Modern Machines
Do you like my little purple flower - I'm not sure what it is. I did think it might be a thistle but I'm not so sure.
It is nice to see a lovely bit of colour in amongst the green.
It's Saturday evening and I've had my dinner and hand washed the dishes.
What, I hear you say - why are you hand washing dishes in this day of dishwashers?
Well, let me tell you - we woke p to find our dishwasher has packed in.
Argh - that means hand washing dishes - it has been soooooo long since I have had to do that.
I have done the odd dish but not a whole meal's worth.
Oh well I've still got 2 daughters living at home - I'm sure that is a duty that can be shared around until it gets fixed or we get a new one :))
It just goes to show how spoiled I have become in this day of gadgets and time saving machines.
I can remember when I was a wee girl my mum used to have a set day for doing her laundry. It took all day standing beside a twin tub and do it all manually. Phew, can you imagine having to do that today. Mind you I loved to help her doing it :)
I have decided I want to use my slow cooker - you know I bought one about 18 years ago and have never used it. So I have looked it out and cleaned it up and tomorrow I plan to use it for the first time.
I reckon it will be great to put it on in the morning and by tea-time our meal will be ready. So I can come home from work and voila - dinner will be ready.
Does anybody have any great recipes I could use?
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good luck with the slow-cooker! i haven't used mine in years.
You know we've been apartment hunting in San Francisco and it's been tough to find a place that has a diswasher and is in our budget! I can't imagine life without one! Imagine having to do the dishes everyday and I don't even have kids to help me out :)
Hope yours gets repaired soon or you buy a new one.. I guess all of us can't live without technology these days!
haha
Happy weekend
Sorry about your dishwasher! I hand wash a lot of my dishes, although I have a dishwasher. I can't explain why I wash them by hand...I'm the oddball, I suppose.
I love my slow cookers, I use them quite often - I hope you'll enjoy the freedom of your slow cooker! :)
Haven't used a crock pot for awhile, but roast + veggies is always a good bet. :)
go on: http://pinterest.com/all/?category=food_drink
there are so many recipes for slow cooker meals. plus you will love it!!
I enjoy hand-washing my dishes. Never could remember to use the dishwasher anyway.
I wish I could offer some suggestions for your slow-cooker but it's been years since I've used mine.
I wash dishes a lot by hand..just Mr. Sweet and I and it saves money, not running our dishwasher all the time.
And, I couldn't get along without my slow cooker..use it all the time.:)
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I too remember the old twintub and in fact my aunt refused to get rid of hers until it totally packed up about 5 years ago. I remember standing next to my grandmother as she put clothes through a wringer! Better stop there, I think! Joan
Dimi..
I don't use my slow cooker nearly enough. Sorry I don't have any recipes to share.
Sorry about the dishwasher.
I haven't used the slow-cocker for years.