So basically, our stovetop is broken and we don't have the money to eat out for dinner very often. We have a working oven and most of the standard kitchen appliances (no microwave, though). Short of eating vegan frozen pizza for dinner everyday, what can we do?
We've tried some gratins and lasagna, but neither were really worth the time and money (vegan cheese isn't very good here). A hot plate seems like a waste, considering that the stove will be replaced soon (hopefully). Would a microwave be worth it? Any help is appreciated.
Edit: Thanks everyone for the many suggestions! We're getting a hot plate (paid for by the landlord so that we don't get to reduce our rent) and I'll consider buying a slow cooker at some point. In the meantime, I have a lot of new recipes to try out now lol
Make roast sweet potatoes. Bake whole and unpeeled in the oven at 425 for 25-40 minutes depending on the size. The skin will puff up and the bottom will caramelize and you can peel them very easily once cool. You can make a bunch of these and warm them up later. Really good with basically any roast veggies or even on top of a bagged salad. I also really like roast chickpeas which you can make with a can of chickpeas tossed in some olive oil, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper and roasted at 400 or so for like 10 minutes.
Baked tofu is good. You could make a lot of that to have on top of some salads or on a sandwich. You can just use a bagged salad mix and chop up whatever other veg you have.
If you want to get an alternative to the stovetop that will be useful after it's fixed, I would suggest an electric skillet or an electric pressure cooker. If you don't have a pressure cooker, it will change your life when you want to speed up cooking dried beans or grains like brown rice that take a while to cook. The electric skillet is really nice for stuff like frying where you want temperature regulation.