Mismatched and cracked

An email popped into my inbox yesterday inviting me to take part in a crock-pot (slow cooker) recipe chain, given the air is getting rather chilly up north. I declined. I do not own a crock-pot. In fact, if you saw my stew pot, you'd be forgiven for your shudder. Le Creuset, it is not. Looking at our kitchen, aside from a handfull of items, the contents are either gifts or my husband taking matters into his own hands - and this is a man who happily dresses himself in the free-golf esq shirts handed out on training days. Thus,...