J.C shared his recipe for lima beans in the slow cooker. "Make sure your life insurance is paid up in case you're overcome with joy once you try it, " he advises. The key ingredient: Barq's root beer.

CHEF JEFF: Slow Cooker Ham and Lima Bean Soup Herald Food Editor Jeff Tiedeman's philosophy on making soup is the same as his dad's: Any day is a good day to put the soup pot on the stove. Ham and ...