Stephanie O'Dea felt she wasn't cooking enough for her family, so as 2008 approached she made a New Year's resolution: to create a home-cooked meal every night for an entire year using the one method she knows best -- her crockpot!

Since January 1st, crockpot fans everywhere have been flocking to her blog A Year of CrockPotting to see how she's working her way toward 365 different crockpot recipes. Rachael asks her if there's anything she misses from conventional cooking. "I don't miss the stove top or the oven," Stephanie admits, "but I miss the barbecue and I miss my husband taking over some of the cooking tasks. And no last-minute take-out as well!"

Stephanie demonstrates that in addition to making meals in the crockpot, you can also use it to bake and make desserts. Check out the video above for her recipe for *crème brûlée*.

Do you have a crockpot recipe that Stephanie could use? Or maybe a question for her as you begin to use your crockpot? Talk to her on our message boards!