Slow Cooker Brown Rice

I don't have a rice cooker because we don't have rice enough AND I have too many appliances as it is. I made rice in the slow cooker though and though it is SLOW it is really convenient.

2 parts water
1 part brown rice
2-2.5 hours on high.

It was perfect rice.

Broccoli Beef

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/broccoli_beef/

This was good, but too much liquid. The meat let a lot of juice out, even on super high heat. I used fish sauce instead of oyster sauce. I used sliced sirloin steak.

Sherrys Wild West Soup

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sherrys-wild-west-soup

This was good. The garbanzo beans are a nice touch. I made this in the slow cooker and it broke down the chicken and rice too much, so I would do it on the stove next time. Or just cook it less time and use canned beans instead of dried. (I used dried this time so had to cook it forever to get the beans done).

Taco Pasta

http://fakeginger.com/2010/06/30/taco-pasta/
Taco Pasta. This was tasty, but I think next time I will halve the cream cheese and sour cream. Or skip the cream cheese entirely and still halve the sour cream.

Mexican Quinoa Salad

http://mygreendiet.com/green-diet-plan-recipes/mexican-quinoa-salad/

This is great. Add some peeled cucumber too, cut in quarters and sliced.