"Great starter recipe, Claire.
I adapted it for my crock pot by first searing the seasoned meat and then sauteing onions with cremini and oyster mushrooms. Those went into the crock with approximately two cups of beef stock, a splash of red wine, a dash of Lea and Perrins and a thyme bundle. Yum.""

"Great Cranberry Sauce base recipe!
I stared out with only one cup of sugar and added additional tablespoons as it cooked based on how tart I wanted it to be.
I also used hard cider instead of water for extra depth of flavor.
Thanks, Alex!""

"Great chili base recipe!
I altered it so I could use my slow-cooker by roasting the peppers and some garlic then whizzing them up in the food processor, carmelizing the onion in the bacon drippings and browning the meat both in a seperate pan, and eliminating the chicken stock. I also skipped the chuck and subbed turkey for beef since that's wha""

"Great new idea for chicken leftovers and easy to thrown in the crockpot instead of stovetop.
I tweeked it by rendering some bacon and using the drippings to slightly brown the potatoes before adding them and then I added the lardons to the pot. I also added fire-roasted tomatoes for a bit more depth of flavor.
The chorizo I used was very vinage""

"Tweaked it by using a can of Broccoli Cheese soup that I had in the pantry plus one cup of milk instead of the heavy cream. The flavor is great, but next time I'll add TWICE as much broccoli: I used a 16oz. bag and I still felt it wasn't enough.
Thanks, Sunny!"