Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto
Ingredients
1 onion diced
garlic
handful of mushrooms
bunch of asparagus
Quinoa
Alcohol
*Tips*
Because I am attempting to only cook Vegan food I can't use White wine, so I used left over Martini..it wasn't disgusting which I count as a huge WIN!
Use Quinoa instead of rice, a huge protein boost.
Add the vegetable broth very slowly and allow to evaporate each time.
Yummy, green asparagus from a street vendor
Soak Quinoa overnight, place in the fridge and ready to use whenever
A couple of baked potatoes and voila
Post- May 4th 2012
I am attempting to cook only Vegan food at home.
It hasn't been the easiest or most successful cooking endeavours so far, but I persist.
In Korea my kitchen always left a lot to be desired; no oven, small counter space, freezing cold, sweaty, no ingredients etc etc.
In Poland my kitchen is gorgeous. I have a big oven, space to prepare and experiment, and most of the ingredients to do so with.
What we don't have is an abundance of tofu, it is more expensive here. And also, no cheese alternatives for vegans. One day in the near future I shall experiment and try and make my own cheese.
Cheese
When I gave up meat it was one of the easiest things for me to do, I was in no way addicted to it. I didn't eat it in large amounts, I didn't crave it and I was an extremely fussy eater. To me, it was/ is just an animal carved up.
However, cheese is more of an art. There are over 500 different varieties and each gives one a mind explosion.
Brie is my favourite, it is fabulous.
Cheese is hard to give up. But I persist and especially in my cooking and at home, we do not use cheese.
Below I will list and post my recipes and experiments. The ones that succeeded.
On May 4th 2012, I, along with my onion cutter ( I hate cutting onions) and assistant, Colin, cooked Leek and Potato soup. Wroclaw has been in the 30's this week and soup should be the last thing on our mind, but we had leek in the fridge and the temp dropped with the rain coming in so we decided it was the perfect opportunity.
A very Welsh leek and potato soup
Ingredients
2 leeks (light green and white parts sliced)
2 onions diced (use boyfriend to cut)
2 large or 4 small potatoes, peeled and cubed.
4 cups of veg broth (see tip below)
Garlic
Extra virgin olive oil
*Tips*
I only use 1 cup of Vegetable broth and 3 cups of boiling water, because veg broth is high in salt
Place in blender, bit by bit and blend each time.
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