Here's proof!

Yep, we aren't starving - yet.  I have come to the realization though, that the slow cooker is my friend.  Bosom buddy in fact. 

Jack is still ailing so the cooking, cleaning and char-lady detail is falling to me.  The latter two aren't so bad, but the cooking is not my favourite thing in the world.  However, I have to say that the 'More Taste of Home Slow Cooker Classics' cookbook is a lifesaver.  

This is what I made today...

SAUERKRAUT SAUSAGE SOUP

4 c. chicken broth

1 lb. smoked Polish sausage, cut into 1/2" slices

1 can (16 oz) sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained

2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms (I put in more)

1 1/2 c. cubed peeled potatoes

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1 1/4 c. chopped onions (I used frozen chopped onions)

2 large carrots, sliced

2 celery ribs, chopped

2 tablespoons white vinegar

2 tsp. dill weed

1 tsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. pepper 

Combine all ingredients in a 5 qt slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for

5-6 hours.

I have to say that this stuff was GOOD!!  I copped out when it came to chopping onions and did it the easy way.  The frozen ones we had also have red & green peppers in with them, so I suppose that could alter the flavour of the soup somewhat.  

Cookbook Specs:  'More Taste of Home Slow Cooker Classics', c 2010, published by Reader's Digest, ISBN (10): 0-89821-831-4.    There are over 400 recipes in the book and they all look really good - lots of colour pictures too!