quantity of something i can freeze, or bring to work for lunch all week.
i am gone at work all day, and that slow cooker can only stay on the 'warm' setting for so long, before i start to worry about food going bad, so i prefer to only use the crock pot on the weekends when i can make recipes that call for shorter cooking times, and can be home when it is done.
also, i don't eat a lot of meat. and i especially don't buy a lot of meat to cook at home.
so, finding a weekend crock pot meal that is not a giant roast for a family of 