Month: August 2019

Ingredients: 

-About 1¾ cups vegetable broth 
-1 clove garlic 
-1 green onion 
-About 1 cup of fresh mushrooms 
-1 cup Irish oats 
-About 1½ cups frozen or fresh green vegetable (or a mix)  
-soy sauce, liquid aminos, or tamari 

Directions: 

Dice the garlic and green onion. Place a cooking pot on the stove and turn heat to medium. Add about 2 tablespoons of vegetable broth, plus the garlic and onion. Chop the mushrooms and add them to the pot. (Add a tablespoon of broth at a time as needed, to keep ingredients from sticking to the pan.) Cook until everything in the pot has softened and starts turning brown. Add 1½ cups vegetable broth, plus 1½ cups water. Bring to a boil. Add the Irish oats. Turn heat to low. Stir now and then. Cook until oats are soft and have expanded (just like if you were cooking plain oats). While the oats are cooking, steam or boil the green veggies in a separate pot. (I used a frozen Oriental mix with green beans and broccoli for the picture.) When the oats are done, stir in the green veggies. Serve in bowls and add soy sauce or liquid aminos to taste. A twist on traditional oatmeal for when your sweet tooth has gone missing. (Honestly, the food in the photo looks gross even to me, but I can assure you that it tastes better than it looks.)

Ingredients: 

-4 cloves of garlic 
-A 12-ounce bag (about 3 cups) of frozen peas 
-1 ½ cups vegetable broth 
-Salt and pepper 

Directions: 

Chop the garlic. Choose a frying pan or cooking pot big enough to hold all of the ingredients. Put the pan on the stove on medium heat. Add about 2 tablespoons of the vegetable broth to the pan, along with the garlic. When the garlic starts to brown, add the rest of the vegetable broth and the peas. Cook until the peas turn soft. Transfer everything from the pan into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into bowls. Salt and pepper to taste. Quick and easy. Makes a lighter soup than traditional pea soup that’s made from dried peas. I’ve also substituted water instead of broth, and it’s still good.