I have Le Creuset that I use a lot in the winter for things like French Onion Soup, Red Bean & Rice with Smoked Sausage, Braised Lamb Shanks, or anything that you cook low & slow with the cast iron retaining internal heat.
Try this Baked Bean recipe from Alton Brown. I usually stick it in a 250 degree oven overnight and pull it out in the morning. I'm not always an Alton Brown fan, but when the receipe calls for a pound of Bacon in a pound of Beans, how can you go wrong!
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/al...ns-recipe/index.html