Winter Warmers

Today’s dinner time menu was a delicious dish from Ultimate Slow Cooker by Sara Lewis called Gingered Beef with Bay.  It worked out really well and I served it with carrots and mash potato.

I am still trying to get used to the new slow cooker which is part of the function of Steve’s new pressure cooker.  It is quite a versatile machine but with so many options and buttons I have to admit to finding it quite a change from the simple on/ off type pressure cooker that we had before.  I accidentally set a timer that, rather than being a timer for cooking time, the timer function serves as a timer to set a delay on when to start cooking.  Luckily I had a nosy in at the pot after an hour of cooking time and realised that the cooker was not quite umm.. well cooking.  It was taking slow cooking to a whole new level.  It was found early enough to resolve and job done.

I do love slow cooking – the dishes are about 20 mins prep time and then you just stick it in the pot and let it go for hours – the result normally being delicious flavours which feel almost effortless in the making.

In other news my sister has confirmed she has started watching “How I Met Your Mother” and that she loves it!  Glad I make a good recommendation to her.