Crock-Pot Gourmet? Please share!

Now that fall and winter (eeek!) are here we have basically stopped grilling which is where 90%+ of our dinners came from this summer. It also helps that Jeremy does almost all of the cooking in the summer. NOW we are back to our normal rush around after we get home from work feeding Rece and trying to figure out what we are going to have for dinner. That type of "meal planning"....or lack there of doesn't always lead to the best food choices. So I am making a conscious effort to better plan for and shop for our dinners - taking that a step further I want to start using a crock-pot to cook a couple of dinners per week. So I researched and waited until this little bad boy went on sale:

I got it for $35 with my Kohls cash! The best part, it can be set to cook on low/high etc for x# of hours and then it will switch to "warm" . This is key as I have dried out many a chicken dish trying to get the timing just right between the crock-pot and my commute. And it also has a temperature probe function if you are cooking a roast it will heat the meat to the proper internal temp - and then again, magically switch to "warm". Anyway, I am super excited to try it out.

That is where I need YOUR help! I have Crock-pot book that is really uninspiring, and there are of course a zillion recipes online but what is better than tried and true recipes that you know and love. Please share your fave recipe, link or book that makes you a Crock-Pot Gourmet!

Thanks in advance!

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