Slow Cooker Beef with Barley Soup by John Spottiswood

Cooking the pearl barley a long time gives this soup a nutty flavor and smooth texture. It's very different from the chewy texture you get when cooking regular barley over a shorter period. I adapted this from an America's Test Kitchen recipe and used about half the beef they called for and added the mushrooms. If you have big beef…

Hannah's Sweet & Sour Cabbage Soup by Amos Miller

Humble, yet exhilarating, this delicious borscht is a perfect winter soup - inexpensive, perfect with bread and butter, it will warm and comfort you. I have used this recipe for the past 45 years without changing a thing (!) because it is untweakable and too simple to goof up. It is purely vegetarian, it is kosher, it can be…

Beef Stew by Nancy Miyasaki

The beef stew is a very good traditional beef stew. If you are craving the beef stew your grandmother used to make, then this will definitely hit the spot Classic comfort food for a cold day!

Super Easy Crock-pot Chicken Tortilla Soup by John Spottiswood

Super easy and about as tasty as most tortilla soup recipes that you'll work a lot harder to make! This recipe sounds pedestrian, but it tastes much better than that.

Mom's Sausage & Bean Soup by Amos Miller

Also called "Mom's Escarole & Bean Soup" - for our vegetarian guests. I prefer to use all fresh ingredients and bring dried beans to life, but you can pick up all these ingredients at your market. So let me give you the best recipe I have for a tasty, nourishing and economical soup - and who doesn't want that these days! And…

Pork Stew with Wine by John Spottiswood

This is another phenomenal recipe that I adapted from a recipe from James Villas in Stews, Bogs, and Burgoos. I still have not found a recipe from this book that is not amazing. Anyway, don't be thrown off by the fruit in this recipe. It blends in with the wine, meat and vegetables to make a luscious combination. This recipe…

Pork & Chickpea Stew by John Spottiswood

Super easy to make. Toss all ingredients in the pot (or slow cooker) and forget about it until dinner time. Healthy...and is good vegetarian with vegetable broth and no pork.

Delicious Crockpot Turkey Chili by Nancy Miyasaki

This is an easy chili recipe that you can throw in the slow cooker and forget about till it's done. I made this for my family when they were out skiing, and they all raved about how good the warm chili tasted when they got back from the slopes. Easy and a real winner!

Country Ham & Black-Eyed Peas by Amos Miller

Black-eyed peas are NOT just a Southern New Year's Day tradition. Paired with Jalapeno Maple Bacon Cornbread you can celebrate all year long. Nutrition runs amock in this massively-tasty stew. You can simmer this for a couple hours, but it is also a great slow-cook / crockpot dish. This is a pretty well-liked and common food south…

Butternut Squash and Tahini Soup by Roxana GreenGirl

Country style ribs and vegetables--Slow Cooked by Nancy Miyasaki

These tender country style ribs, slow cooked with tomatoes, peppers and onions, are yummy. We served them with a heap of pasta flavored with garlic and olive oil. Rice or a crusty bread, possibly even corn bread, would be yummy too.

Simple Vegetable Soup by Jill

This is the tastiest way to clean out your fridge and keep your weight down! All sizes are approximate and all ingredients are optional. I usually use whatever I have at the time. Frozen works very well in this recipe and makes for very fast preparation! If you have a crock pot just combine all the ingredients. Organic…

Crockpot Lentil Soup by Amy Anderson

A hearty warm soup for those cold fall and winter nights

Potato leek soup by Chef Paul McGovern

This is a dish I make at the end of the gardening season and everyone loves it !! I use my scallions that I have left in the garden and allowed to grow quite large. I only use the white part as you would for leeks

Slow Cooker Low Fat Turkey Chile by Heidi T

It only takes a few minutes prep time. I make this several times a month because it's my families favorite. It freezes nicely too. Serve it with some corn bread or on top of pasta, anyway you serve it you will fall in love with this recipe.