I bought the one pan dinner book from National Braille Press. I was disappointed in it.
It is true that these recipes technically were cooked in one pan, whether stove top or baking sheet. But the authors obeyed the letter but not the spirit of the requirement of one pan. Yes, technically these dinners were cooked in one pan, but most of the time, there was a lot of prep work and a lot of cleanup. I don't want to have to spend the whole evening washing practically every dish I own just for an ordinary Wednesday night dinner. Yes, one of these dishes just happens to be the pan I ultimately cooked the dinner in. But I didn't ask for one pan dinners to prove the point that dinner only needed one pan. I wanted less work in the kitchen, less prep time, less clean-up time. After I cook, I expect to have to wash a bowl, possibly two, a board, a knife, some measuring spoons and cups, and maybe a spoon or spatula. I am willing to do this because I don't want each nights dinner to consist of prepackaged, high-priced, low flavored, high calorie density, low nutrient, salt, sugar, and chemical-laden concoctions that were born in a chemistry lab. And when I do eat the chemistry lab types of foods, I want to do so by choice, not because I am too tired to spend three hours in the kitchen. I sometimes eat hot dogs, canned ravioli, top ramen, or boxed mac and cheese because I want to, not because I have no other choice. I know that they are pretty awful in the nutrition department, but I happen to like them and don't see the harm in indulging every once in a while. On the other hand, I don't want to have to scrub every single utensil in my kitchen just to prepare an average week night dinner. Especially not if the recipe author is telling me that this is easy. I did get some good ideas from this book. Some of the recipes really look pretty good. A few of them are actually easy. But easy is not a word I would apply to most of them. It's not a bad recipe book. But the recipes are not as easy as the authors want you to think. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Jeanne Fike <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] another carrot cake recipe T&T (tried and true) Hi, I understand. I've modified cookie and cake recipes by using a little less salt and sugar. Having hypertension and taking medications for it, I try to watch the salt content. There is a One-Pan Dinner recipe cookbook available from National Braille Press in several formats. It was originally published by Food magazine. It is from a Food Magazine issue. Jeanne On 8/29/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand where you are coming from, LOL. That's one reason I > asked for the sheet pan recipes. I felt like my blood sugar was going > up just from reading the recipes without even making them. I need to > actually eat something that is not full of sugar, salt, and chemicals. > > I have not yet made any of the recipes I got sent last week, but I did > get inspired to make a sheet pan recipe on the spot out of red > potatoes, squash, onions, olive oil, and a few seasonings. It was > pretty good, but I will never make it again because I don't remember > how I made it. I will be making some of the ones from the list soon. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 11:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Simon Wong <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] another carrot cake recipe T&T (tried and true) > > With all these cake recipes you guys are sending in, wish I had a > chocolate cake, but I guess I’ll have to buy one if I want one. Most > of the people where I live at don’t wanna make too much desserts, > because they feel some of the people that live here eats too many bad things. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Saturday, August 29, 2020, 11:49 AM, meward1954--- via > Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > > That looks good and pretty easy. I will be making it soon. > > I think that this kind of carrot cake is actually better without the > frosting. I love cream cheese frosting as much as the next person. > But I think it sort of overpowers the cake. > > I have never eaten the icing straight. Oh no, not me, never! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Jeanne Fike <[email protected]> > Subject: [CnD] another carrot cake recipe T&T (tried and true) > > Hi everyone, > Below's another carrot cake recipe. I've been making it for my family > for about 30 years. It gets devoured very quickly; particularly, by my > husband. > Jeanne > > carrot cake recipe > 2 cups all-purpose flour > 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar > 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon > 1 teaspoon baking soda > 1/2 teaspoon salt > 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg > 1 cup vegetable oil > 1 teaspoon vanilla > 3 eggs > 3 cups shredded carrots > 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional) * I don't use nuts most of the > time or only put half in half the cake since my husband and I like > nuts in it and my children don't. > icing if you wish (I don't.) > > Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a rectangular pan, 13 by 9 > by 2 inches. Mix sugar, oil and eggs until blended.Beat 1 minute. Stir > in remaining ingredients except the carrots and nuts. Beat 1 minute. > Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour into pan. 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