Note: When slow-cooking with lots of spices, I prefer to add some at the beginning and some at the end of cooking. It doesn't have to be exact - the easiest way I've found is to have a small bowl on hand, and measure out the amount of the spice per the recipe above (for example, 1 tsp). Add 1/2 tsp to the crock pot and 1/2 tsp to the bowl. Cover the bowl and keep it next to the crock pot, then dump it in at the end!
Adapted from The Iron You