Life is Fast. Cook Slow. *

Today's Costco run included the rotisserie chicken and spinach salad for dinner tonight. Even with the La Brea demi baguettes for T, I needed a bribe for the tribe. I saw the new Taste of Home Slow Cooker book ($12.99), flipped through for inspiration and found a recipe for Fudgy Peanut Butter Cake. Looked pretty good and I still had some leftover Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Light Ice Cream in the freezer to go with. This could be a good finish to dinner. It calls for a 1 1/2 quart crockpot...I have a 5 and a 4. And also the new Beth Hensperger Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recies for Two - For your Small Slow Cooker (1-1/2 to 3 quart). There's lots of good recipes for the 1-1/2'er to justify adding a new crockpot to the family (now one for each of us!). Will report results and rating later tonight.

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Finding a Rival brand 1-1/2 quart crockpot is hard - Kroger had a 2 1/2 quart and the 16 ounce Little Dipper. The smallest at Bed Bath and Beyond was 4 quart and the Little Dipper. I can see why BBB has those ubiquitous 20% off coupons, their prices are higher-beware! Target had the Chef Mate 1-1/2 quart for $8.99. Sold! Albeit a little cheap looking...and the three boxes on the shelves looked pretty beat up - one was missing the lid, another the directions, the other looked like it fell off the truck.

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Evidently they all fell off the truck. When I got home, there was a crack in the liner. I was too distracted making sure I had a lid, directions, a heating unit...and didn't check the insert. You definitely get what you pay for with this brand, I can't believe Target sells it. While I thought it seemed cheap at the store, I bought it anyways because Target had it. But on the other positive, can't remember side of the brain - I did buy the Rival 2 1/2 crock pot from Kroger earlier this afternoon, before I had gone to Target and after I had the chance to check the recipe to discover it called for the smaller size. It seems to fit nicely and it's crocking away right now -- smells wonderful!

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(*From the Rival Crockpot box)