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Tag: Glorious One-Pot Meals

An Organic Frozen Food Co-op: Town and Country Foods

It’s always an exciting day at our house when Town and Country Foods comes to stock our big basement freezer with almost a year’s worth of foods. Yesterday was one of those days.Town and Country Foods frozen food delivery service

More than a decade ago my husband and I discovered this amazing service that allows you to buy organic, fresh-frozen vegetables; sustainably-caught wild fish flash-frozen on the boats; naturally-raised meats and poultry; and even some prepared foods made with the same high standards, like chicken and prosciutto ravioli, sweet potato fries, or Polish Kielbasa.

all natural and organic frozen food delivery service
Town and Country Foods

We get loads of individually-vacuum-sealed boneless skinless chicken breasts, ground beef steak burgers, turkey breast filets, boneless pork chops, and beautiful fish filets of haddock, salmon, ocean perch, tuna, and cod. Not to mention the vegetables, fajita-cut chicken strips, and other great convenience items to choose.

We purchase the smallest package, which is budgeted to last two people for eight months. We have a family of four and one delivery usually lasts us 10-12 months. Eight low monthly interest-free payments covers the food no matter how long it lasts you, and if you purchase your freezer through them they will guarantee to replace the food after a power failure, etc. It has been a great deal for us over the years.

Our Town and Country Foods delivery means that we have quick and easy meals available at any time. We toss pre-marinated boneless skinless chicken breasts directly on the grill –without thawing! They cook up perfectly.

Glorious One-Pot Meals are tailor-made for food packaged and frozen in individual-serving portions, and you never have to thaw anything first! We might do a GOPM with frozen diced potatoes, perch filets, frozen spinach, frozen carrots, and Teriyaki sauce. Yum! Super easy – takes maybe 10 minutes to cut open the vacu-seal packaging and drop the items into a cast iron Dutch oven – and everything but the Teriyaki sauce is in our Town and Country freezer, ready to go into a meal at the drop of a hat.

Town and Country Foods distributes to 40,000 families in five western states. If you contact them for information, please be sure to say I sent you! You’ll be glad you did.

Glorious One-Pot Meals Cooking Class at Nature’s Table Cooking School

Last night I taught a cooking class on Glorious One-Pot Meals at Nature’s Table Cooking School. It was my first time teaching at this adorable cooking school tucked behind a King Soopers in Littleton, Colorado. The photos and captions are courtesy of Chef Penni Royston, owner of the school. Thanks for bringing me in, Penni!

Glorious One-Pot Meals cooking class
Having fun in the kitchen IS possible – with Elizabeth Yarnell.
Elizabeth Yarnell teaches healthy cooking class
We had a lovely evening cooking Glorious One Pot Meals with the author Elizabeth Yarnell.

Glorious One-Pot Meals in a 2.75-quart Dutch oven

Reader question: Hi Elizabeth, I like Staub brand dutch ovens and wanted to purchase a smaller size. The small size Staub Dutch Oven is  a 2.75  quart . Would I need to make recipe or cooking time adjustments for that .75 extra quart size? I was planning to follow the recipes for serving 2 people or for the 2 qt pot.  Will that extra amount in the 2.75 qt pot dry out the meal?  Thank you for your help and suggestions!  Kindly,  Amy S., Redondo Beach, CAdutch oven recipes for two or more

Hi Amy! I’m thrilled that you’re interested in Glorious One-Pot Meals! No matter what size of Dutch oven you use, or how full you fill it with ingredients, your nose will always tell you when your meal is ready… and then you should wait for another 3 minutes.

I’ve found that the difference between using a 2.75-quart Dutch oven and a 2-quart Dutch oven is fairly negligible. Depending on the ingredients you use, you might find you need 3-4 additional minutes, or you might find that it will cook in basically the same amount of time as a 2-quart Glorious One-Pot Meal. Always follow your nose and you’ll never go wrong!

Happy cooking!

~Elizabeth

Cooking Rice in a Glorious One-Pot Meal

Reader question: I would like advice. When cooking one pot meals in my cast iron pot, 3.5 quart, most of rice is cooked, but some of the rice is still hard. How can I correct this? ~ Mary D., Lakewood, COglorious One-pot meals cookbook

Hi Mary! There are a few things you can do to help ensure all the rice in a Glorious One-Pot Meal cooks thoroughly:

1. Rinse the rice well in a strainer –until the water runs clear– before adding it to the pot.

2. Add the correct amount of liquid and swirl well to ensure the rice is evenly distributed across the bottom of the pot.

3. Check your oven temperature with a stand-alone oven thermometer to ensure your oven is fully up to 450 F degrees before you place the full Dutch oven inside.

If, after following these instructions you find you are still getting undercooked spots of rice, try adding an addition 1/4 cup of liquid to the pot.

Thanks for your enthusiasm for Glorious One-Pot Meals! Happy cooking!

Must You Oil The Lid When Making Glorious One-Pot Meals in A Dutch Oven?

Reader question: Hi elizabeth, I have a question– why is it necessary to oil the entire pot even though not all of the pot will be touched by food? I have a problem with the oil sticking to the lid…it’s very hard to get off.  Thanks, kelly

Hi Kelly! This is a great question with a simple answer: if you don’t want to oil the inside of the lid of your Dutch oven when making Glorious One-Pot Meals, then don’t.

Because I prefer to load my cast iron Dutch oven all the way up to the brim with food when preparing GOPMs, I’m in the habit of oiling the inside of the lid as well as the inside of base of the pot because I’ve experienced food sticking to the top when I skipped this step. However, it is not a mandatory requirement that you oil the inside of the lid, or even that you oil the pot at all. Certainly, I’ve forgotten to oil the Dutch oven many times before loading it with food, and the food still cooked up just fine, even if the pot was a little harder to clean afterward.

Glorious One-Pot Meals are very forgiving recipes: substitution or even omission of suggested ingredients is encouraged, making this a perfect technique to use for those with food aversions, sensitivities, or allergies. Of course, even omnivores can appreciate the simplicity of preparation, the speed of cooking, and the tastiness of the final results!

Thanks for writing, Kelly!

Here’s a quick and delicious Glorious One-Pot Meal cooking demonstration for “Feta Shrimp”, in case you’re wondering what the fuss is all about.

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