My slow cooker saved my life!!

So I had surgery on August 28th.  I was having trouble getting back to foods again and was leaning heavily on protein drinks.  I got extremely constipated (my water intake was suffering too...hated ANYTHING in my belly!) and I was feeling like crap (pardon the pun! LOL).  I saw a recipe for mozzarella stuffed meatballs and they were cooked in a slow cooker.  I decided yep....HAVE to try that.  SO I went out and got myself a slow cooker.  My husband beat me to the punch and made me the most amazing chili to get us going on our new slow cooker adventures.  I was THRILLED.  My stomach held it and I was off and running getting some real food in.  I made the meatballs next...amazing!  I found an app called SparkRecipes and we tried a pot roast next...wow!!!!!!!!   This morning I got up, mixed up a meatloaf and left it to cook for tonight.  I can't believe how fun and easy it is to make the most healthy amazing meals!!!!!!!  You just set the food in and forget it.   I'm eating mostly meals now with a shake in the morning.  I  My Slow Cooker!!!!  

That's great!  I love my slow cooker.  It makes life so much easier for my family.

Welcome to the wonderful world of crockpots!! I freaking love mine. My husband doesn't like cooking, but I've turned him on too. Super easy to use, and things come out moist which is good for my sleeve. 

I saw the video for those meatballs, I need to make them! 

My husband fights with me over who gets to put stuff in it...lol.  He would live on ellios pizza if you let him.  I was really happily surprised to see him getting so into cooking with it...lol. 

My go-tos are chili, pasta sauce, pot roast. I've done a whi2le chicken. Sometimes I do fridge/freezer clean outs and toss in any protein or veg with some stock, herbs and it turns into a delicious soup. 

There are two slow-cooker cookbooks that you might want to invest in: "Slow Cooker Revolution" and "Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution." They'e both hot sellers because they can turn ho-hum slow-cooker dinners into food you could serve to guests. Bit more work involved in these recipes, but you still get the slow-cooker convenience.

I don't have much room on my boat for cookware, but there's always room for my slow-cooker.

psychoticparrot

Thank you!!!  I'll peek for them both on Amazon!!!  

I'm going to have to break out my slow cooker!  I'm in an eating slump...

My slow cooker is my life. Especially now that cooler weather is here, I toss in everything healthy. Oh my my my the meals the deliciousness of it all! And for pennies!

Started crock pot cooking in the early 80's as a working mom (widow) of 4 kids and have never stopped. Recipes may have changed but the cooking method is just as good now as it was then. Now if only I could get my husband (remarried) interested in cooking...LOL.