Today: a Slow Cooker Soup plus simple, delicious desserts

The Twelve Days have passed, so Christmastide is complete. New Year’s Eve is a memory, too. And, I trust, you did your share of after Christmas shopping….for next year, even! Then, you will enjoy today’s offerings….using a slow cooker than might be new to you, and enjoying “foolproof” recipes for cookies and cake for now (or Christmas 2009).

Perhaps you, like me, are enjoying your. Christmas gifts knowing that some are easier than others. For things “electronic” I am always a bit more challenged than kitchen stuff.

Were you one of the thousands (millions?) who were gifted with a slow cooker? O...