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Irish Lamb Stew
Recipe courtesy EatingWell.com

Ingredients
2 pounds boneless leg of lamb, trimmed of fat and cut
into 1-inch pieces
1 3/4 pounds white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
3 large leeks, white part only, halved, washed and thinly sliced
1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup packed parsley leaves, chopped

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Directions
Combine lamb, potatoes, carrots, celery, leeks, broth,
thyme, salt and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker; stir to combine. Put the lid on
and cook on low until the lamb is fork-tender, about 8 hours. Stir in parsley
before serving.

Programmable Slow Cooker:When you spend every day cooking at work it's a relief to
get home to a fully cooked, ready-to-serve meal once in a while. For many of us,
the slow cooker has long been a secret weapon in the effort to have a relaxing
evening. And while most slow cookers have basically the same cooking
mechanism—a ceramic liner that sits in a heating unit—we discovered
during testing that certain optional bells and whistles really are worth the extra
money. A perfectly adequate five- or six-quart slow cooker, which is big enough to

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cook meals for a family of four with leftovers, can be purchased for as little as
$30. The primary drawback with the basic cooker is that you need to manually time
your cooking and then be there to turn it off. We found that the programmable
six-quart Smart-Pot Slow Cooker from Crock Pot (above, $70) offers several
features that justify the extra cost. A digital touchpad allows the user to
control the heat settings and time the cooking in increments of 30 minutes up to
20 hours (it's not unheard of, for instance, for a brisket to cook for more than
12 hours). But perhaps our favorite feature is the automatic shift-to-warm
setting, which allows your meal to cook for its predetermined time and then switch
to a setting that keeps the food at a safe temperature until you're ready to eat.
Put out the plates, pour a glass of wine and you're ready for dinner. Now if they
only had one that cleaned itself...J.R.

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