For those of you who work away from home, consider this scenario: As day goes along, slow cooker is busy fixing your meal for you, and when you walk through door at end of another grueling day at work, your dinner is waiting. All you need to do, depending on recipe you’ve selected, is prepare a side dish or salad, add some bread, set table, and call family in to eat. Simple, simple, simple; and very satisfying to come home to.

Here is a favorite slow cooker recipe that you can try with your family. I’m sure you’ll all love it.

Country-Style Crock Pot Chicken

6 carrots, sliced 6 celery stalks, sliced 8 chicken pieces 1 can (10-3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 1/3 c or chicken broth 2 tsp cornstarch

Slice vegetables place in crock pot. Place chicken on vegetables. Spread undiluted soup over chicken. Sprinkle dry onion soup mix. Do not add any water. Cook on High 4 hours, or until chicken is done. Stir often. 10 minutes before serving, mix broth and cornstarch. Pour over chicken, stir well. Serves 4.

For an added treat, serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

******************** Pie Crust: *3 cups flour *1 teaspoon salt *2 teaspoons sugar *2/3 cup cooking oil (I like to use Canola oil) *1/3 cup water or milk

Measure all ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir with a fork. Put half of mixture into a 10-inch pie plate and pat down with back of a spoon (or use your fingers) to form pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Mix 1/4 cup of brown sugar with remaining pie crust and sprinkle on top of pie to form a "crumble crust." (Makes a generous crumble crust). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until crumble crust is slightly browned. ************************