slow cooker recipes

FOFF No Wok Needed Slow Cook Cashew Chicken

This week Carla Vavala offers another slow cooker recipe that is easier to follow than baking refrigerator cookies. From the book Fusion of Food and Friends.  This is a recipe that tastes even better as left overs.  Beware of adding the nuts and make sure to use UNSALTED since the fish and oyster sauces plus the broth (it might be a good idea to use reduced salt broth) give this dish enough salty flavor.  *Vegetarian lentil version offered below and is more flavorful than the chicken…just saying. 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts – cubed 6 cloves garlic (Ted said it [...]

By |2012-12-20T06:00:37-05:00December 20, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment

Crock Pot Tomato Lentil Casserole

Still running and still enjoying the lack of snow. It’s cold outside in the early morning but the roads are clear and we can’t ask for more from the weather in upstate New York.  My weekend runs have been fun.  I’ve been getting used to a shorter run on Saturdays and a longer run on Sunday, double timing the Saturday run.  Why? To get ready for the Goofy Challenge of course!  Ted and I have been running together for part of the run on the weekend. He doesn’t put the miles in that I do, he doesn’t have to but [...]

By |2012-11-19T20:01:54-05:00November 19, 2012|Quick Meals|1 Comment

FOFF Slow Cooker Garbanzo Bean Stew

Magical beans...don't get scared! If you eat these healthy little beauties often, your digestive system will adapt and you're subscription to "Bean-O" will be cancelled. Don't pass up all the benefits of beans including slow digesting carbohydrates, tons of fiber, antioxidants (important this time of year) and healthy protein. So much nutrition in such a little, low fat package. And so I present: THE BEAN. .... Whoops! Wrong "Bean".  That’s Zoe-Bean.  We want THIS bean: The Garbanzo Bean. We’ll be using it in the recipe from Fusion of Food and Friends.  But first, it’s important to understand why beans are [...]

By |2012-10-10T10:02:40-04:00October 11, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|4 Comments
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