, a new series about all the ways we rely on our slow cookers, Instant Pots, and ovens during the colder months. Whether it’s a long braise on the stove or a quick burst in the pressure cooker, one thing’s for sure: Comfort food means comfort cooking.I adore them. They are the best invention since the wheel. Oh, okay ... maybe there were a couple other good ones in between. But if you are reading this, then chances are you love your slow cooker too.
Before I tell my favorite story about how I got to know this wonderful appliance, let me introduce myself. My name is Eleni and I am half Greek and half English . Although I was born in England, I was raised in Athens, Greece. The only time I've spent in the UK, apart from the holidays, were my student days. That is also when I started to cook, right about when my fondness for baked beans on toast started to wear thin, sometime in year three.