I have just invested in a slow cooker...

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And my DH says it will be a waste of money as I'll never use it.

I am a terrible cook, lack inspiration but really want to be able to throw some basic ingredients together and out pops a lovely meal. This can be done, yes?

I'm tired of using jars for sauces and would love to be able to use a good stock to make a lovely gravy instead of bisto.

So... can I have your all time favourite slow cooker recipes, pretty please?! :)

My slow cooker is a 3.5l and the food will need to feed me, DH and 3yo DD who eats anything and everything thankfully. DC2 is on the way so in time there will be four mouths not three.

I'm looking for ways to incorporate it into everyday use, so stews, joints, curries, anything really. but quite basic to begin with until I get the hang of things.

I hate knowing I'm not feeding my family properly and really want to learn while I have time before baby comes.

Thanks in advance :)

TBH i still occasionally chuck jars in the sowcooker anyway!

Especially if doing spag bol - i don't like the tinned tomatoey taste so i just chuck in a couple of jars of dolmio

Oh I didn't know I could use them in there. Well at least that way the meat is cooked better and I can still use the SC while waiting for my jars to run out.

This is a really cute little cookbook and most of the recipes are slow cooker friendly. The mistake I always make is putting too much liquid in. You don't need anywhere near as much with a slow cooker as you do with a pan.

www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Food-Triple-tested-Tried---tested/dp/0563522917/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312626477&sr=1-9