these past few weeks as the cold weather has really descended upon hong kong, i have been shivering away, and of course i am screaming for warming comfort food.
hearty stews.
thick soups.
casseroles.
i'm craving a crockpot.
or a slow cooker, if you're not into using trademark expressions.
it's been a bit of an obsession. i even went to causeway bay (and those of you who know me know it is my least favourite area of hong kong) and sussed out two department stores in search of a slow cooker. no dice.
i sent charles masses of text messages, instructing him on the slow cooker i hoped he could get me while he is in aus, while i trolled the internet, finding the crockpot recipes that i would make first. spicy beef curry stew won, while charles wants chicken in wine (typical!).
i made a steak in wine stew for the kiddies the other night...the first night the kids turned up their nose at it. undeterred, i told the young 'uns that they would be eating the casserole the next night and instructed marianne and gary to NOT let the kids snack after 2.30pm. they raced around the playground and by dinner, they were very hungry. they were surprised to learn that they actually liked stew and dumplings. imagine that!
it was a very good stew. i was worried about the dumplings, but they were very nice too.
and the manipulation was a nice touch.
SO funny, I craved my crockpot in HK too!!!! I found a thing that I could cook stew in...but it was not the same...there is a great slower cooker cook book called "Fix it and Forget it" that is fabu for crockpots (since all the recipes are for them!!) Have fun!! XO Lyns
Posted by: lyns | January 18, 2008 at 11:32 PM
We've got two. Used to use them quite a lot when the kids were here, now not too much but still nice to pull out the old comfort food recipes. Did Charles find yours?
Posted by: joeinvegas | January 18, 2008 at 11:38 PM
OK yesterday it was minus 43 with the windchill and I was trying to guess how cold a cold day in Hong Kong would be.??
Love to all....Dad
Posted by: Dad aka Grandad Blake | January 18, 2008 at 11:53 PM
I thought only hillbillies like myself used crockpots. Perhaps I am civilized after all. You give me hope, Tessie. You give me hope.
Posted by: Tammy | January 20, 2008 at 08:56 AM