Lentil soup
I am definately taking after my Grandma Mabel when it comes to cooking. She had what I call "grandma magic" in that she could whip up yummy goodies without the use of recipes (the downside of grandma magic is she never could create the same recipe twice, esp cookies :( And she made some mighty fine cookies :) I've been coming into my own "grandma magic" tho I am rather young and won't ever be a grandmother. So here we go with lentil soup. Measurements won't be exact and you'll have to work to make it taste good to you. Also, I use a 6 quart crockpot. Start with one ham bone with meat still on or a ham hock or two (for a vegetarian soup, eliminate the ham bone/ham hock and use a good hearty vegetable stock, either homemade or store bought). Put ham bone/ham hocks in crock pot and fill crockpot to 2/3 full of water (this may not cover the bone all the way, but you can turn it during the course of simmering) and cover. If you have a crockpot with auto s