I'll give up my canned black beans when I die. Last minute black bean soup with chile and chicken and onions and cinnamon, I don't have to plan ahead. But then again, my freezer is stocked with individual frozen veggie lasagnas. I seem to be allergic to planning ahead.
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sarameg - Jan 09, 2009 4:45:29 pm PST #450 of 30000
Barb - Jan 09, 2009 4:49:54 pm PST #451 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Barb, I just got a slow cooker, any particular recipes or cookbooks you care to recommend? My sister got me a huge cookbook to go with, but the recipes are mostly of the condensed soup, taco seasoning, and Velveeta variety.
I've still been playing around with mine, megan, but any soup or stew recipe can be translated to a slow cooker. Things I've made so far are chili, split pea soup, and beef stew.
If you want a really interesting overall stew/soup cookbook, I like this one:
Let me browse my shelves and see if anything else comes to mind.
Laura - Jan 09, 2009 4:50:59 pm PST #452 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
chevre with cranberry and cinnamon is surprisingly good
That looks very very tasty.
javachik - Jan 09, 2009 4:54:23 pm PST #453 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Any good vegetarian recipes for a slow cooker?
Barb - Jan 09, 2009 4:56:52 pm PST #454 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
megan walker - Jan 09, 2009 4:57:08 pm PST #455 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I just put a veggie slow cooker cookbook on hold at the library, so we shall see.
ETA: That's the one!
Hil R. - Jan 09, 2009 4:59:25 pm PST #456 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I like Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. There's another, 125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes, that I don't like as much.
javachik - Jan 09, 2009 5:01:58 pm PST #457 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Thanks guys! Your posts are marked.
ETA: Um, that book looked so good that I went ahead and ordered it. I have been wanting a slow cooker for a long time but was unsure how it would fit in with my diet. Looks great!
Laura - Jan 09, 2009 5:04:20 pm PST #458 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
My sister got me a huge cookbook to go with, but the recipes are mostly of the condensed soup, taco seasoning, and Velveeta variety.
I've noticed this with a lot of slow cooker recipes. If you are slow cooking why use quick instant cook type stuff?
eta: not that condensed soup and Velveeta aren't yummy, but to slow cook?
sarameg - Jan 09, 2009 5:05:41 pm PST #459 of 30000
Beans! OK, other people have better answers, I am sure.
My parents are so spoiled. They have had a housecleaner for a decade who loves to cook traditional mexican food for them. Every time they've protested her doing extra work, she guilts them that they are depriving her of cooking and the smell of the cooking. (They've tried to pay her more when she does; she just goes and buys groceries for them with the money.) She's always raiding their pantry and making various flavors of beans for them. And enchiladas and brisket and mmmm... She even leaves grocery list requests so she can cook for them as she cleans. She makes sure their slowcooker gets use. Plus, she's charmed even the most vacuum-fearful cat. Big win in my family.
(As much as I'd LOVE to have someone do my meals, I think it'd freak me out to have her do that for me. I get why she does it, it is now a business relationship crossed over into friendship and possibly a bit of caretaking, but it crosses comfort lines for me.)