my favorite crockpot recipe:

brown rice squash "risotto"

it's super easy to make and very tasty. don't be put off by the fact that it's from "fatfreevegan.com" - i brought this to thanksgiving at my very traditional, omnivorous family get-together and everyone loved it. they didn't even guess that it's vegan, or so good for you!

and for the record, i got my crockpot at value village for $5 and it's been great. nothing fancy, but neither am i....