RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Golden Harvest Pork Stew

Slow cookers can be unsung kitchen heroes any time of the year, but particularly during the colder seasons. That's because slow cookers take on one-pot meals with ease. A person simply places all the ingredients inside the crock, then returns in 8 hours or so to a completely cooked meal.

Certain recipes, including stews, lend themselves well to the slow-cooking method. While beef is often associated with stew, plenty of proteins can take the place of beef, including pork. This recipe for Golden Harvest Pork Stew from CrockPot 365 Year-Round Recipes (Publications International, Ltd.) by the...