Pot roast not as good. Might as well use crock pot rather than freezing.

Crock pots for the win! One of the best inventions ever, kitchen-related or otherwise. And since they're trendy again, there are tons of recipes out there on the internet and in those whatchamacallems... oh, yeah: books. *g*

And I hate to fight the restaurant crowds and deal with the fat and salt in restaurant foods every night.

Yeah, hwmitzy's mom has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks, and she thinks eating at restaurants all the time made her dad's edema flare up. Salt is good, but in small amounts, and a lot of restaurants use a ton of it.