I am a student or a teacher, depending on the day. I enjoy music, knitting, reading, etc etc. I have been cooking for around four years and I love experimenting. I hate following recipes – unless I’m baking. Cookies and muffins are about the only thing I’ll measure for.
Recently I have become more conscious of eating as a lifestyle. I want to eat better: more healthily, more ethically, and more tastifully. I am starting to believe that cheaper is not necessarily better when it comes to food, and sometimes it is worth the extra few cents to pay for something that has been produced organically and/or traded fairly. Especially since many of us live in a society where we can afford it. This means a change in eating patterns for me: I want to know if my food will be better and better-looking and better-feeling. That’s a lot of betters.
I also want to make some of the recipes student-friendly. That means, simple ingredients, time-saving, and cost-effective meals. So we’ll see how this balances with all the organic/fair trade business.
For a better idea of how this works, check out the tags on the right. I love tags.
Oh yes! And please leave comments, suggestions, and your own related recipes. It would be fun to make this a local collaboration.
2 Comments
February 11, 2007 at 4:10 pm
[...] About Lentil Soup [...]
February 12, 2007 at 2:42 am
yum!! i love soups! and i’ve always loved lentils (in the form of daal) and want to make soup with it, but lately i haven’t had the time to experiment.
my favourite soup is a carrot basil (sort of ‘borrowed’ from the kitchen of ‘the bread garden’ when i used to work there):
sautee carrots & potatoes with onions & garlic
add 2 c. stock and a handful of fresh basil and a bit of ginger
boil until carrots are soft
puree with a cup of milk and season w/ s&p
serve with a fresh sprig of basil
i’m gonna try your lentil soup as soon as i find my way out of my heap of assignments & papers!!