Kirsty. Some inspiration for you...hope it's ok to post on this thread?! My slow cooker staples are celery, carrots, onions, leeks, sweet corn, peppers, mushrooms. Add any combination to whichever meat like chicken thighs or chunks of lamb, beef etc or pulses like chick peas and kidney beans. Some kind of stock. Perhaps a tin of toms or garlic and white white. You only need very little fluid (no need to drown or cover ingredients with stock!) add herbs, chilli, fresh coriander etc depending on what dish you're making then cook all day or overnight. It's likely to be pretty runny so mix a little cornflower with cold water to a paste and add to thicken. Satisfying, healthy, fresh, cheap and easy (like me !!!!) Omg I miss cooking. Not been involved in the kitchen since starting the milk diet. Might be a while till I'm able to enjoy some food other than Greek yog and jelly ;-/