Crockpot method.
I'm still getting used to dinner being generally at seven. We always eat at six at home...maybe five thirty or even earlier.
I suppose it's just 'cause it meant my parents could put us to bed earlier.
That and I come from a family of freaky morning people. ;-) Some exceptions, but Mom and Dad and I, at least, were always up early.
Yeah, we generally had dinner around 6, but I just need time to unwind in the evenings. And when it's hot out I hate eating until it cools off.
And you are a freaky morning person.