Post: #26

Get a Rice cooker.

I have lived exclusively off one for months before this little thing can cook rice, eggs, and pasta. The ideal thing is to cook one pot dishes.

I will brown cured Sausage like Chirizo in it, toss in Garlic to quickly fry it then toss in Pasta, a sauce. I will add veggies, like peppers, artichokes, olives, etc, and then water, broth, or milk.. whatever the recipe would require. It all cooks together nicely and if you measure the liquid out right its all done promptly at the same time (if not just add a little more and toss it around, not the end of the world). After just add Romano Cheese and some Parsley and you have nice one bowl dish.

Another dish I would make would be Seafood and Coconut rice. Again brown some garlic, throw in rice and then add a mixture of 3rd Coconut milk to water (too much coconut milk and the Rice will be dry and not cook evenly). Then I toss in a Seafood Mix bag of spring, mussels, squid, etc, half way through. It all cooks together nicely, I eat mine with Siracha and a little bit of soy.

Then with eggs the 'Ghetto Quiche". Which is nothing more then a glorified omelette but you add your favourite Quiche items and crack like 6-8 eggs, it will cook promptly on one end then you flip it and finish it off with the lid off on the other side. Eat with crusty bread and some salsa.

I'd make Dumpling Miso Soup with Chinese Vegetables in it. I've also been able to Crank out a Chic Pea Curry in one. Hell you can even make a Brownie-Cake in it.

You can cook *almost* anything in Rice cooker if you know how to trick it into cooking long enough and knowing what things can/can't work in it. If you need it to be on longer then required put a glass bowl on the lid to weigh it down to trick it into thinking there is more liquid in it.

I don't recommend taking strait up raw meat and trying to cook it all at once. It just boils the shit and you get no flavour profile in the meat. I tried making a once dish Spaghetti once time with Ground beef and it was a greasy pile of dog shit in the end. If you can only track down raw meat and not a cured, smoked meat that already has some flavour like a Chirizo, or a light fish that is suitable for poaching, then take the time prior to brown the meat in the Rice cooker then use it in your main dish.

Eating out is good when your travelling but for me I've had so many shitty experiences with Restaurants and I am hesitant to pay top dollar for a proper meal. 9 times out of 10 I can make the Dish better myself so I have no need to order out. Unless it is a local dish or something I can't make on my own will I go out to try it.

The beauty with these Rice Cookers is that you can find a basic one for 8-12$ bucks, then all you need is a plug-in and a space + knife, & sink for prep. You don't even need to travel with it just toss it and buy a new one when you hit a new City.

I lived off one for 6 months. No Microwave.. no Toaster.. no nothing.

Post: #27

Quote:I can assure you if were on the road for as long as I am you would not be sampling the local cuisine every night. Especially in Moscow!

I travel 6 months of the year and eat out every night.

Post: #28

(10-10-2012 03:59 PM)IainMuirs Wrote:  

Quote:I can assure you if were on the road for as long as I am you would not be sampling the local cuisine every night. Especially in Moscow!

I travel 6 months of the year and eat out every night.

well done. Make a thread about it. Next.

Post: #29

Who made you mod?

Post: #30

(10-10-2012 02:11 PM)RebelLibertarian Wrote:  The question is, how do us Paleos get our grass-fed beef (preferably organ meats) and healthy fats like coconut oil and rendered beef tallow, in, say, the FSU?

I don't know about FSU specifically, but I'm always amazed by how similar the people you see at a Farmers Market or a store like Wholefoods are to one another, wherever they are in the world. Ignore the accent and language and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

What I'm trying to say is that the organic/whole foods movement isn't isolated to one country. Just find out about an organic market in the city you're in and ask there were you can find what you want.

Can I ask why "grass fed" beef is so important to people on Paleo diets? Whereas it's a selling point that a chicken is "grain fed". I'm somewhat leaning to Paleo, though I tolerate Carbs very well and have no intention of going ultra-low carb. But, I'm sorry, I won't/can't justify the immense difference in price between standard A-grade beef and grass-fed organic beef. If grain-fed beef is that awful I guess I'd change to venison, which isn't too pricy here, but organic grass fed beef is off the charts.

Post: #31

(10-11-2012 01:17 PM)IainMuirs Wrote:  Who made you mod?

Don't really want to get into a feud about it but the title of the thread was "cooking for yourself". JUst wanted to get some more ideas.
Peace.

Post: #32

(10-10-2012 01:33 PM)gadabout Wrote:  Ok I will share with you my bad ass daily eating routine. This will save, money, and give you rock hard erections and the stamina of a wild beast. (And hopefully counteract your weekly drinking binge )

Obviously you will not consume all of these but what ever you can get your hands on in the supermarket. All the ingredients include the best things you can possibly put into your body on a daily basis.

breakfast
- oats cereal / yogurt / blueberries / melon
- daily multi vitamin and cod liver oil tablet

drink
- apple juice / carrot juice / pomegranate juice

lunch
- salad (avocado / cherry tomatoes / leaves / brown bread)

snack
- almonds / brazil nuts

dinner
- spinach, chicken and tomato
- prawn linguine (if I can get de-shelled prawns)
- broccoli, salmon, potatoes
- lentils, sausage, tomatoes, spinach

drink
- green tea (decaf) / peppermint tea

desert
- dark chocolate

smoothies if access to a juicer and or blender:
- carrot, beetroot, spinach and ginger
- carrot,beetroot, celery and ginger
- 1 banana, 1/2 cup of blueberries, yogurt

Nice man, I am going to South America for a whole year, I really hope I can stick to the gym and healthy eating when I travel.

Post: #33

I spend way too much money eating out at crappy overpriced restaurants while traveling. Time to fix that.

I dig the idea about buying a cheap rice cooker, then just leaving it and buying a new one at the next city. Any more recipe ideas for those?

My dish preparation is limited. I go heavy on cereal with fruits, sometimes eating 3 bowls per day, because it's fast. I'll make fruit smoothies in the summer if I have access to a blender.

Any other fast recipes (under 10 mins) you guys lean on while traveling?

Post: #34

In Russia, particularly in Moscow which has plenty of food stalls on the street, I just buy a whole cooked chicken to last me the day. Sometimes I get it wrapped in lavash bread to mix it up. I don't think I ever paid more than 150-200 rubles. (I forget which of the two)

Generally I would prefer to cook for myself though.