Live! As it happens! (Almost.) I just started cooking tonight's dinner: more experimentation in the crockpot. First about half a dozen baby eggplants (cut into 1 inch pieces) went into the pot, followed by some red potatoes and some tofu. Next, I browned some Italian sausage (chicken sausage, actually, about 3/4 of a pound), added some leeks and sautéed it. I added the leeks and sausage to the crockpot. I deglazed the pan with some wine and put that in the pot, and added some water to try to get enough liquid until the eggplant surrenders its juices. Here's the odd part: I also added some fish sauce and some green curry paste. We'll see how the Thai flavors go with the Italian sausage flavors. I'm holding off on salt because the sausage, the fish sauce, and the curry paste probably all have salt already; I'll test for seasoning toward the end. I may add coconut milk toward the end, too.

Right now the crockpot is set to low, and I'll let it go for 4 or 5 hours. I plan to serve it with rice.