‘Put all ingredients in the slow cooker, stir and cover. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours’
This is my kind of recipe! Bung it in, switch it on, leave it alone.
I have never liked cooking all that much. As a teenager, if I was left in charge of cooking I invariably burnt it as I was usually engrossed in a book or some other infinitely more pleasurable activity. When I left home I had a small cooking repertoire and it habitually came out of a tin or a frozen packet.
Don’t get me wrong. I love food! I love good food. I love good food in good restaurants. But I dislike cooking. I dislike thinking about what to cook. I dislike wondering how to cook it. I dislike preparing it. And quite often I dislike eating what I have cooked.
Thankfully, I married a man who likes cooking and who finds it relaxing. Well, that’s what he says. In the early days he probably figured out that in order to keep himself and The Bombers alive it was best if someone unburdened me of the task of preparing food. He enjoys it and is good at it. Infinitely better at it than me. We all have our favourites from his recipes and eat heartily when he puts our plates in front of us. For my part I am happy to do the tidying up and cleaning the kitchen afterwards. It works for us and we all have happy tummies.
For all my dislike of cooking I inexplicably bought a slow cooker a couple of years ago. It sat, unused, in a cupboard for a couple of months before The Wing Commander insisted I use it. Somehow this has meant that I now have to cook once a week. At the same time we took the decision to eat more vegetarian meals and so we now have Veggie Wednesday. One of our favourite recipes is a spicy veggie stew with the above quoted method. Everything in, switch on and return in 6 hours to a hearty meal. I admit that the ‘favourite’ part for me is mostly in its simplicity but I have to admit it also tastes good. I’m still not a cooking convert but I am becoming more tolerant of the activity.
Significantly Different 