We have finally passed
through fall. The weather forecast for
tomorrow is for the possibility of snow showers with temperatures in the high
thirties. We have our oil tank filled
and our wood supply in. I have one or
two more projects to complete before I can, with a clear conscience, settle
down into our winter mode. Winter for
us is a time for self absorption: we read, make soups and fresh bread, prepare
meals in the slow cooker, watch old movies, drink wine and generally enjoy the
shelter of our house from the elements outside.
Winter time is the time for
slow cooker meals. I put together a
pork stew yesterday and it turned out great.
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| Our cooker: different meal. |
I cut a pork roast into two inch chunks.
Covered it with one large onion sliced, two stalks of
celery sliced, three carrots sliced, three garlic cloves thinly sliced, one
white potato cubed, one sweet potato cubed, a two pound butternut squash cut
into large cubes, ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg, two bay leaves, ¾ cups of
raisins, finally adding one cup of water with three tablespoons of maple syrup
mixed in, and two tablespoon of maple syrup drizzled over the finish
product.
I cooked it on high for five hours: it was
delicious.
the Ol'Buzzard
