Rival SCVPE503 5-quart Programmable Embossed Crock-pot with Little Dipper

I didn't know at the time but I've wanted a crock-pot since the day I moved out on my own. I lived by myself, did all of the cooking, and all of the cleaning. Living on my own that also meant doing all of the working, to do all of the earning, to do all of the shopping so I could do most of the eating. After a 12 hour shift, usually longer since I never seem to get out of work on time, who the heck wants to go home and start cooking? Not me, so I often stopped on my way home for fast food or take-out. Not because I wanted to eat so poorly but because I wanted to eat something before it was so late that I needed to go to bed so I could start all over again the next day.

Then, years later, I was over at my girlfriend's apartment and she had made us dinner... without being home! Those short ribs were amazing! Meat just falls off the bone ribs.

A few weeks later, she made the most amazing cottage pie (like shepherd's pie except with ground beef), again without us...Read more