I am a big fan of this epicurious recipe for meatballs. At a recent party I made these and put them in some red sauce for meatball sliders. They were pretty much gone. That being said, its kind of messy and a lot of work to fry them up. Some reviewers suggest baking them but I have not tried it. I have added some ground pork instead of all beef.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/ ... mesan-2235

I have seen two recipes recently for asian meatballs and for buffalo chicken meatballs. Wondering if anyone has tried a recipe like that, if they are good could be a hit. But these traditional ones are really good but not a simple opening of a bag.

One thing that is crock pot friendly is kielbasa (sausage) and sauerkraut. Basically you get a mess of sausage and I cut it up in smaller three inch pieces and saute in a pan. Then I chop a large onion and cook that in a little oil in the pan I cooked the sausage in. Add the sauerkraut, rinsed, and a couple of tablespoons brown sugar and let that cook a bit. You can add caraway seed and a little white wine or beer to the pan if you like but I do not. You could also add apple chunks. Any way you can then turn the whole thing into a crock pot and let it cook a bit to mingle the flavors. Its usually a popular dish at pot lucks. I brought some to a friends on New Years eve and it was well received.