Domesticated
For those of you who don't live in E-town, we got a lot of snow this weekend. Which makes sense, all Albertans know that the first major snowfall always happens to fall on or around Halloween. Thus most little kids end up wearing "skier" costumes out trick or treating. Unfortunately a lot of adults haven't quite learned that lesson. I had an enjoyable evening at work on Saturday, watching many a young stupid girl trying to navigate icy and snowy Whyte Ave while wearing only stilettos and underwear.
There's something about the snow that makes me what to cook. On Sunday I had the day off from work. And I had decided that I had done enough school work in the week, so I was able to take the weekend off from homework as well. So after sleeping until what I thought was noon, but what was actually 11 (yay time change). I got up and started cooking.
My friend Andrea had brought me back a pumpkin from her Aunts patch in Saskatchewan and she had given it to me on Saturday. While I was looking for Pumpkin soup recipes I came across all these other delicious sounding dishes I had been meaning to make. So instead of making soup (I didn't have all the ingredients anyway), I made myself some roasted chickpeas. This is one of the easiest things I've ever made. All you need are a can of chickpeas a favourite herb for seasoning and olive oil. And the roasted chickpeas themselves are such crunchy goodness! While the chickpeas were cooking I also made a curried lentil dish. Also very easy to make and unbelievable tasty. And it made my house smell so good.
This morning the roommie and I went grocery shopping and I got all the supplies I needed for the pumpkin soup. The recipe I found called for heavy cream, but I decided to use coconut milk instead to make it vegan, and man was that a good call. I had so much fun chopping up the pumpkin, setting aside the seeds for roasting, and adding little extra ingredients to the soup (it only called for nutmeg, but I threw in some allspice and cinnamon too). Creating in the kitchen just gives me so much joy and makes me happy. And there is something just so satisfying about orange soup. It's very comforting.
Even now, I'm still itching to do some more cooking.But I need to stop for the day. I now have enough food to last me over a week. Also there is very little room in the fridge as is, and I've run out of Tupperware containers. So I guess I'll just have to do my homework now.
Sigh.
There's something about the snow that makes me what to cook. On Sunday I had the day off from work. And I had decided that I had done enough school work in the week, so I was able to take the weekend off from homework as well. So after sleeping until what I thought was noon, but what was actually 11 (yay time change). I got up and started cooking.
My friend Andrea had brought me back a pumpkin from her Aunts patch in Saskatchewan and she had given it to me on Saturday. While I was looking for Pumpkin soup recipes I came across all these other delicious sounding dishes I had been meaning to make. So instead of making soup (I didn't have all the ingredients anyway), I made myself some roasted chickpeas. This is one of the easiest things I've ever made. All you need are a can of chickpeas a favourite herb for seasoning and olive oil. And the roasted chickpeas themselves are such crunchy goodness! While the chickpeas were cooking I also made a curried lentil dish. Also very easy to make and unbelievable tasty. And it made my house smell so good.
This morning the roommie and I went grocery shopping and I got all the supplies I needed for the pumpkin soup. The recipe I found called for heavy cream, but I decided to use coconut milk instead to make it vegan, and man was that a good call. I had so much fun chopping up the pumpkin, setting aside the seeds for roasting, and adding little extra ingredients to the soup (it only called for nutmeg, but I threw in some allspice and cinnamon too). Creating in the kitchen just gives me so much joy and makes me happy. And there is something just so satisfying about orange soup. It's very comforting.
Even now, I'm still itching to do some more cooking.But I need to stop for the day. I now have enough food to last me over a week. Also there is very little room in the fridge as is, and I've run out of Tupperware containers. So I guess I'll just have to do my homework now.
Sigh.
Labels: Cooking, Working on Whyte
I'm glad to hear your soup was a success. I made a pie and am planning to make soup from the leftover pumpkin tonight. Francis is wary of pumpkin soup, but he'll be fine. I also saved the seeds for roasting. He says he's never had them! Craziness
MUST EAT. . . HIPPIE SOUP
MAKE MORE SOUP.