This is a hearty dish full of vegetable chunks and tender beef cubes. The meat slowly bakes in a bold sauce of beer; stock and seasonings until it is fork-tender. Servie it with red wine and a French baquette.


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1/4 Cup (50 ML) all-purpose flour	-and red
1 Tsp (2 mL) EACH dried thyme and	-wine vinegar
-marjoram	2 Tsp (10 mL) Worcestershire sauce
-leaves and black pepper	1 large onion, chopped
2 Lb (1 kg) Beef Stewing Cubes	4 Clove garlic, minced
2 Tbl (30 mL) vegetable oil	2 Cup (500 mL) baby carrots
1 Cup (250 mL) dark beer, flat	8 Oz (250 g) button mushrooms, any
1 Cup (250 mL) beef stock	-favourite fresh mushroom --
2 Tbl (30 mL) tomato paste	-cremini,
1 Tbl (15 mL) each Dijon mustard	1/2 Cup (125 mL) sour cream

1. Combine flour, salt, thyme, marjoram and pepper in a large heavy duty plastic bag. In batches, add beef cubes to flour mixture and toss to coat.

Transfer to plate. In Large non-stick skillet, heat half the oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef, in batches and add more oil as needed, for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned on all sides.

With slotted spoon, transfer to 3 1/2 to 6 quart (3.5 to 6 L) slow cooker.

2. Add beer and stock to skillet and bring to boil, stirring to scrape up any brown bits. Transfer to slow cooker. Add tomato paste, mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, onion, garlic, carrots and mushrooms to slow cooker, mix well.

3. Cook covered, on low for 8 to 10 hours or hight for 4 to 6 horus or until vegetables are tender and stew is bubbling. Stir in sour cream just before serving.

Recipe from Brenda Hyde of OldFashionedLiving.com

2 bone-in chicken breasts	-1 tsp. fresh
1/8 Cup oil	1/2 crushed garlic clove
1/8 Cup red wine vinegar	1 -tsp. fresh thyme, or 1/2 tsp.
1/2 Tsp sugar	-dried, crushed
1/2 Tsp dried crushed oregano, or	Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine ingredients and pour on top of chicken breasts, which have been placed in crockpot. Cook on low for 4-5 hours.

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4 boneless, skinless chicken	1/4 Cup milk
-breasts	2 Cup Pepperidge Farm herb
4 Slice Swiss cheese	-stuffing mix
1 Can cream of chicken soup	1/2 Cup melted butter
1 Can cream of mushroom soup	Salt and pepper to taste
1 Cup chicken broth

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place chicken breasts crock pot. Pour chicken broth over chicken breasts. Put one slice of Swisscheese on each breast. Combine both cans of soup and milk. Cover chicken breasts with soup mixture. Sprinkle stuffing mix over all. Drizzle melted butter on top. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Note: You can also mix the chicken broth with the soup and you get almost the same results. If you pour the broth over the chicken it keeps the chicken moist and tender. I only used 1/2 the amount of butter called for, and would use more with another cup of stuffing mix next time.

Recipe Link: http://groups.msn.com/FullCircleofFriends/pork.msnw?action=view_list&row=3&viewtype=2&sortstring = Ingredient Substitutes: Leftover cooked roast beef or turkey can be used in place of the ham. Ingredient Information: Potatoes cook more quickly when cut into small pieces; cubed potatoes will cook faster than quartered potatoes. The 1-inch chunks of potato in our recipe work well as they do not get too soft during the long cooking time. Recipe Introduction Gramma Claudia

6 Cup peeled baking potatoes in 1"	2 Tsp instant minced onion
-cubes	1 Can condensed Cheddar cheese
1 -1/2 Cups cubed cooked ham	-soup - (10
1 Can whole kernel sweet corn -	-3/4 Ounce )
-(15 1/4 oz), drained	1/2 Cup milk
1/4 Cup chopped green bell pepper	2 Tbl all-purpose flour

In 3 1/2- to 4-quart crock pot slow cooker, combine potatoes, ham, corn, bell pepper and onion; mix well.
In small bowl, combine soup, milk and flour; beat with wire whisk until smooth.
Pour soup mixture over potato mixture; stir gently to mix.
Cover; cook on LOW setting for 7 to 9 hours or until potatoes are tender.

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2 1/2 Cup dry beans	6 Tbl catsup
1 small onion, chopped	6 Tbl molasses
1/2 Tsp pepper	2 ounce piece of salt pork
1/4 Cup brown sugar	1 Tbl dry mustard
1 1/2 Tsp salt

Soak beans overnight in water. The next day boil beans for 1 hour. (Or follow directions on package which should include a method of preparing beans for use in as little as 1 hour).

Add salt pork, onions, and all other ingredients. Cook in a crock pot on High for 3 hours, or Low for 10 to 12 hours. Add water as needed.

Option: Cover with water and cook in bean pot in the oven for 3 hours at 325ºF.

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1 1/2 to 2 lbs. ground beef	1 box rigatoni noodles, cooked
-browned and	2 Can cream of mushroom soup
-drained	2 4 Oz cans mushrooms
2 Lb grated Mozzarella cheese	1 Can black olives
1 onion, chopped	2 Can pizza sauce
1 Pkg (whole) pepperoni, sliced

Alternate layers in crock pot as follows: hamburger, noodles, cheese, soup, mushrooms and olives, onions, sauce and pepperoni. Heat on low in crock pot for 4 hours.

Recipe Link: http://groups.msn.com/GrammaClaudiasOzarkHeaven/familyfavoriterecipes.msnw?action=view_list&vie wtype=0&row=15&sortstring= Don't go by the ingredients to decide whether you will like this or not! It is fantastic. I like to use chunky applesauce. Recipe Introduction Gramma Claudia

6 pork chops or pork tenderloin	Salt and pepper
1 Can sauerkraut, drained	1 Slice onion
1/2 Cup brown sugar	2 Cup water
1 Cup applesauce

Brown pork, set aside, drain. Mix sauerkraut, brown sugar and applesauce. Season with salt and pepper. Add browned chops. Place onion and water over chops. Cover. Cook 1 hour in medium oven or cook 6-8 hours in a crockpot.

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1 1/2 Lb pork loin	-Monte®
1 onion, chopped	-Pineapple Chunks in Juice,
1 bottle (295 mL) Kraft Sweet'n	-drained
-Sour Sauce	1 green pepper, chopped
1 Can (10 fl oz / 284 mL) chicken	2 Cup uncooked Minute Rice Brand
-broth	-Rice
1 Can (14 fl oz / 398 mL) Del

PLACE pork in slow cooker; top with onion.

ADD sweet'n sour sauce and broth. Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours (oron HIGH for 5 hours).

STIR in pineapple, green pepper and rice. Cover and cook an additional 20 minutes.

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1 3-5 lb. canned ham cut in half	1 12-oz can Pepsi, Dr Pepper or
1 Can crushed pineapple	-Coca-cola
3/4 Cup brown sugar

Place all of the above in a crockpot set on low.

Allow to cook for 4-6 hours.