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Food, Heat, Don't wanna cook, HELP?Submitted by lunarmama on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 5:30am.
OK, it's in the 80s and it's something like 90% humidity and I don't want to cook. But eating out is so not OK anymore. We just can't afford it (financially or physically). So here's what I've got in my fridge and cupboard, give me your hot day safe recipes! The only rules are that it has to be quick to fix or able to be put in a crockpot, relatively healthy and vegetarian or able to be made vegetarian. pretty much every major spice one can have (including curry, turmeric, five spice, garlic pdr, onion pdr, basil, rosemary, cinnamon, cloves, extracts etc) sock it to me! put a cup of lentils in the crockpot with a cup and a half of water, that can of coconut milk and that yam (peeled and cut into cubes). I'd add chopped onion, the old garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and a little bit of honey/maple syrup, as well as salt or tamari, and I'd add about a tablespoon of the mustard seed (if you can quickly cook it in heated oil, it would be better, but if not, still works). Turned on high these should be done in 3 hours (1.5 in a regular old saucepot on the stove). A quick way to make those greens up would be to wash them and then cut them up into small strips. Throw about 1/4 -1/3 cup of the vinegar into a sauce pan with 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil, a tablespoon of agave nectar, lemon juice, some salt and pepper and some herbs and then heat it up until you've got it almost boiling and then pour it over the greens. You could serve the warm salad with chunks of avocado on top and some cashews... "Fundamentally the markswoman aims at herself" DT Suzuki Cut your potatoes into quarters and let them marinate over night in a bag with cut up garlic, lemon juice and olive oil...then roast them on the bbq maybe make burrito thingies with the beans, tomatoes, enchilada sauce and some greens...and slive some avocado on it?
can of tomatoes, can of chickpeas, greens...spice with what you want, def. cumin, a lil balsamic, garlic and onion...I usually do it with spinach, you probably would want to boil the greens for a bit on their own first then add it all together and serve over rice. yogurt + fruit + oats = dinner. Nuts can go in there too, and/or dried fruit. The whole country lives on this shit. all those frozen fruits + yogurt and/or soy milk + flax oil = a lovely smoothie. I've been known to put avocados in my smoothies also but I *really* like avocados. A more "traditional dinner" idea: I'd throw lentils, carrots, onion, garlic, etc into a crock pot and then eat them for a few days with microwaved potatoes or the polenta. You could throw in the frozen veggies if you got bored after a couple of days... So this is a cooking recipe but it yields leftovers that can be reheated in about 2 minutes for days and you could conceivably crock pot it, I suppose--I've never used a crockpot but I can't see why it wouldn't work... chop white onion, some garlic, and fry in oil. a very tasty looking no cook recipe you could probably modify if you don't have every single ingredient Read about the health benefits of avocados. Prep: 20 Minutes Serves 2 * 1 ripe avocado Directions 1. Halve and pit avocado. With a spoon, scoop out avocado flesh, cut into chunks, and transfer to a medium bowl. Add orange juice, Tabasco sauce, and coriander; season with salt and pepper. Mix gently to combine. |
Thats one of my favorites 
are my quick summer go-to. easy, cheap, no cooking involved... and you can throw in whatever you want! my favorite summer sandwich: red pepper hummous and taboule on a mulitgrain bagel with lettuce, cheddar cheese, and red onion. yuuuum!