making up recipes as I go along

February 10, 2009

Hi everyone, I did some cooking this week for lunches and had a really nice time

just making recipes up as I went along. I used to do this quite a bit before

becoming a vegetarian, but have been relying more on recipes since I changed

over. I really love cooking, and making things up, it's a creative outlet for

me. So I made 3 mushroom brown rice, and fried tofu with peas and egg, for my

lunches. They were quite simple to make, for the rice I first took three

different kids of dried mushrooms, and put them in a covered pot to simmer for

20 minutes. I drained them (saving the water in the freezer as ready made

mushroom broth!), and then cooked them in a little oil, a little garlic and a

lot of ginger. I also added a little spoonful of apple juice concentrate and

tamari sauce. I wouldn't normally have used the apple juice concentrate, but at

the time I was planning this whole ginger stir fry LOL. In the end it was a

nice contrast to the smoky and

salted mushrooms. Anyways, when the mushrooms were done I added a bunch of

cooked short grain brown rice and cooked it for 5 minutes or so folding

everything together.

For the tofu I took a block, sliced it in half the long way and let it drain on

paper towels while the mushrooms were cooking. Then I cut it into cubes and

stir fryed it in oil for a bit. I removed the tofu for a bit while I cooked a

scrambled egg, then added it back in along with a cup or so of peas. I added

some tamari sauce and mixed it all well.

Both dishes were incredibly easy and very yummy. I put pictures up of the

finished meals in my bento boxes in the photos section. Each one actually has

the exact same portions, but one container has everything squished in to the

side, and the other doesn't. Anyways, that was my vegetarian cooking adventures

for the week. What are you all up to?

Heather

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.

--Albert Einstein

February 10, 2009

I want to hire you!

I love that I'm not the only one who loves bentos.

Janine

On Feb 10, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Heather Butler wrote:

> Hi everyone, I did some cooking this week for lunches and had a

> really nice time just making recipes up as I went along. I used to

> do this quite a bit before becoming a vegetarian, but have been

> relying more on recipes since I changed over. I really love cooking,

> and making things up, it's a creative outlet for me. So I made 3

> mushroom brown rice, and fried tofu with peas and egg, for my

> lunches. They were quite simple to make, for the rice I first took

> three different kids of dried mushrooms, and put them in a covered

> pot to simmer for 20 minutes. I drained them (saving the water in

> the freezer as ready made mushroom broth!), and then cooked them in

> a little oil, a little garlic and a lot of ginger. I also added a

> little spoonful of apple juice concentrate and tamari sauce. I

> wouldn't normally have used the apple juice concentrate, but at the

> time I was planning this whole ginger stir fry LOL. In the end it

> was a nice contrast to the smoky and

> salted mushrooms. Anyways, when the mushrooms were done I added a

> bunch of cooked short grain brown rice and cooked it for 5 minutes

> or so folding everything together.

>

> For the tofu I took a block, sliced it in half the long way and let

> it drain on paper towels while the mushrooms were cooking. Then I

> cut it into cubes and stir fryed it in oil for a bit. I removed the

> tofu for a bit while I cooked a scrambled egg, then added it back in

> along with a cup or so of peas. I added some tamari sauce and mixed

> it all well.

>

> Both dishes were incredibly easy and very yummy. I put pictures up

> of the finished meals in my bento boxes in the photos section. Each

> one actually has the exact same portions, but one container has

> everything squished in to the side, and the other doesn't. Anyways,

> that was my vegetarian cooking adventures for the week. What are you

> all up to?

>

> Heather

>

> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a

> miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

> --Albert Einstein

>

February 10, 2009

Oh Janine do you bento too???

Heather

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.

--Albert Einstein

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Janine Acevedo <janine

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:45:37 PM

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