I guess that to avoid the chopping, you could use the frozen veggies. Courage is Fear that has said its prayers.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] under a misconception I know. I am surprised at the number of recipes that call for other preparation than what I figured. Not a complaint, just a little disappointed. I'm sure glad that I have one, though. I love to use the thing. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MamaPeach" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] under a misconception > There are as many recipes that you don't have to cook anything first > as > there are ones that you do. I rarely prepare any recipes for the crockpot > that require cooking something first. No need to let those that require > prior preparation deter you from using the crockpot. It just takes > searching for the type recipes that you want that do not take cooking an > ingredient before throwing everything into the pot. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Rivard > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:55 PM > To: COOKING IN THE DARK > Subject: [CnD] under a misconception > > I've always heard how easy and convenient a crock pot is. I figured > that > it > would be just the thing for a beginning cook because you have to do so > little to get great meals. However, there are a lot of recipes for the > crock pot that I don't want to try because you have to brown the meat, > boil > this or that, and then, basically use the crock pot to finish the process. > This is disappointing to me, because I figured, under an apparent > misconception, that you would put everything into the crock pot and let > it, > not the cook, do the work. I don't want to have to cook the food before > it > goes into a crock pot to complete the process I was hoping that it would > perform from start to finish. Some meals are the type I am looking for, > but > a lot of them aren't. One exception to that is the chili recipe I make, > which I have previously posted. I use Venison, and I do grill it before > it > gets thrown into the pot to cook for 8 hours on the low setting. It makes > the house smell really good all day, too, which is another thing that I do > like about the crock pot. You've been smelling something all day, and > can't > wait to eat it! > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
