Tea: I drink it any dang way I want at the time *snicker*

Cold weather food: well, you already did my #1 default (chili) but a
simple pre-cooked ham (I usually go for the Kroger brand when I'm down
state but Cumberland is also good) in the crock pot for a few hours
with a little bit of liquid at the start, some Bob Evans already made
in the diary/meat aisle mashed potatoes and a vegetable works for us.

Also, heat up either chicken or beef broth with any spices you want in
the crock pot, and about 15-30 minutes (depending on how done you like
pasta) throw in some No-yolk noodle, extra wide/broad -- makes a nice
soup.

Another one (we did these for T-giving rather than a whole bird -- DH
hates dealing with anything on a bone): Flatten out unbaked Grands
biscuits, place your choice of deli meat (I've done them also with
Lloyd's BBQ shredded meats) on top of half of them, add some shredded
cheese of choice, place another flattened buscuit on top, use a fork to
mash the edges together (similiar to putting on a top crust on a pie),
and bake at about teh same directions are the regular buscuits.

I've heard rumors that it supposed to be possible to do a variation on
lasagna in a crockpot but I don't know how to do it.

HTH,

Tricia