I got a crockpot! The one that we'd gotten for our wedding (uh, 1973) made hoarse moans when shaken as though its innards had turned to dust, which they probably had. I cruised through links from Suzanne's Aloo Gopi post and found some good sites: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2007/12/alphabetical-listing-of-recipes.html collects the results of the author's effort to post 365 recipes in a year, which definitely cover a lot of basics. Saw that you can cook rice, and did so, the results being no worse than stovetop cooking when you can't use oil and make a decent pilaf. Also googled crockpot lentil soup and came up with a Good Morning America Crockpot Recipe winner, notable for the last-minute additions of greens (specifies kale; I used baby bok choy) and balsamic vinegar. It was very good. Here it is:
3 carrots, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopt
1 onion, chopt
3 cloves garlic, pressed
8 c water or veg broth
2 c lentils
1 tsp dried thyme or rosemary.
Leave in crockpot on low for whole day; on high for half day.
10 min before serving, add
1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
bunch of kale, chopt
salt & pepper
And earlier if you like, add
cubed potatoes
2 tomatoes or 1 14 1/2 oz can
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