Today I shopped ( at local markets) for my ingredients and came home, washed them all then prepared some of them ready to make soups tomorrow
Tomorrow I am preparing some great yellow split pea soup...I soak them overnight so they fall apart and don't need blending, with lots of mild curry powder, turmeric and cilantro; a great partially blended potato, kidney and green bean potage, and a miso with sea vegetables and leeks.
Then for the entrees:
A Spanish Vegetable stew, featuring artichokes, asparagus, potatoes and peas in a red wine tomato sauce; a South Asian style vegetable ragout with brown rice..featuring cauliflower, broccoli ( both local grown and very fresh and hard) with coconut,plus a sauteed carrot and green bean warm salad with a mint and olive oil dressing, with black olives.
A leek and cheese quiche made with yogurt and eggs ....and some great local grown asparagus and walnut saute with couscous
Side: Caramelized broccoli & cauliflower ( sauteing actually makes the vegetables sweet), with fresh limes to squeeze on.
Dessert oatmeal coconut & date cookies
The dates are from growers close to Palm Springs.
And now we have lots of great asparagus and other fresh green vegetables coming into the local farmer's markets...I will post more photos of the finished dishes over the next few days.
The miso...I use kombu ( which is sea kelp..and grows around the California coast)
Did you know that in the Med the Romans used to import seaweed from Spain for use in their beds in ancient Rome as the seaweed prevented fleas?
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| cilantro and parsley air drying |
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