I did a beef roast in the crock pot with potatoes, carrots and onions. Deglazed the pan I seared the roast in with some of the broth I used to make the roast (okay, it was chicken broth, but that's what I had!), then later I added more of the broth and some heavy cream to make a gravy. Also made a caramel sauce from brown sugar, cream and butter to serve over ice cream. It was kind of a special meal to celebrate our GirlChild voting for the first time (granddaughter we have been raising). Proud G-ma!