All good stuff! (Do you have a name, dear anonymous commenter?)
Pressure cookers sort of intrigue me, but I've decided they're probably a bad fit for me for a number of reasons. (And as I've said elsewhere, having something that *forces* me to break up the prep, the eating, and the cleaning is actually hugely useful to me, where something that cuts down on the time between prep and eating actually often isn't. Bodies still weird.)
For people who think that slow cookers are all "can of cream of whatever" soup, there are actually a lot of great very healthy recipes out there - my usual go to is Crockpot365 (and for people for whom that's relevant, she cooks gluten free.)
One of my current standbys is putting frozen veggies in with a tiny bit of butter or oil (and whatever seasoning.) They cook in about 2 hours on high (i.e. if I put them in when I get home from work at 5ish, they're ready around 7 when I want to eat dinner) and I don't have to pay attention to them at all until I'm ready.
(Combos frequent in my home include green beans, a bit of butter, and almonds, cauliflower with a bit of cheese, or asparagus with a bit of goat cheese.)
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Re: Ooooh lifehacks
Date: 2013-06-12 05:23 pm (UTC)Pressure cookers sort of intrigue me, but I've decided they're probably a bad fit for me for a number of reasons. (And as I've said elsewhere, having something that *forces* me to break up the prep, the eating, and the cleaning is actually hugely useful to me, where something that cuts down on the time between prep and eating actually often isn't. Bodies still weird.)
For people who think that slow cookers are all "can of cream of whatever" soup, there are actually a lot of great very healthy recipes out there - my usual go to is Crockpot365 (and for people for whom that's relevant, she cooks gluten free.)
One of my current standbys is putting frozen veggies in with a tiny bit of butter or oil (and whatever seasoning.) They cook in about 2 hours on high (i.e. if I put them in when I get home from work at 5ish, they're ready around 7 when I want to eat dinner) and I don't have to pay attention to them at all until I'm ready.
(Combos frequent in my home include green beans, a bit of butter, and almonds, cauliflower with a bit of cheese, or asparagus with a bit of goat cheese.)