The secret ingredient for my secret ingredient soup is...

Everyone has a secret recipe or secret tool that they use.  Mine is this:

Yes, a Crock Pot (I have no affiliation, nor do I receive money from Rival...).  It is the perfect little tool for creating masterpiece meals with very little effort.  I love nothing more than throwing ingredients into a bowl, plugging it in, and then 3-5 hours later, presto!, a gourmet meal with very little effort.  If you have children, or just don't want to work for your meal (I am both), than a Crock Pot is a must!

Here is what I'm working on for dinner tonight: 

Barbequed Beef

Here is what you will need:

Doesn't get much easier than that! 
2 lbs beef roast
1 pkg onion soup mix
1 cup Ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
1 tsp dry mustard

(Once again, none of the products shown send me money...I wish, but sadly, no.  Use whatever brand you like best!)

Place beef in crock pot like so:

Sprinkle with onion soup mix:

Combine all other ingredients in a small bowl:

Pour over beef:

Plug in and let cook on Low for 6-8 hours. Or if you were lazy and didn't start until after your child went down for a nap, drank a cup of coffee, put in a load of laundry, and stared at Facebook for an hour; High for 3-5 hours!

Now isn't that beautiful?  Dinner just cooking away and you hardly had to lift a finger!