The trick to staying sane in the kitchen is prep work and avoiding the oven whenever you can! (and mostly good friends and the ability to laugh at yourself) Avoiding my oven is the hardest part. However, I know all Summer long I used my Crock-Pot® Slow cooker for just that purpose, and it's saving my sanity again! This year I'm making this Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Pineapple Ham Recipe, and I'm saving my sweat induced meltdown for another year.