Sorry this week’s Talk to Me Tuesday post is a day late.  My internet was a bit patchy last night and I fell asleep waiting for the connection to stabilize.  Sorry guys, I’m pregnant…late-night energy bursts are a little hard to come by these days.

Generally, there are two crazy parts of my day.  The first is the 45 minutes before my kids head off to school.  The second is the 45 minutes before dinner hits the table.  Over the years, I’ve come up with lots of ways to simplify our morning routine but when it comes to the dinner-time crunch, I’m still searching.

I’ve read lots of suggestions on other blogs (Org Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday series is loaded with great menu ideas) and I’m noticing that tons of you use a crock pot to help simplify your weekday meals.  I must admit, I’ve had a crock pot for years now and I think I’ve only used it a dozen times.  It’s not that I don’t like the idea of crock pot cooking.  The concept of preparing dinner during the less-hectic hours of the day sounds fabulous.  My problem is that I seem to have trouble finding a great recipe.  In fact, I’d say about half of the crock pot meals I’ve made over the years turned out to be a mushy, meaty, mess. 

Now that the new baby is only eight weeks away, I’ve decided it’s time for me to dust off the crock pot and add a few stress-saving recipes to my weekly repertoire.  I suppose I could dig through my favorite cooking websites but I’m guessing I’ll get much better results if I turn to you guys instead.  I have a feeling that most of you probably have dozens of easy, family-tested crock pot recipes tucked up your domestic sleeves.  So for today’s Talk to Me Tuesday post, I’m hoping you’ll share a few of your favorites with me in the comments area. 

You’re welcome to either type out the recipe or simply link to the recipe on another site.  My only request is that in additon to the recipe you give a brief description of the dish and tell us why you love it.  As always, to those of you that comment, thanks - in advance - for passing it on.

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