As Joni Mitchell so eloquently put it, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."I think she was talking about my stove.
You see, earlier this week, the gas line to my stove developed a leak. The good news? The gas company responded promptly to my frantic phone call, and switched off the gas. The bad news? Until my landlord returns from the country to inspect the site (long story), I'm stuck without a working stove.
My point in telling you all of this? I've become a slave to my Foreman grill. Salads and hummus-on-cold-tortillas only get you so far before you're craving decent, warm food.
In case any of you are ever stuck in a similar predicament, I've decided to list some of the conclusions I have come to during The Week Without A Stove:
- You can successfully cook the following vegetarian-friendly foods on a Foreman grill: tofu, polenta, onions/zucchini/eggplant, veggie patties and virtually any type of imitation meat product, toasted sandwiches
- It is impossible to cook decent pasta in a microwave
- The following food/imitation food products have started to appeal to me solely for their ability to heat quickly without the use of a stove/oven: Easy Mac; toaster pastries; those soups in cardboard containers; individual, microwavable oatmeal packets; 90-second rice
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3-07-2008 @ 5:31PM
RM said...
You could also use a toaster oven, crock pot, hot plate, etc. We once survived for weeks during a kitchen remodel with an electric frying pan and a BBQ grill as the main cooking tools.
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3-07-2008 @ 8:28PM
Ariel said...
i dont know how long your landlord is gonna be away... but if they're not coming back right away, get a hotpot... its the only way, albeit illegally, that i cooked anything my freshman year of college
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3-10-2008 @ 12:55AM
Buffy871 said...
You can make great turkey sausage with apple on the Forman grill. You can also use a crock-pot. It's also a good time to invest in some high quality deli meats and cheeses and have a really good sandwich. Toaster ovens and rice cookers are awesome as well.
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3-11-2008 @ 1:15AM
jocelyn said...
I also suggest a hot pot for pasta and a crock pot for other stuff. I think my hot pot may go to work with me tomorrow along with tea and honey.
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