.....Have been looking deep into the heart of my new slow cooker, a perky white little thing (1.5ltr) wondering about all the food I'll cook in it.
First orf will be a dainty beef casserole then later in the week some some leek soup. My sweet tooth hasn't been forgotten so a Rhubarb and Almond pudding will be made, Sunday probably.
I've always liked slo-cookers and the one I've been using for nearly twenty years has proved invaluable to a busy hands-on woman like me. I've roasted half legs of lamb in it, made creme caramels fit for kings, cooked bolognaises for vicars, bean stews for when I went veggie and chicken curries when I reverted to meat eating. It's been a real chum.
But...... it is HUGE.
And I'm so fed up with huge unnecessary things so that's why I bought this Argos Value Range slo-cooker.

It comes with the smallest most basic of recipe pamphlets, a few decent ones I suppose, pretty run of the mill, but that's alright, can't expect a tome of haute cuisine recipes for less than a tenner. I'll need to adjust amounts and so on but I don't foresee any problems.
Just lots of warm meals simmering gently for hours on end resulting in a stress free environment and cool as a cucumber Gloria! I like it.

Being cooked today a Shepherd's Pie..... with layers of cooked carrot and home grown tomato topped with a cheesy mash. Pudding will be a Lemon Puddle.

You know what?
If I lost my love of cooking I'd go bananas.
I don't profess to be the world's greatest chef or even a very good cook but my wares have been sampled and applauded by many sorts and all have left my rooms happier.

Perfection to me is a well risen loaf, a rich brown stew and loving faces.


Now I must fly............ I have menus to create:)