<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Take the chill off the bad economy with a frugal, delicious vegetable soup]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by gwood http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:36:14 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/1 What kind of soup?

I click over from the daily digest to get a vegetable soup recipe, and I see ox tails and bacon drippings? No thanks.

]]> What kind of soup?

I click over from the daily digest to get a vegetable soup recipe, and I see ox tails and bacon drippings? No thanks.

]]> Comment #2 by farmersdaughter http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:28:40 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/2 substitutions are easy

It's easy to make this dish vegetarian.  Start by cooking dried beans from scratch.  Cook them with plenty of liquid and the same spices recommended for the oxtails. Use the bean cooking stock for your soup stock (about 8 cups)and add a scant 2 cups of the beans to your soup as well.  A rind of parmesan adds extra deliciousness, just be careful that it doesn't stick to the bottom of your pot and burn.  These options are noted in the body of the article.     The best part about vegetable soup is its versatility.  

 

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It's easy to make this dish vegetarian.  Start by cooking dried beans from scratch.  Cook them with plenty of liquid and the same spices recommended for the oxtails. Use the bean cooking stock for your soup stock (about 8 cups)and add a scant 2 cups of the beans to your soup as well.  A rind of parmesan adds extra deliciousness, just be careful that it doesn't stick to the bottom of your pot and burn.  These options are noted in the body of the article.     The best part about vegetable soup is its versatility.  

 

]]> Comment #3 by ecology http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:47:28 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/3 Vegetarian option

I grew up in Jamaica, eating oxtail and soups and stews made with ham and chicken bones, but now, am a vegetarian.  Thank you for providing vegetarian ways to prepare your soup.

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I grew up in Jamaica, eating oxtail and soups and stews made with ham and chicken bones, but now, am a vegetarian.  Thank you for providing vegetarian ways to prepare your soup.

]]> Comment #4 by redambrosia99 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:12:27 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/4 Bones

I saved the carcass of my turkey this year (froze it) to make a soup.  After boiling it for a while, not only was I able to get a whole lot of little bits of meat off it that I hadn't before, but it made a wonderful rich broth.  It was a great soup. :)

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I saved the carcass of my turkey this year (froze it) to make a soup.  After boiling it for a while, not only was I able to get a whole lot of little bits of meat off it that I hadn't before, but it made a wonderful rich broth.  It was a great soup. :)

]]> Comment #5 by CyberBrook http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:06:17 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/5 oxtails and beef or chicken stock?!?

That kills a good vegetable soup, not to mention the oxen, cows, and chickens. The vegetable soup would be healthier, more compassionate, and greener without the animals inside.

Why would Grist add these unnecessary and brown ingredients to what could be a very green meal?

Please visit Eco-Eating at http://www.brook.com/veg for lots of good info and loads of links.



]]> oxtails and beef or chicken stock?!?

That kills a good vegetable soup, not to mention the oxen, cows, and chickens. The vegetable soup would be healthier, more compassionate, and greener without the animals inside.

Why would Grist add these unnecessary and brown ingredients to what could be a very green meal?

Please visit Eco-Eating at http://www.brook.com/veg for lots of good info and loads of links.



]]> Comment #6 by farmersdaughter http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:20:32 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/6 Turkey recycling

Exactly!  My favorite part about Thanksgiving is Turkey bone gumbo made from the carcass.  The amount of meat that most people just throw away is astounding!

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Exactly!  My favorite part about Thanksgiving is Turkey bone gumbo made from the carcass.  The amount of meat that most people just throw away is astounding!

]]> Comment #7 by emmapb http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:27:55 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/7 Nice Cheap Soups!

These soups look delicious.  Another highly nutritious and incredibly cheap one pot meal are  lentils and brown rice. It's really basic, but I find myself craving it a lot, plus it's great for winter!  

]]> Nice Cheap Soups!

These soups look delicious.  Another highly nutritious and incredibly cheap one pot meal are  lentils and brown rice. It's really basic, but I find myself craving it a lot, plus it's great for winter!  

]]> Comment #8 by Ceka http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:22:47 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/8 Inexpensive, nurturing soups for vegetarians

All these soups look lovely - frugal, delicious, and nutritious.

For those of us who don't eat meat, lentil soups make a good substitute for ham-bone and vegetable type soups.

Here are three good ones - all vegan or easily made vegan.

red coconut soup

curried sweet potato ginger soup

lentil-spinach soup

]]> Inexpensive, nurturing soups for vegetarians

All these soups look lovely - frugal, delicious, and nutritious.

For those of us who don't eat meat, lentil soups make a good substitute for ham-bone and vegetable type soups.

Here are three good ones - all vegan or easily made vegan.

red coconut soup

curried sweet potato ginger soup

lentil-spinach soup

]]> Comment #9 by jesseclark http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:35:58 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/9 Nice title

Last weekend a group of friends and I kicked off a series of rotating hosted dinners and pot lucks we are calling 'Good Food for Hard Times'. Our goal is to get good people together and feed them well for no more than $10 a head.

I actually had just registered the domain name to create a blog that will chronicle the dinners where will post the recipes for all the dishes served.

]]> Nice title

Last weekend a group of friends and I kicked off a series of rotating hosted dinners and pot lucks we are calling 'Good Food for Hard Times'. Our goal is to get good people together and feed them well for no more than $10 a head.

