Beef Stew

For you Dancing Queen. Again, I don't have a recipe, but here's how I do it.
Brown the stew meat in a tad bit of oil in the bottom of a pot (I like to use cast-iron, but use whatever you have). Add salt & pepper, onions, carrots, celery, and whatever veggies you like. Saute them a little with the beef. Then I add stewed tomatoes - chopped or whole, however you like them. Add water (or broth) for the liquid. Then add potatoes. Cook until they are done, or however long you like. Near the I like to add frozen green beans and peas and cook a little longer (I guess it depends on how well done you like them).

I just realized after writing this post that you wanted to do it in a crockpot. Sorry, but it is easy to remedy. You still have to brown the meat, and if you add the veggies to that it adds a lot of flavor. Then put it in the crockpot before you add the tomatoes, water, and potatoes. Then cook in on low for as long as you need to - I would just wait to add peas until near the end.

To season it, the salt and pepper is often times enough, but if you want something more, just throw in whatever you like - thyme, parsley, whatever you feel like at the moment (I know I am a flake, but I do what sounds good at the time).
Good Luck!! I love soup this time of year.