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nats
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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I've got a short grain brown rice risotto like thing in mine at the moment - see what it's like when i get home! Left over turkey (from Christmas  although I did freeze it!) some veg cut nice and small, rice and stock and a couple of bay's - husband under instructions to add parsley when he gets home since I'm doing parents evening. |
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marigold
Joined: 02 Sep 2005
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Location: West Sussex
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I made a spicy chick-pea and vegetable stew in my new slow-cooker today. I was very pleased with it as a first go. I'm really looking forward to trying it with meat though - must try and get a bunny from the Farmer's Market this month... |
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BahamaMama
Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 1578
Location: Away with the fairies
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New (small size) slow cooker in this household too - it was only in the door for 10 mins before it was pressed into service - casserole has been brewing for 30 hours now and smells divine.
Where's the 'rubs tummy' icon?  |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 2405
Location: East london/Essex
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well it was in use again today with a lamb stew in it using left over lamb from monday, I had a nice meaty shepards pie from it yesterday and there will e enough for a bolagnaise on friday as we are out tomorrow, so 1 leg of lamb has done 8 or 10 meals, depending on how much stew I get through tonight |
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Louisdog
Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 623
Location: South Wales
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Did you do the shepherds pie in your slow cooker? |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex
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unfortunatly no I needed the oven to crisp up the potato but I just chopped up a bit of the meat added some gravy and some cooked diced veg so it was ready in 15 mins.
If I had thought about it I could of had the stew yesterday and then just put a potato top on the left overs for the pie today but thats life |
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Penny
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Now there's an interesting challenge - how many meals can you get out of a joint of beef/lamb/pork ..... |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 2405
Location: East london/Essex
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Better specify a size or some one will start of with a whole spit roast dexter 
probably best to say a 2kg joint of meat or the like
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Penny
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| Pilsbury wrote: |
| Better specify a size or some one will start of with a whole spit roast dexter |
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Penny
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Well I never - there's a slow cooker sitting looking at me in the kitchen  On loan, but I don't think she wants it back!
There's a nice shoulder of lamb in the fridge too .. can I start it tonight and just leave it running until tomorrow? |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex
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Yes, isnt it great  |
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Penny
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Well I have some pheasant with garlic onions and ginger, splash of red wine and some apples on the go....mmmm |
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Madame Bear
Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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Location: exeter, devon
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Eventually, I gave in - couldn't resist the thread - have bought a 6.5L, delivery next Tuesday or so.
Any tips for an in print recipe book, or do you all just make up your own? |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 2405
Location: East london/Essex
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If you want a book go to amazon and search slow cooking, I got nearly 200 titles, i have a cathrine atkinson book and its very good and she seems to be a bit of an expert as she has loads of teh books on amazon |
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Penny
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Mmmmm, slow cooked pheasant with red wine, ginger and garlic .... mmmmmmmm. Served with mashed pots and cabbage. Just what you need to come home to on a frosty evening. And the smell when we came home was scrumptious. Even Jody liked it  Though when Steve asked him if he liked the pheasant he said "what pheasant"
Have purchased, on the recommendation of the man in the cookbook shop, (we have a shop in Cheltenham called Cooking The Books - I try not to visit too often  ), Ultimate Slow Cooker by Sara Lewis, which I intend to cook my way through! |
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