Meat Free, Lactose Free, Gluten Free Recipes for Crockpot

RE: Meat Free, Lactose Free, Gluten Free Recipes for Crockpot Post by cookwie (540) | (06/17/2005) Profile | Contact I have heard that if you salt the food at the beginning of the cooking, it will make the beans tough. So, salt to taste at the end of the cooking cycle. When you read a recipe that will not be made in a crockpot, be aware that the fresher beans will cook more rapidly than the older ones. If made in a crockpot, there won't be much difference as those pots can cook for additional hours with no damage to the food. Also, if you cook the beans with a piece of kombu seaweed (aka sea vegetable), it is supposed to substantially cut down on the gassiness. I have had better luck with cooking beans in a crockpot than in a kettle on the stove. They seem to come out more tender. If you are planning on pre-soaking the beans, replace the soaking water with fresh water for cooking! Holly RE: Meat Free, Lactose Free, Gluten Free Recipes for Crockpo Post by MrsMoted2 (34) | (05/02/2005) Contact Kraft.com has some great resources for you RE: Meat Free, Lactose Free, Gluten Free Recipes for Crockpo Post By C. Romaine (Guest Post) (05/02/2005) Try http://www.recipezaar.com and click on crockpot (or slow cooker) recips. Maybe you could check with 'Robin' on this thriftyfun site. Seems to me she's on every day with some recipe or other. She must have lots and maybe some to help you. For recipes though - a RECIPE site like recipezaar is really the best place. Good luck.