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gfrancie, I thought you'd like to hear about the delicious wonderment I just created.
Here's how it all began: I have been quietly stockpiling an assortment of vegetables in my refrigerator, thanks to a certain CSA membership. Among the masses were three wee sweet potatoes and half of an enormous one. Oh, and there were a few small red potatoes in there, a lifetime supply of wheat berries, and bunches of roasted chilis that are hot enough to make you weep. Yes, even you.
I set the wheat berries to soak last night and cooked them up quick in Ye Pressure Cooker (30 minutes to happy-time). I peeled the sweet potatoes and bemoaned the loss of precious vitamins, which I fed to the earthworms instead of my belly. I did a bit of chopping, and then threw them in a pot to cook for a bit, along with our dear friend Mr. Turmeric (mmmm, buttery delicious flavor).
After that, there was a tad bit of onion-slicing. By a tad bit, I mean two whole onions, in thin half-circles. I didn't cry. This time. Then I fired up a bit of oil in the electric wok, heated up some roasted chilis and tossed in some cardamom pods and a small cinnamon stick. I threw in a couple of curry leaves (20 or so, to be semi-exact), and then the onions, and gave the mess a stir now and then until the onions were nicely caramelized. After the sweet potatoes were finished, I added those to the mix, as well as a bit of lime juice, mixed and stirred a bit more until everything was nice and tender, and called that part done.
Then--clever me--I used the sweet potato water to boil up some red lentils. Once those were cooked to oblivion, I mixed wheat berries, lentils, and sweet-potato-onion goodness all together.
Now I am quite full.
gfrancie, I thought you'd like to hear about the delicious wonderment I just created.Here's how it all began: I have been quietly stockpiling an assortment of vegetables in my refrigerator, thanks to a certain CSA membership. Among the masses were three wee sweet potatoes and half of an enormous one. Oh, and there were a few small red potatoes in there, a lifetime supply of wheat berries, and bunches of roasted chilis that are hot enough to make you weep. Yes, even you.
I set the wheat berries to soak last night and cooked them up quick in Ye Pressure Cooker (30 minutes to happy-time). I peeled the sweet potatoes and bemoaned the loss of precious vitamins, which I fed to the earthworms instead of my belly. I did a bit of chopping, and then threw them in a pot to cook for a bit, along with our dear friend Mr. Turmeric (mmmm, buttery delicious flavor).
After that, there was a tad bit of onion-slicing. By a tad bit, I mean two whole onions, in thin half-circles. I didn't cry. This time. Then I fired up a bit of oil in the electric wok, heated up some roasted chilis and tossed in some cardamom pods and a small cinnamon stick. I threw in a couple of curry leaves (20 or so, to be semi-exact), and then the onions, and gave the mess a stir now and then until the onions were nicely caramelized. After the sweet potatoes were finished, I added those to the mix, as well as a bit of lime juice, mixed and stirred a bit more until everything was nice and tender, and called that part done.
Then--clever me--I used the sweet potato water to boil up some red lentils. Once those were cooked to oblivion, I mixed wheat berries, lentils, and sweet-potato-onion goodness all together.
Now I am quite full.
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Date: 2007-10-01 04:27 pm (UTC)PS - There may potentially be Arizona-centric geology stuff happening in my future...we'll have to catch up sometime so I can tell you about it!
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Date: 2007-10-02 01:58 am (UTC)But, it sounds like you are a talented cook! Very impressive. I think it's neat to be able to cook a good meal that is vegan like that.