| Comfort foods are those foods which can cheer you | | | | With some crockpot recipes you need to stir them a |
| up. Whether you are feeling tired, off color or just in | | | | few times during the cooking time or add ingredients |
| need of something warming, let your crockpot come | | | | near the end. This is no good if you are going to be out |
| to the rescue. The great thing about making comfort | | | | all day, which is why this ham and lentil soup recipe is |
| foods in a crockpot is how easy they are. You might | | | | so good. You do not need to touch it until you get |
| fancy chocolate cake but having to spend an hour | | | | home and it will be ready. |
| preparing it might not be what you are in the mood for. | | | | This is one of the most easy crockpot recipes and all |
| With a lot of easy crockpot recipes you simply have | | | | you need to do when you get home is ladle a serving |
| to decide what comforting food you want, add the | | | | of soup from the crockpot to a bowl. Perhaps you |
| ingredients to the crockpot and leave it to cook. | | | | fancy some buttered bread for dunking. This is a tasty |
| Perhaps you know you are going to have a busy day | | | | and comforting soup and this recipe makes enough to |
| and you will get home exhausted and not in the mood | | | | serve two people. |
| to cook, so why not plan your dinner in advance? | | | | What you will need: |
| Pick out one of the most easy crockpot recipes, add | | | | - 1 1/4 cups diced ham |
| the ingredients to your crockpot before you leave the | | | | - 2 cups lentils |
| house, and come home to a delicious dinner. Of | | | | - 2 chopped ribs celery |
| course, if you have a craving for some comfort food | | | | - 1 minced clove garlic |
| you might not want to wait for it to be slow cooked, | | | | - 1 bay leaf |
| but slow cooking is ideal for some kinds of comfort | | | | - 1 cup chopped onion |
| food. Also, some recipes can be slow cooked in an | | | | - 1/2 cup peeled, diced carrots |
| hour or two. Not everything needs to cook all day. | | | | - 2 quarts cold water |
| Recipe for Lentil and Ham Soup | | | | - Salt and black pepper, to taste |
| This is a great comfort food. Thick, rich lentil and ham | | | | How to make it: |
| soup makes a wonderful dinner at the end of a long | | | | Add the ham, lentils, celery, garlic, bay leaf, onion and |
| and tiring day. Simply chop the vegetables and ham | | | | carrots to the slow cooker. Add some salt and black |
| the evening before you want to make this meal, and | | | | pepper, and then stir in the water. Cook on low for |
| then simply add the ingredients to the slow cooker in | | | | about nine hours. Taste the soup, adjust the salt and |
| the morning, flick the switch and leave it. | | | | pepper if necessary and serve hot. |