Beef Roast - Slow Cooked
Nancy L. Spoolman
1 - 3-4 lb. Beef round sirloin tip roast
5 - 6 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut in half
2 packages brown gravy mix
Salt and pepper to taste

Put roast in slow cooker. Mix brown gravy mix with 2 cups of cold water. Pour over roast. Cook on high for 3 hours. Turn meat over. Add potatoes. Turn slow cooker to medium (just so it's barely bubbling) and cook another 3 1/2 hours. Meat should fall apart.

My husband likes this as leftover, hot beef sandwiches and dips in remaining gravy juice.

Smothered Pork Chops
Nancy L. Spoolman/Jean McNeil
4 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
1 can cream of mushroom soup
50% power (Medium)
16 1/2 - 18 1/2 minutes per pound cooking time

Arrange chops in 8 x 8 inch dish with meaty portions to outside. Spread undiluted cream of mushroom soup over chops.

Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave at 50% power (Medium) for 1/2 the cooking time.

Turn over or rearrange chops. Replace plastic wrap. Microwave for remaining time.

*You can also bake these in the oven at 325 for 1 hour, or slow cook on top of stove for 30 minutes or so, depending on how many chops you are cooking.