Not much of a by the book recipe follower, but use a crock pot all the time. Usually makes things the night before in the removable ceramic liner, stick it in the fridge, then put in on low in the AM when we depart for the day. Some favorites include; ham & beans, venison vegetable stew, beef or chicken vegetable soup, beef or venison chilli, a whole chicken (pull out bones & add noodles later), any type of roast or ham, etc.
You can't hardly screw up with a crock pot. Just throw stuff that you like in it, and let it cook. Things like; chicken stock, beef broth, mushroom soup, celery soup, etc. help out the liquid stock, and bones add flavor too.