Cooking with my new SEED Electric Lunch Box SD-967 (Vacuum Seal Version) plus recipes!

Meet my new kitchen gadget - SEED Electric Lunch Box (shortened to ELB) SD-967 (Vacuum Seal Version)! My older SEED ELB is an SD-937 that looks like below:

Organic millet porridge.

I prefer to use an electric lunch box to cook my little one's daily meals because I like the steam-cook method. I feel that nutrients should be more intact if food is steamed. However, I'll use the gas stove to cook certain dishes that need stir-frying. If I'm making baked dishes, I'll use the oven. For soups and stews with bigger portion, I'll use the slow cooker.

Breakfast on the top tier.

I like the two-tier feature of this electric lunch box. I can steam-cook two dishes at one time. For example, I can cook porridge for my little one's lunch and dinner at the bottom tier and his breakfast on the top tier.

Lunch & dinner at the bottom tier.

Below are dishes that I recently cooked for my toddler.

Creamy Sweet Potato & Apple Oatmeal

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

1/2 cup rolled oats, soaked overnight, drained & rinsed

2/3 cup milk

1/3 cup water

1 small organic sweet potato, peeled and chopped

1 small apple, peeled and chopped

Put everything into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 30 minutes.

Wild Rice & Red Lentil Stew

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

2/3 cup wild rice, soaked overnight, drained & rinsed

3 tablespoons red lentil, soaked overnight, drained & rinsed

About half a fist-size amount of minced pork

A handful chopped English spinach

A handful frozen baby green peas, thawed

A handful chopped young leek

3 cherry tomatoes, halved
Water, enough to cover ingredients

Put everything into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 45-50 minutes.

Spinach & Pork Wild Rice Stew

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

2/3 cup wild rice, soaked overnight, drained & rinsed

About half a fist-size amount of minced pork

A handful chopped Chinese spinach (bayam), blanched with hot water

1 medium dried Shittake mushroom, soaked overnight, washed and cut into small pieces

2 tablespoons wolfberries (goji berries), soaked, drained & rinsed
Water, enough to cover ingredients

Put everything (except spinach) into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 30 minutes. Add in spinach and cook for another 10 minutes.

Assorted Veggies Soup

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

1/2 cup zucchini, cut into cubes

1/2 cup orange sweet potato, cut into cubes

1/2 cup Russet potato, cut into cubes
1/2 cup radish, cut into cubes

1 cup pork broth

Put everything into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 20 minutes.

Zucchini, Potato, Leek, Pork & Pasta Stew

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

About half a fist-size amount of minced pork
1/2 cup zucchini, cut into cubes
1/2 cup Russet potato, cut into cubes 
1/2 cup young leek, cut into slices
1 cup uncooked pasta (I used ORGRAN's safari vegetable pasta) 
Water, enough to cover ingredients

Put everything into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 30 minutes.

Zucchini, Carrot, Leek, Pork Stew with Safari Pasta

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

About half a fist-size amount of minced pork
1/2 cup zucchini, cut into cubes
1/2 cup carrot, cut into cubes 
1/2 cup young leek, cut into slices
1 cup precooked pasta (I used ORGRAN's safari vegetable pasta)
Water, enough to cover ingredients

Put everything (except pasta) into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 30 minutes. Then, stir in the precooked pasta and cook for another 5 minutes.

Sweet Potatoes & Spinach Macaroni Soup

Ingredients:

(Serves 2 meals) 

About half a fist-size amount of minced pork
1/2 cup orange sweet potatoes, cut into cubes
1/2 cup purple sweet potatoes, cut into cubes 
1 cup English spinach, roughly chopped
1 cup uncooked macaroni
Water, enough to cover ingredients

Put everything into the steel container of the electric lunch box. Turn on power and steam-cook for about 40 minutes.