Got out my crockpot the other day to do some corned beef. My crockpot is not one of these nice new ones with a removable pot. It's an heirloom one that belonged to my grandma! I actually don't know how old it is - she doesn't remember it so I can't check with her. Judging by the colour scheme I suspect it was a 70's purchase. But it goes just fine - an indictment on the appliances these days that are made to last for 10 (max) years. Yes. I'm talking about you Mr F&P Dishdrawer. I hope you are ashamed.
I found these at my produce shop the other day - they are called Earth Gems.
At first I thought they would taste like yams, but no! They taste like potatoes, but in a crunchy sort of way. :-) Nice to add to my repertoire of veges.
Hot Chilli Chocolate fans might enjoy this. I discovered it at Naturally Organic when I did an order the other day. It's gooooood. Not for your average hot choc drinker because it's a bit different, but if you like something with a bit of spice, then this could be your new love. I notice that Phoenix have some other options in this range too, including a Hot Toddy. Sounds good.
Wow, I have never heard of Earth Gems before!! I would really like to try them. Are they only available from organic veggie places??
ReplyDeleteI first saw and purchased the Earth Gems from Ginas in Wellington and love them...a friend and i have used them in a roast vege tart and were great.
ReplyDeleteWay to go old appliances...Mum's pressure cooker and blender were around before i was born and going really well....Must be that 70's generation...
Mmmmm been looking for something spicy and chocolate for a friend's birthday in october so i think we may have found it...thanks Penny!
Earthgems.. gotta love that name. I'd like to try some.
ReplyDeleteOh I have to check out that chocolate/chili might be a perfect surprise gift for fathers day. Rainer likes all sorts of interesting and odd thing! Thanks for that:)
Ding! I've had the crock pot out too this week AND I bought earth gems from Moore Wilsons in Wellington. I actually threw some into a crockpot casserole - they were great. Kids thought they were cool too.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen those Earth gems but they look very cool. We have used the crock pot quite a bit this winter. Useful to have dinner ready after post-school activities. Hmmm and the chocolate looks good - and they are just around the corner....
ReplyDeletewow - what a colorful bunch of veggies those are. :)
ReplyDeletePenny, My crock pot is circa 1970's also! I can tell because of the harvest gold color scheme! The lid just cracked on it, so I have to figure out how to replace it. I don't want a new crockpot because I agree with you that new things don't last as long... speaking of, our old house had a hot water heater that was original to the house (so about 50 yrs old). The plumbers kept wanting me to replace it with a newer model (and a life expectancy of 8-10 yrs). I told them that I wasn't going to mess with a good thing.
ReplyDeleteAnd that cocoa... yum!
yum! love gems & that hot chili choc looks great! we get our gems from the med market
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