My slow cooker has been on over-drive the past two weeks and I'm not ashamed.  I'm actually impressed that each night (and sometimes in the mornings) I've managed to churn out a meals that still pique my kids' interest while hearty and flavorful to boot! It's hard to imagine that three years ago I was intimidated by slow cooking and now, I can't stop.  Slow cooking is like the most wonderful science experiment that's so easy. How often can you dump ingredients into an appliance, leave that appliance, and then come back hours later only to … [Read more...]