Re: Some more book suggestions for healthy eating fast

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Great ideas - I think I have a small slow cooker (I live alone) and this is really smart to make food over night!I am finding it and pulling out recipes this weekend.Esp as the weather gets cooler - I switch from salad to soups for lunchjudy s in MD Some more book suggestions for healthy eating fast

Hi,

I mentioned before that I'm a crock pot junkie. One of my favorite books is Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. I got it at Costco for about $9 and it was worth every penny. There are lots of different recipes for all tastes and skill levels. Also, lots of good veg. options if you are a vegetarian (which I consider myself on a "part-time" basis - mostly b/c I'm just not a big meat person, I eat it maybe once or twice a week). There are tons of recipes for soups and stews and one trick I have learned is, if you know you're going to be busy, set the thing up the night before and let your meal cook overnight while you sleep! There is a really excellent pea soup recipe in this book (I'd write it out here but I'm afraid I'd be violating some copyright law or something). It takes 12 hours to cook and it is one that I frequently set up the night before - right before going to bed and then I wake

up and it is done. I cool it down and then put it in the fridge and it is all ready for lunch/dinner. You can also do steel cut oats overnight and lots of other recipes.

Another I like is the Dinner Doctor - written by the same lady who wrote the Cake Doctor. It is all about how to "doctor" up some pre-made foods to make a semi-homemade meal.

I know everyone on this list is super busy - we all lead different lifestyles - some of us are stay at home moms, some of us work outside the house, some of us do lots of volunteer work, some are busy w/ our pets and classes at school, but the crockpot is a lifesaver for those hectic times!

It is also a great idea to cook in bulk when you do have some extra time. Also chopping veggies and what not is also a great idea.

Take care!

Donna

(who hopes Yahoo starts acting better, I've replied to a bunch of posts but haven't seen them come through - how frustrating! !!)

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna!

I just bought that Not Your Mother's cookbook from Half Price Books a

week or two ago as well! I haven't tried anything from it yet, but

read through it and really like it. I recently bought a mini (2 qt)

slow cooker that had been very handy, and that book is a nice

reference for it.

I also like Lee's (food network) Slow Cooker Cookbook. Not

the healthiest recipes, but easy to " clean up " and lots of good

ideas. And Cook Once, Eat Twice Slow Cooker Recipes is a big

favorite as well! Again, you need to fix up many of these to be more

nutrition friendly, but they concept is super handy - easy slow

cooker recipes that are turned into a whole new meal later!

I love coobooks, LOL,

Sara

>

> Hi,

>  

> I mentioned before that I'm a crock pot junkie.  One of my favorite

books is Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook.  I got it at Costco

for about $9 and it was worth every penny.  There are lots of

different recipes for all tastes and skill levels.  Also, lots of

good veg. options if you are a vegetarian (which I consider myself on

a  " part-time " basis - mostly b/c I'm just not a big meat person, I

eat it maybe once or twice a week).  There are tons of recipes for

soups and stews and one trick I have learned is, if you know you're

going to be busy, set the thing up the night before and let your meal

cook overnight while you sleep!  There is a really excellent pea soup

recipe in this book (I'd write it out here but I'm afraid I'd be

violating some copyright law or something).  It takes 12 hours to

cook and it is one that I frequently set up the night before - right

before going to bed and then I wake up and it is done.  I cool it

down and then

> put it in the fridge and it is all ready for lunch/dinner.  You

can also do steel cut oats overnight and lots of other recipes. 

>  

> Another I like is the Dinner Doctor - written by the same lady who

wrote the Cake Doctor.  It is all about how to " doctor " up some pre-

made foods to make a semi-homemade meal.

>

> I know everyone on this list is super busy - we all lead different

lifestyles - some of us are stay at home moms, some of us work

outside the house, some of us do lots of volunteer work, some are

busy w/ our pets and classes at school, but the crockpot is a

lifesaver for those hectic times!

>  

> It is also a great idea to cook in bulk when you do have some extra

time.  Also chopping veggies and what not is also a great idea.

>  

> Take care!

>

> Donna

>  

> (who hopes Yahoo starts acting better, I've replied to a bunch of

posts but haven't seen them come through - how frustrating!!!)

>