Well, aspartame should go thru the system fairly quickly. I hate diet Coke but it's a great alternative when you're diabetic like my hubby. Let us know how the slow cook meal went, purelife. Like PC, I'm just dying to know.
I woke up early this morning and made the kids a Mickey Mouse pancake. Can't say it looked remotely like the rodent but at least the kids were estatic. Viva la maple syrup - that's all I can say.