What a Crock...Pot

One thing that really bugs me about sports fans is when they label a sport as "easy." As a former soccer player but still enthusiast, I faced some of these criticisms. "All you do is kick the ball", "There's no scoring" blah, blah, blah.
The fact is that nearly every sport can be reduced to a simple, moronic sentence. Football would be  "hit people, run the ball, kick the ball." Basketball would be "pass, dribble shoot." Baseball would be "throw, hit, catch."
But fans of those sports could easily counter these arguments with any knowledge of the game.
That being said, my next statement may sound hypocritical, but it is true.
Cooking with a crock pot (or slow cooker) is easy. Seriously.
Reducing cooking with a crock pot to putting ingredient A and B into the crock pot and turning it on is really all you need to do.
Today, I took the easy way out and made some shredded beef with my slow cooker.
Here is all I did.
Bought a big hunk o' meat (I used a 2.5 lb round roast, but any type and size of roast will do) and put it in the slow cooker.
Then, I emptied the contents of a mushroom-onion soup into the slow cooker.
Next, I added a can of diced tomatoes.
Finally, I put in a little water. Why? I am not sure. I remembered my mom at some point in my life telling me to do this so it seemed like I should. (In the end, I used a little bit too much water. But the good part? It didn't matter! And why is that? Because cooking with a crock pot is easier than LeBron's decision to go to Miami. (Honestly, would you rather live here or here? And I even picked the most flattering picture I could find of Cleveland.)
One thing to remember in cooking with a crock pot, it takes a while for your food to cook. If you are cooking it on high, it takes about 5 hours. If on low, about 10 hours. But on the plus side, it makes your kitchen smell awesome throughout the day!
It's a quick thing to prepare and good to make before class, put it on while your at class, and then it will be ready when you return.
Here are some helpful links for crock pot cooking.
This aptly-titled blog is exactly what it sounds like. Favorite Slow Cooking recipes
To be honest, I just thought the name was catchy. A Crock Cook
Lastly, here is a list of 10 crock pot recipes with photos