When I walked into the house tonight, I was greeted by the aroma of my dinner. No, G didn't cook tonight. Beef Stew simmered in the slow cooker all day.
I love my slow cooker. What a brilliant invention. I can be in class or at the library or at the car wash and guess what? I'm making my dinner at the same time.
This morning I seasoned some stew meat and browned it in a skillet. (I deglazed the pan with some port. Pretty much a household rule now.) Then, along with the beef, I added stock, tomato paste, spices and herbs, potatoes, carrots, onions, and peas. I gave it a quick stir and turned the slow cooker to low.
So after a hard day in the kitchen over a hot stove, I don't have to come home and stand in the kitchen over a hot stove.
3 comments:
I love the slow cooker too:) I used it this week and made chicken. Sam came home from school and thought for sure that we were having chicken nuggets for dinner...I took that as a compliment!
i know they're supposed to be safe, but the idea of leaving a heat element going all day while i'm not there with a potentially combustible ingredient inside....i just can't feel safe with this....
Omigosh, you're so funny. Such caution! Have you ever heard of a slow cooker accident? Maybe that's what started the CA fires.
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