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[willowoak]

And so, my house wights have now taken an unopened bottle of Chardonnay. As most of you know, I don't drink...but I do keep some booze around for libations, and for cooking. Because, let's face it, sometimes a bit of wine adds just the right depth to a dish. Particularly one that's been done in the crock pot. Last fall, I bought a liter bottle each of Chardonnay and Shiraz with the intent of using it for cooking. The Shiraz has been opened and used a couple of times, but I'd never gotten around to using the white. Then tonight I decided to make corned beef and cabbage (Napa, thank you) in my slow cooker. My recipe calls for about a cup of white wine. And I can't find the bleeding bottle anywhere. I can hear them laughing at me. :) Luckily I was able to borrow some Pinot Grigio from my neighbors...the wine really makes this corned beef better than my father's (and that's saying something).

I don't eat corned beef very often, but once in a while it's a nice thing. And doing it in the crock pot is an even better thing.

Tomorrow evening, I'm going to do a Caribbean-influenced lamb recipe in the crock pot. I just have to find some Tamarind concentrate.

Mantra for the week, "the crock pot is my friend..."