Cooking with one hand

I could really use some help with coming up with ideas for one pot meals, casseroles or easily prepared dishes. I prefer non-meat based ideas and don't mind spicy. The dominant hand is available while the other one is casted. I really miss cooking at home! Thanks.

Can you use a can opener? Is it correct that you can not do any chopping?

Well, I often cook with one hand because I have a camera in the other I've found if you have use of your arm and not your hand, it isn't as impossible.

I would check out indianasapplepie - she's testing and often posting recipes for a crockpot Indian cookbook that seem pretty simple. The Dal Palak I made the other day was dead-easy and shouldn't need a superfluous appendage.

Can you use a can opener? Is it correct that you can not do any chopping?

By sheer will, I have been chopping onions, green peppers, and tomatoes The onions roll around a bit.I finessed my way into opening canned tomato puree. I refuse to eat anymore pre-packaged foods.. if I see one more tofurky I can't open jars though. I want fresh, hot, home-cooked food but it has to not no muss no fuss. I have several bags of frozen corn, mixed veg, broccoli, and french cut green beans. Any ideas what to do with the frozen veggies?

would check out indianasapplepie - she's testing and often posting recipes for a crockpot Indian cookbook that seem pretty simple. The Dal Palak I made the other day was dead-easy and shouldn't need a superfluous appendage.

cool, I have seen her blog before. I will look into that.

A recent episode of The Splendid Table had a story about a one-handed home cook (originally appeared in Gourmet).

Listen here:
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/listings/090926/

Best,
Michael

I've got at least another four weeks or more to go. Ideas for frozen bagged veggies(corn, broccoli, beans) would be much appreciated.

gooseberry wrote:The dominant hand is available while the other one is casted.

A one handed herb/vegetable knife such as a mezzaluna would be quite useful.

G Wiv wrote:

gooseberry wrote:The dominant hand is available while the other one is casted.

A one handed herb/vegetable knife such as a mezzaluna would be quite useful.

More one-hand kitchen equipment. It looks minimalist, but the different configurations seem confusing to me from the photos. I like however that you're supposed to be able to do everything from chop (and store?) vegetables and fruit, slice and butter bread, grate cheese and open yogurt containers. I don't understand the egg tool.