I think it's time to shake up the food blog routine. Recipe first, comments and criticism second.

Ingredients:

3 lbs. pork shoulder roast
1 packet onion soup mix
4 cups water (for soup mix)
3 cups diced potatoes
2 cups diced carrots
1-1/2 cups diced celery
1 medium onion, sliced

Mix onion soup packet and 4 cups water in crock pot. Add pork shoulder. Place vegetables around meat. Cover, set temperature and time according to your crock pot's directions, stir occasionally.

Slice pork and serve alongside vegetables.

What Went Right

This turned out to be a very tasty meal. The carrots and celery add vegetable goodness, and between the onions and the soup mix, there was a pleasant herbal savoriness to the broth.

What I Would Change

The visual appeal is a bit lacking. Everything is just a bit too pale. I might also consider adding some Italian seasoning or other herbs to add some more robust flavor.

What Went Wrong

You just can't trust crock pots, it seems. The one I used finished cooking almost twice as fast as I expected. Make sure you can trust your slow cooker to cook slowly all day! The meat was done long before the potatoes were softened, although that may be due in part to using red potatoes instead of russets.

Conclusion

It can be fun to grab whatever is on sale and try to make something new. I only measured my ingredients so I could report them here for analysis by other cooks. I had no recipe to follow, but it turned out mostly-OK anyway. I would welcome feedback in the comments so I can make it better next time!