Comments on: Farewell Summer, I Shall Not Miss Thee http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/11/02/farewell-summer-i-shall-not-miss-thee/ - recipes, restaurants, food travel and everything edible Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:29:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Summerhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/11/02/farewell-summer-i-shall-not-miss-thee/comment-page-1/#comment-54919 Summer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:52:32 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=8304#comment-54919 When I lived in a house with no a/c, I turned my screened porch into a sort of outdoor kitchen. I didn't have a grill, but I did have a power strip, a rice cooker, and a crock pot. Now that I live in Florida, my crock pot is still a summertime cooking superstar. (And for what it's worth, it's still pretty much summer here. Upper 80's and sunny for Halloween.) Even though I do have air conditioning (thank God!) I still don't want to heat up the kitchen by using the oven, and I don't want to add to my a/c-burdened electric bill. The crock pot is perfect, as it only uses a few cents worth of electricity every hour, and the heat stays contained. If you haven't checked it out already, I highly recommend the blog A Year of Slow Cooking. It taught me that the crock pot can be used for far more than just stews and braised meats. I love the crock pot falafel! When I lived in a house with no a/c, I turned my screened porch into a sort of outdoor kitchen. I didn’t have a grill, but I did have a power strip, a rice cooker, and a crock pot.

Now that I live in Florida, my crock pot is still a summertime cooking superstar. (And for what it’s worth, it’s still pretty much summer here. Upper 80′s and sunny for Halloween.) Even though I do have air conditioning (thank God!) I still don’t want to heat up the kitchen by using the oven, and I don’t want to add to my a/c-burdened electric bill. The crock pot is perfect, as it only uses a few cents worth of electricity every hour, and the heat stays contained.

If you haven’t checked it out already, I highly recommend the blog A Year of Slow Cooking. It taught me that the crock pot can be used for far more than just stews and braised meats. I love the crock pot falafel!

]]> By: Lizahttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/11/02/farewell-summer-i-shall-not-miss-thee/comment-page-1/#comment-54905 Liza Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:42:55 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=8304#comment-54905 I agree as well! I have been in a funk and not cooking much lately, but I became inspired with the changing weather and I've been looking at crock pot recipes and have already made 2 batches of soup: french onion soup and butternut squash soup I agree as well! I have been in a funk and not cooking much lately, but I became inspired with the changing weather and I’ve been looking at crock pot recipes and have already made 2 batches of soup: french onion soup and butternut squash soup

]]> By: Jason Sandemanhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/11/02/farewell-summer-i-shall-not-miss-thee/comment-page-1/#comment-54904 Jason Sandeman Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:24:02 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=8304#comment-54904 I agree with the stews and slow food. Nothing says autumn/winter like when you get inside from the cold, and your house is smelling like the smells from slow cooking. Braised beef with root vegetables, etc. I agree with the stews and slow food. Nothing says autumn/winter like when you get inside from the cold, and your house is smelling like the smells from slow cooking. Braised beef with root vegetables, etc.

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