put them to good use!
- March 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Cooking Mama said...
Hi steph! Long time reader here! I made this today. I didn't have time to make the cranberry sauce from scratch ahead of time so I used your Homemade cranberry sauce recipe and just put it all in with my frozen beef roast. The results were the same as if I had done it separately then added it together. As usual another wonderful hit with the family! The only thing I changed was I added one jalapeño (not sliced but whole). Gave it a bit of spice but not much. Loved it! Thanks again for your wonderful ideas!
- December 21, 2011 at 5:38 PM
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This beachfront hotel is located in Sunny Isles Beach, 2 miles from Aventura Mall, 5 miles from Oleta River State Park and Bal Harbour Shops, and 12 miles from South Beach. Miami and Miami International Airport are 18 miles away.
Restaurant and bar
Days Hotel Thunderbird offers an outdoor pool, patio with beachside tiki bar, and poolside fitness center. Other features include the Thunderbird Café and a beauty salon.
Free WiFi
Guestrooms with partial ocean views feature TVs with premium cable channels and free WiFi. Refrigerators, hair dryers, and direct-dial phones are provided. Newspapers and local calls are complimentary.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The beachfront Days Hotel Thunderbird offers a heated outdoor pool and a poolside fitness facility. The private white sand beach offers sun umbrellas and lounge chairs for relaxing. The Thunderbird Café is open 24 hours and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can relax at the beachside tiki bar. Room service is also available.
Days Hotel Thunderbird is near a shopping district. An arcade/game room and coin-operated laundry facilities are offered. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. The multilingual staff can provide concierge services, 24-hour check-in, tour assistance, beach towels, wedding services, and currency exchange.
- Outdoor pool
- Concierge services
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 4
- Hair salon
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 172
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Free WiFi
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Room service (limited hours)
- Climate control
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Balcony
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- In-room safe
Where to Eat
Thunderbird Café - Breakfast, lunch and dinner served. Open 24 hours.
Room service - Limited hours.
Nearby Activities
This white sand beachfront hotel offers an outdoor pool and poolside fitness facility. The private beach offers sun loungers. An arcade/game room is also on site.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
Spa Services
Days Hotel Thunderbird offers beauty services and a hair salon.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
24-hour check-in
- Resort fee: USD 13.00 per accommodation, per night
- Self parking fee: USD 12 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 14 per day
We should mention
Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.