Here's a great tip for working families and the crock pot. On Sunday I plan out all our meals (We have crock pot dinners about 4 to 5 nights). Gather all the ingredients for each meal and assemble them in a crock pot liner. Close the liners with chip clips and put them all in the refrigerator. In the morning before I leave for work, I grab a bag, pop it in the crock pot and off to work I go. Dinner for the week with about 1 1/2 hours of prep time.