Taking it slow

In the spirit of simplicity, I highly recommend a great slow cooker.  I interpreted Mimi’s recipe for my Breville (available at Williams and Sonoma) slow cooker.  I was able to cook the bacon, brown the meat and layer all the goodies in one pan.  The mushrooms were the only part of the meal that I sautéed outside of the slow cooker. I layered in all the vegetables (including the mushrooms) and covered with just a little less liquid, covered and cooked for 8 hours.

One of the things I love about my slow cooker, is waking up to the smells of something yummy cooking in the kitchen.  

Another, the surprise when you lift off the lid and see all the goodness in the pan.  its a bit of a yummy surprise and who wouldn’t like that?