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I was looking for some fruit at the supermarket recently and nothing really took my fancy... until I saw some beautiful shinny green Granny Smith apples!  Immediately I could smell apple pie spice wafting through our home and I could see us enjoying baked apples and icecream. Luckily they weren't either enormous or tiny, they were all similarly portioned, (perfect for my 4L slow cooker) so I selected the best looking 6 and headed off to the baking isle to get a box of Australian raisins.  You can use any kind of dried fruit, cranberries, mixed dried fruit, regular raisin - whatever you have on hand.  But I know for slow cooker baked apples, my family really enjoy big fat raisins. If you want to make the raisins go a bit further, make one third of the filling something else.  I always have raisins top and bottom, but in the middle you could use muesli, plain oats, other dried fruit (chopped nuts, cranberries, apricots, dates).  When the box is new, I use all rais...

Mmmm... Pork Chops smothered with a sweet and sour style apple cranberry sauce - yummo!  Can't wait for dinner. If you are like me, and the mornings are a bit crazy in your house too, then you will love this recipe, because it is super simple to pre-pack it in a zip lock bag the night before, toss that in the fridge and then just pour it in the slow cooker before you dash out the door.  Just remember to turn it on first! Then you can spend all day looking forward to coming home to these delicious chops.  Be sure to stock up on lean pork chops next time they are on special at your supermarket or butcher - this is a fantastic and easy week night recipe that you will use often and your family will all enjoy.  Should you ever be out of cranberry, use a small can of pineapple and its juice, and hold the mustard - stunning!  The kids will love this version too! Crock Pot Pork Chops with Cranberry Serves 4 or 6, cook on low for 6 to 8 hours 4 or 6 pork chops 1 jar cran...