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Vegetarian Crock Pot recipes
I made an excellent lentil stew/soup this fall - broth, veggies, cumin, s&p, whatever type of lentils you desire. Slow cooked lentils provide great fiber and are an excellent soup thickener.
What are some of the best meals to freeze?
My FAVORITE thing to give is soup. I prefer carrot soup, split pea, minestrone, alphabet, chicken - you can give just the soup, or you can delight your receivers with a complementary salad, always warm bread, and a batch of cookies. Soup has an excellent "feel good" quality that can be separated out into individual portions, and, depending on the recipe, can be considered quite gourmet and rather impressive.
Cooking-related thermometers, used or ignored?
I don't use a thermometer. I just bought one a month ago, but haven't even used it yet. And I cook... boy do I cook. I guess I just don't cook things that require them. I look forward to expanding my repertoire now that I do have one - but I don't think they are absolutely necessary. I guess I've gotten along just fine up until this point doing it the old fashioned way.... and we've been fine. However, now, if I'm not sure if my meat is the right temp, or if I need to make candy/fudge, I'll have one on hand.
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About MrsMcCorkle
Location: Milwaukee
About: I happily live with my husband while writing a cookbook with aspirations to live completely off the grid - we're hoping to start a goat farm and make artisan cheese while living a fully self sustainable life. But for now, I'll enjoy the simple life.
Favorite foods: Cheese, cheese, cheese. Comfort foods, soups and stews. Homemade breads. Wines and chocolate.
Last bite on earth: Grilled flank steak with horseradish sauce, blanched asparagus, rice pilaf. Chocolate ice cream with raspberries and almonds on top. My last bite? Goat cheese on a baguette with a vodka gimlet martini, up, two blue cheese olives.
My mom (Martha Stewart incarnate) swears by Mauviel.