What are you cooking now?

[teamsaint]

I just made tofu & potatoes in miso & mushroom gravy. It's a vegan recipe by Isa Chandra Moskowitz which is really tasty. It's been quite a while since I made it because it's a bit time-consuming - so much so that the miso was out of date, but it shouldn't matter. Since my mum is out for the afternoon I decided to make it early and warm it up later - also took advantage of the opportunity to listen to a couple of albums I have on bandcamp via my phone whilst making it:

Wayne Krantz - Greenwich Mean

Ant Law - The Sleeper Wakes

Because I like to have it with rice, I tend not to use many potatoes and instead use more tofu.

Can share a picture of the recipe if anyone's interested.

Do share a piccie, though tofu isn’t a household favourite here.

Having a bash at a veg and nettle soup tonight.

G and T and some early LvB violin sonatas to go with.

[Joseph K]

Do share a piccie, though tofu isn’t a household favourite here.

TBH you could substitute whatever for the tofu - the real raison d'etre of this dish is the miso paste, tamari and thyme (IMO).

Also, I use way more olive oil than here suggested - more garlic too, and a whole pack of shallots. Plus lots more tofu, which I generally fry beforehand, rather than just putting it in like the recipe says. Oh yeah, and I didn't use any wine.

[Serial_Apologist]

Sounds delicious - I'm absurdly unadventurous when it comes to vegetarian cookery, so many thanks, Joseph (I agree about the rice).

[Joseph K]

Sounds delicious - I'm absurdly unadventurous when it comes to vegetarian cookery, so many thanks, Joseph (I agree about the rice).

You're welcome.

[teamsaint]

TBH you could substitute whatever for the tofu - the real raison d'etre of this dish is the miso paste, tamari and thyme (IMO).

Also, I use way more olive oil than here suggested - more garlic too, and a whole pack of shallots. Plus lots more tofu, which I generally fry beforehand, rather than just putting it in like the recipe says. Oh yeah, and I didn't use any wine.

Cheers JK.
Hoping for a good crop of garlic in the next few weeks, so might give this a whirl with some of it.

[teamsaint]

Sounds delicious - I'm absurdly unadventurous when it comes to vegetarian cookery, so many thanks, Joseph (I agree about the rice).

The High Fearnley Wotsit veg cookbook is excellent S-A , with well tested recipes. Might get your adventurous side fired up !!

[french frank]

Lunch: a classic onion galette, with wholemeal flaky, cheesy pastry, and salad. I shall garnish it with tenderstem. It would be classier with asparagus, but I'm rather fond of tenderstem

[vinteuil]

Lunch: a classic onion galette, with wholemeal flaky, cheesy pastry, and salad. I shall garnish it with tenderstem. It would be classier with asparagus, but I'm rather fond of tenderstem

... sounds really good. And broccoli a more than satisfactory succedaneum for asparagus

A nice glass of gewürztraminer to go with?

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[french frank]

... sounds really good. And broccoli a more than satisfactory succedaneum for asparagus

It's quite a small galette, so I shall eat it all. Tenderstem a bit easier to lay across the top, like asparagus.

A nice glass of gewürztraminer to go with?

I blush not. If I'd had a delivery from our local classy wine merchant, I'd have had their Château de la Mirande Picpoul de Pinet. Can't remember the year (2016?) and they're out of it atm. But as my last bottle has been finished it's a Coop Spanish dry at £3.80 per bottle, £3.30 with a member's voucher .

Add: Back in stock, 2019, £11.50 a bottle. I can have 3 Coop Spanish dry for that price!

[Serial_Apologist]

Half an avocado "drizzled" with French Dressing (saturated, more like) and sprinkled with black pepper, accompanied by a slice of buttered Tesco's Superseeded Farmhouse brown bread* - remarkably nourishing for a simple supper: the other half I had last night.

* I did ask about "preceded" but only got blank looks.

[Joseph K]

Just made the Miso Stew (see previous page) and listened to Miles Davis's Filles de Kilimanjaro, Isle of Wight and the first two movements of Coltrane's A Love Supreme live in Antibes while making it. It is a time consuming and not-cheap meal (though it is plentiful, at least how I do it, there is naturally a lot left-over) but very tasty.

[cloughie]

Music for your aperitif?

https://youtu.be/2KOcCcaxUFM

[BBMmk2]

MrsBBM, will be cooking a Mexican Chilli this evening!

[Joseph K]

MrsBBM, will be cooking a Mexican Chilli this evening!

What a coincidence! Today the family has come round and my mum in preparation has made vegetarian and vegan chillis (my brother and his girlfriend are vegan). I tried both and they were excellent. Apple sponge pudding for dessert.

[BBMmk2]

What a coincidence! Today the family has come round and my mum in preparation has made vegetarian and vegan chillis (my brother and his girlfriend are vegan). I tried both and they were excellent. Apple sponge pudding for dessert.

Isn’t it just! Dessert sounds very tasty!