Slow Cooking

First of all, let me reassure you that we have not been eating Sliced Steak Salad for the past 8 months straight! My apologies for neglecting this blog.

Recently I purchased this slow cooker because it was on sale at Target and, because late afternoon has become my busiest time of day. Now that both girls are in school until 3:20, and have playdates and activities after school with homework to complete after that, I have little time to prepare a tasty evening meal. I have never tried cooking in a slow cooker before, and to be honest, I've not had a very good impression when I've eaten slow cooked meals cooked by others, but I decided that it was worth a try.

Now I'm on the lookout for good recipes, and I'm trying out ones I've found (online, from the book I ordered and friends' recommendations) and trying to develop the confidence to tweak recipes according to our tastes and needs. It's strange to feel so bound to the written recipe when I usually deviate so much...

So far I've tried stew, taco soup, pork chops with rice, Hawaiian pork, and artichoke pasta sauce. I'm not sure if any of the recipes I've used are keepers.

I welcome all comments, suggestions and recipes! Please help if you can!