poor girl... you're not tossed around..
as for cooking, just try with soups? they're easy to make.. give
you a foolproof recipe?
for cooking in an electric slow cooker:
ingredients: (i have never measured ingredients, just put the
amount that seems right)
3 handfuls pork ribs
about 3 roots of radish
1 or 2 dried cuttlefish (the "body" should be around 20 cm... can
buy from chinese herb shop)
wash pork ribs.. put in a pot and bring to boil for less than a
minute.. throw away the water and put the boiled ribs into the slow
cooker (this is to remove the scummy stuff)
clean and cut up radish into something like 1 inch pieces, wash and
put into slow cooker...
wash the dried cuttlefish and put in slow cooker.. fill slow cooker
with water and simmer for about 15 hours to whenever...
makes great soup 
