So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 94, A Super Soup

Mar 21, 2008 at 8:45 PM
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The Irish Farmhouse Soup (a recipe adapted by Catherine of Albion Cooks) I made yesterday was so good that I couldn't believe I only used salt and pepper as seasoning. A very humble-looking soup, it reminded me of the sweet home and the beautiful summer on a farm. It was nourishing, tasty, strangely comforting and brought back all the good memories and made me look forward to an even better tomorrow.

I made several changes to the original recipe: (1) olive oil was used; (2) onions and garlic replaced leeks; (3) quinoa replaced barley to create a more creamy and fluffy texture; (4) 2 cups of vegetable broth, 2 cups of water, and 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened soy milk were used as the liquid base.

Irish Farmhouse Soup

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What a great idea, to replace barley with quinoa! I'm not a big fan of barley soups..and it takes forever for the barley to become as soft as I like!

I have a question for you, what does the 94 in the title stand for? Is the number of days you've been vegan, or the number of vegan dishes you've cooked?

Great new colors!

Singing Horse replied to Purplesque’s comment:
Mar 22, 2008
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I've been a vegan for a little over 4 years now and I've cooked more than 94 vegan dishes. When I started "so what the heck do we eat?" series, I wanted to document every good vegan cooking day and possibly share some ideas with other people who are interested in vegan cooking. By good I mean healthy/tasty/noteworthy. Sometimes I make pancakes or other simple, usually sweet, stuff just for a snack, so this kind of food apparently won't go into the series. And often we eat simple pasta repeatedly or we eat out at a vegetarian restaurant, which is kinda boring and not blog-worthy.

So, the best answer is that 94 stands for 94 good vegan cooking days on my part only. My husband has been cooking vegan food for over 24 years now. In the future, I'll document some joint effort too, after I get to his level. :)

Purplesque replied to Singing Horse’s comment:
Mar 22, 2008
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I like that idea. In retrospect, I wish I'd thought of doing that with food, or with books, or even with exams taken! A good way to make an achievement/pleasure more tangible..

Singing Horse replied to Purplesque’s comment:
Mar 22, 2008
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Yes. It's never too late. It also serves as a constant reminder how lucky I am, for having so much blessing.

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