This oval shaped Hamilton Beach 33967 is made of stoneware that allows you to toss your ingredients on it during cooking. There are 3 choices to choose from whenever you cook from this slow cooker drunken irish stew. You have the manual, probe and program options.
I believe we are spoiled for choice in our small island. We start the day with a healthy fried breakfast (which is a whole article on its own), have a lunch and then home to a big dinner. Our best known food is irish stew, a lamb and potato dish. We also have a wonderful thing called "champ" which is really mashed potatoes with spring onion and a large dollop of butter. We probably have some of the best seafood dishes in the world.
Beef pot roast is usually browned beforehand. Browning a roast is time-consuming and messy. I didn't want to spend time on browning and didn't want oil splatters all over my stove top. Would the classic recipe taste just as good if I didn't brown the meat and used a different cut? The only way to find out was to try it.
A gourmet coffee gift can take many forms depending on how much money is being spent on the gift. Some people choose to purchase gourmet coffee beans either ground or in whole form and give them as gifts to their co-workers. These are thoughtful gifts that make it easy to give many people a thoughtful gift. If there are many people in the office and the giver wants to give everyone a gift there are smaller versions of the coffee gift in irish pot bags that make great 'thinking of you' gifts. On the other hand, if the giver is close friends with the recipient the coffee gift can be expanded by purchasing a larger bag of coffee.
When planting a window box, remember that you are creating a miniature landscape. Consider including some dwarf or slow-growing plants, such as conifers, and one or two trailing vines to soften the edges. Add splashes of color by introducing some summer bedding plants like petunias, pansies or tulips.
With the exception of the peanut brittle, all of these candies can be made ahead of time and frozen in air tight containers or zip lock bags. Then just thaw at room temperature and let your family munch down. They'll think you've been in the kitchen for hours standing over a hot stove! No one will ever know how easy they were, and your secret is safe with me.