I actually had just registered the domain name to create a blog that will chronicle the dinners where will post the recipes for all the dishes served.

]]> Comment #10 by kmp http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:12:46 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/10 Winter's bounty

I'm not an oxtail fan myself, but the succotash recipe looks wonderful. I shall have to add that to my list next summer.

Just last night I was patting myself on the back for all the work I did over the summer/fall in 'putting by' the harvest, as I pulled diced pumpkin chunks, chopped garlic and homemade chicken stock out of the freezer, threw it in a soup pot with a chopped onion, a can of chickpeas, and some homemade (and homegrown!) tomato paste for a quick & easy, yet nutrious and filling soup.  Fresh parsley from the winter farmer's market added a little green, and with a slice of homemade hearth bread and a glass of local Riesling, we were stuffed.

This soup went into the pot in 5 minutes and then simmered while I did the dishes, finished up some emails, and popped a bottle of wine. Since most of the ingredients in this meal were paid for nearly a year ago in the yearly CSA payment, it was essentially "free."  It would be even cheaper if I could ever plan ahead enough to use dried beans - it's one of my New Year's resolutions, but so far, it's going about as well as NY resolutions usually go....

]]> Winter's bounty

I'm not an oxtail fan myself, but the succotash recipe looks wonderful. I shall have to add that to my list next summer.

Just last night I was patting myself on the back for all the work I did over the summer/fall in 'putting by' the harvest, as I pulled diced pumpkin chunks, chopped garlic and homemade chicken stock out of the freezer, threw it in a soup pot with a chopped onion, a can of chickpeas, and some homemade (and homegrown!) tomato paste for a quick & easy, yet nutrious and filling soup.  Fresh parsley from the winter farmer's market added a little green, and with a slice of homemade hearth bread and a glass of local Riesling, we were stuffed.

This soup went into the pot in 5 minutes and then simmered while I did the dishes, finished up some emails, and popped a bottle of wine. Since most of the ingredients in this meal were paid for nearly a year ago in the yearly CSA payment, it was essentially "free."  It would be even cheaper if I could ever plan ahead enough to use dried beans - it's one of my New Year's resolutions, but so far, it's going about as well as NY resolutions usually go....

]]> Comment #11 by EcoMingler http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:24:28 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/11 Beautiful soups and ways to preserve winter veg

http://www.SustainableSuppers.com has some great
soups, plus ways to preserve winter veggies.  There's a tutorial
on how to make your own sauerkraut from winter cabbage.  And, for those who eat meat, there's a good basic tutorial on making your own bone broth.  (The same concept applies to making inexpensive and nutritious veggie broth.)

]]> Beautiful soups and ways to preserve winter veg

http://www.SustainableSuppers.com has some great
soups, plus ways to preserve winter veggies.  There's a tutorial
on how to make your own sauerkraut from winter cabbage.  And, for those who eat meat, there's a good basic tutorial on making your own bone broth.  (The same concept applies to making inexpensive and nutritious veggie broth.)

]]> Comment #12 by PermieWriter http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:58:28 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/12 Beans

I learned the hard way that the pressure cooker is the way to go with beans. It uses a lot less energy and the beans are actually edible before lunch the next day.

Do not fear the pressure cooker. It is your friend.

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I learned the hard way that the pressure cooker is the way to go with beans. It uses a lot less energy and the beans are actually edible before lunch the next day.

Do not fear the pressure cooker. It is your friend.

]]> Comment #13 by farmersdaughter http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:36:02 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/13 Kraut making on Grist!

See an earlier Farmer's Daughter post for real, delicious sauerkraut.  It is one of my standard foods that I eat 2-3 times a week.  It is incredibly economical and nutritious.  I just made two batches this week with some local biodynamic carrots and another batch with rutabagas. You can add whatever spices you like as well so go where your taste buds take you!  

http://www.grist.org/advice/daughter/2008/11/06/index.htm ...

]]> Kraut making on Grist!

See an earlier Farmer's Daughter post for real, delicious sauerkraut.  It is one of my standard foods that I eat 2-3 times a week.  It is incredibly economical and nutritious.  I just made two batches this week with some local biodynamic carrots and another batch with rutabagas. You can add whatever spices you like as well so go where your taste buds take you!  

http://www.grist.org/advice/daughter/2008/11/06/index.htm ...

]]> Comment #14 by farmersdaughter http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:49:12 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Good-Food-for-Hard-Times/14 Take the pressure off with a pressure cooker

Yes, using a pressure cooker is a great idea to save time and energy cooking beans.  Individual beans and pressure cookers give you different cooking times, but I always prefer to cook them slightly less time than the pressure cooker instructions call for. Then I let them finish cooking with the lid off so that some of the liquid has time to evaporate, making the flavor richer, and so that I am sure not to overcook them.

Obviously, perhaps, lentils cook in about twenty minutes and do not require the pressure cooker.    

]]> Take the pressure off with a pressure cooker

Yes, using a pressure cooker is a great idea to save time and energy cooking beans.  Individual beans and pressure cookers give you different cooking times, but I always prefer to cook them slightly less time than the pressure cooker instructions call for. Then I let them finish cooking with the lid off so that some of the liquid has time to evaporate, making the flavor richer, and so that I am sure not to overcook them.

Obviously, perhaps, lentils cook in about twenty minutes and do not require the pressure cooker.    

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