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piranhaas the new year looms, i am planning to live vegetarian for a month, just to see whether i can do it. i'll probably not manage vegan because i like my milk products and eggs too much, but doing without meat will not be difficult. it'll be a challenge to myself to learn new recipes and be more mindful of what i am shoveling into my maw.
to that purpose, i am hopeful to make many new friends in the legume family. i'm thinking it might be useful to isolate them the first time, to get a better feeling for innate flavours. i've also got myself a pressure cooker (actually an "instant pot IPLUX-60" several-methods-in-one cooker; it can saute, steam, pressure-cook, slow-cook, make rice with just a button press).
the new year isn't there yet, but we're past the solstice, which is what really matters, so here we go. the paramour suggested i call it "logume", *sigh*.
2012-12-25: small white bean, noname package, presumably navy bean.
cooked 1 cup dry beans in 4 cups water for 30 min, pressure @ 11.6). came out as thin soup, slightly mushy; some beans completely disintegrated, others still intact. threw in just a bit of fleur de sel afterwards. quite tasty, actually. paramour says this is the "baked beans" bean, which wikipedia confirms. i've always hated baked beans, but i like this. delicate; a bit mealy, but not dry.
to that purpose, i am hopeful to make many new friends in the legume family. i'm thinking it might be useful to isolate them the first time, to get a better feeling for innate flavours. i've also got myself a pressure cooker (actually an "instant pot IPLUX-60" several-methods-in-one cooker; it can saute, steam, pressure-cook, slow-cook, make rice with just a button press).
the new year isn't there yet, but we're past the solstice, which is what really matters, so here we go. the paramour suggested i call it "logume", *sigh*.
2012-12-25: small white bean, noname package, presumably navy bean.
cooked 1 cup dry beans in 4 cups water for 30 min, pressure @ 11.6). came out as thin soup, slightly mushy; some beans completely disintegrated, others still intact. threw in just a bit of fleur de sel afterwards. quite tasty, actually. paramour says this is the "baked beans" bean, which wikipedia confirms. i've always hated baked beans, but i like this. delicate; a bit mealy, but not dry.