| So many people ask me about the Crock Pot. And | | | | up to freshly cooked oatmeal. Yum! Put the recipe on |
| equally so many people have no idea how versatile | | | | the night before just prior to going to sleep, with a timer |
| the Crock Pot really is. | | | | set to start about four hours before you wake. |
| Everyone knows it is great for soup and stews. It is | | | | Before eating this, I was not a big fan of Oatmeal. But |
| famous for it. | | | | now I love it. I am not sure if it is the four hour cooking |
| The slow, long cooking is fantastic on those tougher | | | | or the soaking overnight, but it is a delightful start to the |
| cuts of meat. | | | | day. |
| Take some vegetables, add some cubes of a cheap | | | | And dessert. Yes, it makes wonderful desserts from |
| cut of meat and a can of soup. Eight to ten hours of | | | | rice puddings, to cobblers, to crumbles and cooked fruit. |
| slow cooking turns it all into a fantastic, hearty, | | | | You can even cook pasta in it. |
| flavorsome meal the whole family can enjoy. | | | | With a little know how and a bit of imagination. I bet |
| As for soups, just chuck it all in. Cook for as long as | | | | you can use your Crock Pot for heaps of your |
| you like and then whiz it all up - soup. | | | | favorite recipes. |
| Now, all this is great. Delicious in fact. | | | | Until our next Crock Pot Encounter |
| But there is heaps more you can make in the Crock | | | | Enjoy Cooking! |
| Pot. | | | | Lisa "The Crock Cook" |
| We never use the oven to cook roast meats any | | | | PS I have even heard of people using the Crock Pot |
| more. The Crock Pot is so easy. And the meat stays | | | | to keep their massage rocks warm. And of a lady that |
| so moist. (Roast Pork is especially good). | | | | makes soap in it. |
| One of my favorite uses of the Crock Pot, is to wake | | | | |