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Dinner in the crockpot tonight

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  1. Oh, wow, this came out well!

    It's a recipe from a cookbook called "125 vegetarian recipes for the
    slow cooker". Everything's been great so far!

    It was a leek-mushroom-potato gratin, although it had nocheese in it
    other than a little parmesan in the crumb topping, so I'm not quite
    sure why they call it a gratin. Anyway, the potatoes & etc simmered in
    veggie stock all day, soaked it in, and the texture was WONDERFUL! Very
    differnt from a lot of oven-baked potato casseroles. It reminded me of
    an old favorite from "The Vegetarian Epicure" - potatoes, sliced thin,
    in a skillet, with a bottle of white wine poured over them, simmer for
    1 1/2 hours until the liquid is absorbed. heavenly. Same texture to
    these potatoes.

    On the side, I served steamed snow peas with a drizzle of sesame oil
    and a sprinle of sesame seeds, and a salad of sliced tomatoes with a
    glob of TJ's yogurt cheese (it's like a thick greek yogurt, basically),
    with some olive oil splashed on top, and then sprinkled with salt,
    pepper, dried basil and fresh dill. And we each had a half a grapefruit
    with chopped crystallized ginger as a refreshing palate-cleanser.

    Yum!!!

    I love this new cookbook!

  2. "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Oh, wow, this came out well!

    It's a recipe from a cookbook called "125 vegetarian recipes for the
    slow cooker". Everything's been great so far!

    Jude, is this the book - not exactly the same title, so want to check.
    125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes (Paperback)
    by Judith Finlayson
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0778801047/qid=1140139733/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/103-3800562-4554223?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

    Thanks,
    dee dee

  3. DeeDee,

    That's it! Sorry, I was quoting the title from memory. It's a wonderful
    cookbook; I've used about a dozen recipes from it so far. Only one
    thing about it - the author has a few definite favorite ingredients!
    She loves leeks, portobello mushrooms, canned tomatoes, blue cheese
    show up in almost every vegetable (as opposed to bean or grain) recipe!
    Also lots of whipping cream added at the end, but I'm subbing fat-free
    half and half.

    She's kind of funny as far as naming her recipes. Her stroganoff was a
    delicious stew of leeks, mushrooms, tomatoes with heavy cream dna blue
    cheese. (see! all her favorites!) Not quite what I think of as
    stroganoff, but good all the same. This gratin doesn't have any cheese
    in it. Not how I think of a gratin. So a few minor eccentricities, but
    well worth it, and delicious all the same!

  4. "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    DeeDee,

    That's it! Sorry, I was quoting the title from memory. It's a wonderful
    cookbook; I've used about a dozen recipes from it so far. Only one
    thing about it - the author has a few definite favorite ingredients!
    She loves leeks, portobello mushrooms, canned tomatoes, blue cheese
    show up in almost every vegetable (as opposed to bean or grain) recipe!
    Also lots of whipping cream added at the end, but I'm subbing fat-free
    half and half.

    She's kind of funny as far as naming her recipes. Her stroganoff was a
    delicious stew of leeks, mushrooms, tomatoes with heavy cream dna blue
    cheese. (see! all her favorites!) Not quite what I think of as
    stroganoff, but good all the same. This gratin doesn't have any cheese
    in it. Not how I think of a gratin. So a few minor eccentricities, but
    well worth it, and delicious all the same!

    I bought a book entitled "The Gourmet Slow Cooker" Simple and Sophisticated
    Meals from Around the World - by Lynn Alley.
    but most of the recipes are very earthy, rustic and peasant-y, IMO. The
    first one I tried was "American Apple Pie Soup. I shouldn't have done it
    her way because it called for allspice. I've never eaten allspice in
    anything in my life that didn't make me sick. I always keep it on hand--
    don't know why, because there is a known ingredient-substitute for it (I
    think cloves, cinnamon & nutmeg - in what ratio I don't remember), But I did
    try it. DH didn't care for it either -- it went out in the trash. I
    probably tried the stupidest recipe in the book, but only because I had the
    requisite Granny Smith apples on hand.
    Dee Dee

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