The Oil Drum

Odograph,
I have two crockpots, one of which usually has a scrumptious batch of chilli con carne in it; the other one alternates between cabbage and potato soup (with soup bones) and whatever else I feel like, such as chicken with organic brown rice.

In the winter time I can keep crockpots outside (covered from inquiring animals) instead of the refrigerator when space gets scarce. One nice thing about my two-crockpot system is that whenever people stop buy unexpectedly, there are always a few quarts of soup for them--that combined with my most excellent homemade bread (organic stone-ground whole wheat flour) makes me a nearly permanently prepared host at very little effort. (Bread freezes very well and can be quickly thawed in the microwave.)

Delicious crockpot food not only can be cheap and nutritious, I have found that it helps me in weight loss, because "real" food is far more satisfying than the typical U.S. junk food diet.