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redroseDo not buy The Pot and How to Use It. Go here instead - most of the content seems to be the same. Really, in an 140 page book, the recipes shouldn't start on page 77, and the "this is great!" comments should not even be included.
So, I tried oatmeal and a soup this weekend. The oatmeal is McCann's Irish oatmeal, and I followed the proportions on the can (1 cup of oatmeal, 4 of water). It made so much it boiled over, and I threw about 2/3 of it out. I added almonds and raisins. The almonds are overpowered. The oatmeal is very different from the quick oats type - it has a flavor all on its own. The can calls for 4 cups of water at a rolling boil, then adding the oatmeal and simmering for 30 minutes. I'm hoping to get this down to the point I can make and eat it before leaving for school. I'm going to try different fruits and nuts as well. Ebert recommends flaxseed in it, but I'm not there yet.
Soupishness - I took 2 Manischewitz bean soup mixes. Again, I should have cut the water until it did not overflow. I dumped them in before the water boiled. After an hour, I fried up 2 big "Cajun" sausages from Budwey's, cut them up, and dumped them in. U. taught me how to deglaze a pan, and we did that with cheap red wine. The total cooking time was 2 hours, the sausages went in for 45 minutes, and the spice package went in for the last 10. It was let sit on warm then for a half hour. The spice package was very salty, but otherwise, it tasted quite good, and was rather easy.
I'm using a 10 cup rice cooker now; I'm hoping that I get a bright red 3 cup one for morning oatmeal for Christmas.
So, I tried oatmeal and a soup this weekend. The oatmeal is McCann's Irish oatmeal, and I followed the proportions on the can (1 cup of oatmeal, 4 of water). It made so much it boiled over, and I threw about 2/3 of it out. I added almonds and raisins. The almonds are overpowered. The oatmeal is very different from the quick oats type - it has a flavor all on its own. The can calls for 4 cups of water at a rolling boil, then adding the oatmeal and simmering for 30 minutes. I'm hoping to get this down to the point I can make and eat it before leaving for school. I'm going to try different fruits and nuts as well. Ebert recommends flaxseed in it, but I'm not there yet.
Soupishness - I took 2 Manischewitz bean soup mixes. Again, I should have cut the water until it did not overflow. I dumped them in before the water boiled. After an hour, I fried up 2 big "Cajun" sausages from Budwey's, cut them up, and dumped them in. U. taught me how to deglaze a pan, and we did that with cheap red wine. The total cooking time was 2 hours, the sausages went in for 45 minutes, and the spice package went in for the last 10. It was let sit on warm then for a half hour. The spice package was very salty, but otherwise, it tasted quite good, and was rather easy.
I'm using a 10 cup rice cooker now; I'm hoping that I get a bright red 3 cup one for morning oatmeal for Christmas.
