A couple years ago a friend of ours gave me a crockpot that they had received as a wedding gift. They already had one and didn't know what to do with it. I was thrilled to take it! It is one of my favorite kitchen items. I love making chilli and meatballs in it. Recently, I've been interested in doing different recipes. Thanks to several bloggers they mentioned A Year of Slow Cooking. Stephanie used her crockpots everyday for a year! I'm so impressed with the number of creative recipes that she mentions. Here are a couple that I thought are great especially for working Moms. Cooking Dried Beans in your Crock pot - Talk about saving money! You can buy a bag of beans at most stores for $1.00…