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I just bought a spice pack and just followed the instructions.  I did heat it up in a saucepan first - then popped it into the slow cooker and it just kept it at the right temperature all evening.  I normally faff about reheating it.

Rice pudding sounds great - I do mine in the oven but do speed it up by starting with hot milk from the microwave.

Loving the recipes - I must get mine out

Don’t know how we would cope without our slow cookers ( blush blush yes we have two!).
I really love the fact, like you, Isabelle, that you can use cheaper cuts. If they are very fatty, we cook overnight then allow to cool during the day so that it is easy to remove the fat before evening meal time. Do you do that too?
Alan is a big fan of using fruit as well in his creations - it might be apricots, prunes or whatever he can lay his hands on. He is a dreadful cupboard rummager!   But great that he loves to cook too!

I dug out my slo cooker recipe book today, I was wondering if it can be used for pickling etc.  I couldn’t see anything in it about that, so I may need to look the instruction book or google

Ann x

O slow cookers look quiet good!

pickling eh, can’t help you there sorry I lost my slow cooker instruction booklet. I’m sure someone will be able to help you though. I’m off shopping tomorrow so that I can attack my slow cooker. I have already popped my pulses in water to soak overnight going to throw those in too.

One of my recipe books gives details for a chillied tomato and garlic chutney. So must be possible.

carolyn - 28 September 2008 08:58 PM

these sound interesting I haven’t used mine in ages.

I did find it really handy on bonfire night for the mulled wine though

Mulled wine you say!! off to Argos tomorrow to get one lol!!
I love your ‘slap a chicken in ‘ comment Ickle did make me laugh your terminoligy,bit like my spelling xx

p.s I’ve stickied this hope thats ok Ickle?xx

Anyone interested in mulled cranberry and red wine?
Found a slow cooker recipe for same.

LOl,I was just thinking of getting two, with me being vegetarian, I can do theirs and my Vege version.xx

Yes please would love the mulled wine recipe! Thats the only time I drink red wine,my mum would like it too I bet thankyou. Im definately gonna get two tommorrow or one this week and one nextweek, depends how much they are.
xx

oh wow they start as lo as 12.99 in argos, obviously depends on the size.xx

Nicola,
OK if I send after lunch.
Alan calling me to eat just now. But I have a gorgeous Morrocan bean casserole as well -to follow!

Sorry for all the post but reading this thread has made me laugh soo much, I must have lost calories just reading lol what with 13lb scottish chickens then the turkeys and Ickle not wanting to waste the wine on the chicken!!ROFL!!
So wat size slow cookers have people got,what size does the 13 or 3lb chicken fit in?xx

Wow that sounds wonderful!!xx