constant craving
these past few weeks as the cold weather has really descended upon hong kong, i have been shivering away, and of course i am screaming for warming comfort food.
hearty stews.
thick soups.
casseroles.
i’m craving a crockpot.
or a slow cooker, if you’re not into using trademark expressions.
it’s been a bit of an obsession. i even went to causeway bay (and those of you who know me know it is my least favourite area of hong kong) and sussed out two department stores in search of a slow cooker. no dice.
i sent charles masses of text messages, instructing him on the slow cooker i hoped he could get me while he is in aus, while i trolled the internet, finding the crockpot recipes that i would make first. spicy beef curry stew won, while charles wants chicken in wine (typical!).
i made a steak in wine stew for the kiddies the other night…the first night the kids turned up their nose at it. undeterred, i told the young ‘uns that they would be eating the casserole the next night and instructed marianne and gary to NOT let the kids snack after 2.30pm. they raced around the playground and by dinner, they were very hungry. they were surprised to learn that they actually liked stew and dumplings. imagine that!
it was a very good stew. i was worried about the dumplings, but they were very nice too.
and the manipulation was a nice touch.
