Can you give me a tip on Crock Pot cooking?

I cook everything from scratch. When I am not home, which is rare, my husband sticks a chicken in the crockpot with a can of cream of mushroom soup and two cans of water before he goes to work. The boys love it! My roast recipe on Associated Content is also good in the crock pot. Several of my readers have tried it and loved it too.

Hi. I love using my crockpot to cook too. I will make a chicken and put it on the bottom. Then add a potato or 2 and maybe a acorn squash. These are foods that need to be soggy. Sometimes I will add dressing to the chicken. Since most vegetables get soggy with a lot of cooking I would do them on the stove top. If your doing a stew I would add them partly cooked after getting home then they will still be ferm.

the best way to handle veggies is to add them at a much later stage in the cooking, or cook them separately. Unfortunately not many veggies come out nice in the crock pot.

I do not put my veggies in for the whole cooking cycle. As soon as I come home I add them and usually by the time we are ready to eat dinner they are cooked the way we like them.

My dear departed Father-n-law made wonderful crockpot dishes. One of my favs;
1. A cheaper Pork Roast.
2. Add apples, dried fruits,like raisins, apricots,garlic, onions
3. Sprinkle with 2 tbsp. or to taste All spice.
4. Add apple juice & white wine. Then simmer as usual and baste when you can, adding apple juice if needed. You end up with a wonderful tender pork roast, with a delicious chutney to go with it.
He served with rice and a veggie side dish.

The only thing I can think of that would cause that would be if you added too much water or other liquid to your cooker. I've personally never had that problem. What vegetables are you cooking?
Annie