Oh, What a Crock...

Who/what can cook a homemade meal without you being home to do most of it??  No, not your husband!  Although, some women are very lucky, such as myself, and do have a gourmet cook for a husband. The answer is the versatile crockpot.  I did an amazon search the other day and there are approximately 458 crockpot cook books alone on that site! What does this mean?  It means, there is virtually no excuse for any family to go the box food route. Crockpots are very inexpensive. I purchased a humongo one at Target a while back for forty dollars. It does require a short time for prepping which can be done the night before and the smell when one wakes up to the meal in the crockpot is absolutely heavenly! Almost as good as fresh baked bread. I just made a pot roast for tonight's dinner. I did the prep last night and had it on low all night cooking. It was the Italian "version" of the beloved Midwest pot roast. It had carrots, celery, garlic and onion and diced tomatoes mixed in rather than potatoes and gravy. I would highly suggest purchasing an organic, grass fed beef roast as the higher one eats up on the "food chain" the more likely they are to be exposed to pesticides, hormones, etc. This is advised especially where beef is concerned as organic/grass fed is less likely to contribute to the development of Mad Cow Disease. Crock pots have been a highly coveted possesion for decades and are making a resurgence on the cooking scene of late. I would recommend the following cook book for crock pot cooking: The Gourmet Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley. This particular book has recipes in it representing: The U.S., Great Britain, Mexico, Italy, etc. All of the recipes I have made from this book are scrumptious! There is nothing better than coming home from work to a homemade, healthy meal that has already been made for you, especially during the brutally cold winter months. Give crock pot cooking a try, you won't regret it!