Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Crockpot Conundrium



So.......recently I tried cooking a crockpot meal for my girlfriend . For some reason this is an aggrevation for me . I keep returning to this endevour with lackluster results , not imparting the level of flavor I desire .

I am realizing I need some more education in this area . There is quite of bit of prep involved (and as my girl will tell you if I am not organised with everything in one space I melt down ) and then it never sits well with me to fix it and forget it - in my Male brain that's not cooking ;P The irrational part of my brain worries it will boil over ( which it did ) or burn the house down ( which it didn't ) . If this isn't enough I am cooking with liquid that seem to nullify my dry spice I like to us so much and the recipes I have found are ...........bland . Now I own several crockpot cookbooks none of which have had recipes I crave but I know it is possible . I have had amazing food from crockpots .

I bought a cookbook that looks more savory with some interesting looking recipes ( savory cornbread in a crockpot ) .

Do I need to give up or is the suggestions to rectify my problem ?

I like my shiny metallic red programable cauldren but is this the end ?