^^^Gets all the fixins at Trader Joes i bet.....

Well, cooper will just have to be sure to come by for dessert, then - no tofu here! GAAAAAACK! I draw the line at beets...

You'd be amazed what an interesting array of flavors you're exposed to through the "get crap on your hands then lick your thumb to wipe a smear off a kid's face" method. LOL!

Tammy

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How did we go from tofu to beets?

I'll allow them in my house, but under protest. That's where I draw the line - tofu is on the OTHER side of the line.

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WI boy transplanted to (gag, cough, burp) MA.

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That's why crock pot rock. Can't screw the meal up, set it and forget it, very little labor and the end product is finger likin' good. You also usually have leftovers for lunch the next day or so.

Leftover pot roast = pot roast for lunch. Then add some BBQ sauce and you get a BBQ sandwich for the next lunch.

Chicken dish? BBQ chicken sandwich for lunch. Pork? Same, same...

I don't use it as often as I should but I could probably live on crock pot meals.

Ok.

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I like the way DaBeez thinks

Reality is most people screw up the cooking of or are just plain unimaginative with the use of tofu, and being a semi-chalky block of congealed goop, it's an easy food to hate under those circumstances. For some reason it has a more lasting impression when someone f's it up. Burn a piece of fish, no big deal, you'll eat it again some other time. Screw up one piece of tofu, and you're scared for life.

I find it amusing.

Freeze firm tofu, then thaw it. Then slice it into slabs, smother in sauce (teriyaki, BBQ, whatever), and put under the broiler.

(Freezing it, then thawing it gives it a more meat-like texture; my Japanese host-mother used to make this every other week or so and it was awesome.)

ScottHar

Scott,

You're wasting your time with this crowd when it comes to tofu. Believe me, I've tried, they won't budge.

TG's crockpot runs on ethanol

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No. That would be a chafing dish.

I must admit, I have been meaning to get one of those though.

Well, let's not forget about using the crock pot for breakfast as well. Oatmeal, for instance, is great in the CP, but not your cheap instant stuff. Start with some steel cut oats, cut up some apples, add some raisins, some cinnamon, and other things like dried cranberries (use your imagination). Put all this in the CP at night (don't forget to add the water) and flip it on low before you hit the rack. When you wake up in the morning you'll smell all that goodness coming from the CP. Dish it up, add some walnuts and a little maple syrup (or honey), some cream (if you wish) and serve.

Tasty. . .

Update on post #1. That recipe sucked.

Making a good old fashioned pot roast for football Sunday this weekend.

I'm saving this thread. Lots of good stuff to try.

For the tailgater tomorrow I am throwing a bunch of pork in the crock tonight with a little bbq sauce. Shred it up in the morning for pulled pork sandwiches. I would prefer to smoke the pork, but I don't have the time....plus not sure I want to waste the "good" smoked pork on a bunch of drunk football fans.....they will eat anything! hahaha

Gotta feed a bunch of drunk Ducks, huh? Have fun at the game.