Wow, I can still log into the site. :p
Actually, it isn't the cold, it is the time. I just haven't had the time to dedicate to a longer cook. My weekends have been busy and there is just no time after work. This was actually cooked yesterday and turned out really well even though I missed a key part of the recipe. Americas Test Kitchen has great recipes so I had faith it would be decent in the crock pot.
If I would have known that I'd have a snow day today, I totally could have cooked it today surrounded by the snow. Oh well.