Ricardo, one of Canada's favourite daily cooking hosts, on all the reasons why a slow cooker will save you time and energy, and make you a better cook.

The best slow cooker lessons and tips from Ricardo

One of Canada's favourite celebrity chefs makes a case for cooking slow and steady.

Slow cooker lessons and tips from Ricardo

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Cooking tips

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Dinner

From slow cooked French onion soup to sneaky brownies, and our favourite vanilla cake, here are the best recipes of 2015, according to you.

Top 20: Best recipes of 2015

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Try steel-cut oats as a nutritious alternative to rolled oats. Find our slow-cooked recipe for Steel-cut oatmeal at Chatelaine.com.

Steel-cut oatmeal recipe

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A Saturday dinner menu. Take it easy and keep it simple on a Saturday night. Get the recipes at Chatelaine.com!

Saturday dinner menu

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Slow cooker lessons and tips from Ricardo

Easy 'n' updated pot roast

The 20 best recipes of 2015

Steel-cut oatmeal

Simple Saturday supper menu