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We need some alternate lyrics to "Year Of The Cat", by Al Stewart, to celebrate.
Last week I didn't feel like fussing in the kitchen, but wanted to make something myself to eat during the week, so I made a very simple low-sodium thick stew(?) of dry green split peas, lots of fresh jalapenos, vegetable oil, and water. Not a favorite meal, but it wasn't bad. |
I'm making it again this week- I didn;t go overboard on the oil, so I'll be leaving that in, but I think potatoes or carrots might be good. It would add some interesting color, too... green, white, orange... like the Irish flag!
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I like lentil stews when they're a bit on the 'chunky' side. It seems like a lot of people like them pureed so they're smoother. But I like chunks. Anyone else on the chunky train?
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Do you mean 'al dente'?
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something with white beans- Great Northern, pea, or navy... but the health food store in my area hasn't been carrying them.
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I like lentil or pea soup a bit chunky, too. The varied texture adds a bit of interest, especially if there are chunks of vegetable in there too. But I mostly pay attention to the flavor.
Then again, sometimes a smooth texture really works. I got a recipe for dried lima bean and carrot soup; I sometimes substitute a winter squash like butternut or pumpkin when I make it. Anyway, when you blend it well, it has a nice orange color. It depends on my mood when I'm making it. I'll be done eating my jalapeno-pea soup probably by Wednesday, and I'll be jonesing for something with white beans- Great Northern, pea, or navy... but the health food store in my area hasn't been carrying them. What??!!... they're not "trendy" like aduki, fava (retch!!!... I finished them but won't be buying THEM again... not the dry kind anyway... maybe they're better fresh and shelled...), or a bunch of other varieties they have?... |
I am so glad you brought up split pea soup! I thought I was the only one who liked it,
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I used to do a sweet and sour split peas that was pretty tasty. If you pureed it you'd have soup I guess, but I'm just not a soup guy. |
How do you make split peas any way besides soup or dip? they cook down to a paste
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