Cooking
I don't know about you guys, but after three straight days of baking, and a flurry of house cleaning and cooking Christmas dinner; well, let's just say meal prep is the last thing on my mind.
Sure, we have some left-overs, but it's mostly turkey. Good for Matt. For Alex and me? Not so much.
Deciding that neither starvation nor Papa John's on speed-dial was the answer, I did a little search and explore mission in the kitchen.
Thanks to my enormous new freezer, I have room for lots and lots of vegetable stock. Ok, good. That's a start.
A few loose potatoes, escapees from Sunday's dinner. That'll work.
Onions which won't last much longer; chop that up.
Both red and green bell peppers in the fridge; purchased for some planned recipe, but apparently forgotten. More chopping.
Olive oil in a pot, veggies dumped in and sauteed. Plop goes the stock (it really did make that sound...the stock was still frozen!), and simmer until TNT's weekday airing of Alias reruns is over. Add cans of cannellini beans and a wild rice mix; and cook till done.
So, how was it?
Decent. Matt threw in some sausage, and I added Bacos (which, funny enough, are made of soy) to mine. A nice soup, hearty and filling. And it made tons, so I won't have to channel my energy kitchen-ward for a few more days.
Phew.
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Cooking
Recovery Soup
I don't know about you guys, but after three straight days of baking, and a flurry of house cleaning and cooking Christmas dinner; well, let's just say meal prep is the last thing on my mind.
Sure, we have some left-overs, but it's mostly turkey. Good for Matt. For Alex and me? Not so much.
Deciding that neither starvation nor Papa John's on speed-dial was the answer, I did a little search and explore mission in the kitchen.
Thanks to my enormous new freezer, I have room for lots and lots of vegetable stock. Ok, good. That's a start.
A few loose potatoes, escapees from Sunday's dinner. That'll work.
Onions which won't last much longer; chop that up.
Both red and green bell peppers in the fridge; purchased for some planned recipe, but apparently forgotten. More chopping.
Olive oil in a pot, veggies dumped in and sauteed. Plop goes the stock (it really did make that sound...the stock was still frozen!), and simmer until TNT's weekday airing of Alias reruns is over. Add cans of cannellini beans and a wild rice mix; and cook till done.
So, how was it?
Decent. Matt threw in some sausage, and I added Bacos (which, funny enough, are made of soy) to mine. A nice soup, hearty and filling. And it made tons, so I won't have to channel my energy kitchen-ward for a few more days.
Phew.
Tagged with
Food and Drink, Soup, Blogging
- Lentil Soup With Spinach And Pasta
I made this lentil soup a couple of weeks ago. I'd been in the mood for lentil soup for a little while and had just paid a visit to my eye doctor who reminded me I should eat five servings of leafy green vegetables a week. Generally when I make lentil...
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Back in June, shortly after I started this blog, I made a soup from leftover beans that I really enjoyed. However, because of the time involved in making the beans, I had not gotten around to making the soup again. For IMBB 11, I decided that I would...
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This was a pretty awesome soup. Making stock from the remnants of this roast chicken, & using the recipe for Pasta and Bean Soup from Tom Valenti's Soups, Stews & One-Pot Meals...proscuitto crisped in oil, then lots of veggies, Stock, water, potatoes,...
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Whenever my mother-in-law has to go out of town for work, we invite my father-in-law over for dinner on Tuesday, the usual 'family' dinner night. I didn't want to spend the entire day in the kitchen, and so picked a few simple, almost comfort-food...
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