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This is a wonderfully light and fresh dish.  It can be served all year around - just vary what you serve as accompaniments to keep it interesting for the family.  This is one of those great busy family recipes - it can be prepared the night before - saves time in the morning, while still letting you serve a tasty, easy slow cooker dinner when you get home at the end of the day.  Gotta love that! Pork, Ginger and Apricot Cassorole Serves 6 Cook on Low for 7 to 8 hours 1 kg pork pieces 1 onion peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic peeled and crushed 1 cup dried apricots 1 cup chicken stock 2 Tbsp tomato sauce 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 2 tsp chopped basil ( or 1/4 tspn dried ) 2 Tbsp vinegar freshly ground salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup chopped red pepper To Cook:  Save time in the morning, prepare into a ziplock bag the night before and put on a plate in the fridge, pour contents of bag in room temperature crock pot and remember to t...

A flavour-packed delicious flexible slow cooker meatball recipe that can be part of a quick a family lunch or evening meal, a picnic snack or served warm or chilled as a cocktail nibble when entertaining.  Where they team up well skewered with a toothpick, dipped in a tzatziki style dipping sauce (combine yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon rind, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, lemon pepper and salt in a bowl. Cover. Refrigerate until required). For lunch at home or on the run, pack a halved, fresh or toasted pita pocket, stuffed with lettuce and tomato and add hot or chilled lamb meatballs and drizzle over some tzatziki as a dressing and serve for lunch or dinner.  So many ways to use this lovely easy slow cooker recipe! Lamb and Mint Meatballs 500g lamb, minced 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped 1 tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp fresh ground pepper Combine all meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Roll into walnut-sized balls size and pl...