I cooked

[Julie Andrews]

and it wasn't a disaster!
I put some chicken, and pasta sauce, with chopped garlic & chopped onion in the slow cooker and it turned out really nice!!
My hubby was surprised. :D

[jimmycanuck]

I bought my wife a slow cooker for xmas two years ago because she had been BEGGING for one. I think she's used it once, and that was only to make stew for a pot luck wedding we were going to.

[Julie Andrews]

LOL.... my own has been parked for a while- but I'm going to start using it alot more now. You really can't go too wrong with a slow cooker.

[iced_faerie]

Congrats! Did it taste good?

We have a slowcooker at home too, but my mom says it just wastes too much electricity......and that she could get a lot done faster with our gas stove.

[Julie Andrews]

Our slow cooker is one of the energy efficient ones. We have an electric stove, I miss my gas stove. But back then, I only really made vegetarian meals. My hubby is a bona-fide meat eater.

When I got pregnant, I started eating beef and all sorts of meats that I just didn't normally like. But, it turns out that my son takes after his Dad-- he just loves meat.

The chicken tasted really good!!! I'm proud of myself.
I was going to do some jerk chicken today... but my hubby called me from work to ask me out to the Scarborough Ribfest tonight.

[iced_faerie]

Well lucky for you! You don't have to cook today! Perhaps tomorrow you'll give it another shot?

[jimmycanuck]

Sounds to me like we have a couple of gas stove affeciendos in the room. I'll be using one in about 4 weeks (I'm moving, and a gas stove comes with the house) - can you guys clue me in on why they're such great things?

[Julie Andrews]

-it was really easy to control the heat... you can even see the fire and how hot it is.
-you can cook even if there's a power cut.
-it's better for indian cooking ;-)

[Julie Andrews]

sorry my last post was so staccato... I got a phone call and I hurried to finish the post while I was talking.

[iced_faerie]

Lol...c'mon you don't know the benefits of gas stoves? All the chefs on tv have it! That and my parents were tired of an electric stove...

Another plus side for it is that gas is cheaper then electricity, and that your food cooks faster. It comes very handy for people who want their food made fast..or for people like my mom who make a lot of food and then freeze it..since she's just so busy sometimes.

Anyway julie you make indian food?

[Julie Andrews]

I only do indian vegetarian food.... never did learn how to do roti though. (Mom wasn't good at it and rarely made it)
My hubby does the some really good indian meat dishes. mmmm

[iced_faerie]

Man, roti? That is the easiest thing to make! That was one of the first indian things I learned to make...my mom was always on my case to learn how to make it...so I finally gave up and learned..although my roti doesn't always turn out round...but I'm still working on that part.

[Julie Andrews]

lol... My Mom's roti always came out too puffy. It was the strangest thing... I've never seen it happen to anyone else.

[chip]

I'm indian and my mom cooks roti everyday...its so good I cant stop eating it...and she makes all kinds of other indian dishes...mmmm :oops:

[iced_faerie]

I'm indian and my mom cooks roti everyday...its so good I cant stop eating it...and she makes all kinds of other indian dishes...mmmm :oops:

LOL! My parents eat roti everyday..but I try to stay away from eating it in a daily fashion. I eat it on the weekends though...