How to Survive Your Own Cooking, Class 5

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"Good day, class!" Lulu said, smiling brightly. "Today's class is a little bit simpler than last week's. We'll be making soup rather than stew. You'll find everything you need at your stations. The principles are much the same, except that, as a broth-based soup, it will be much thinner than the stew.

"One thing to know is that, like last week, we'll be using lentils and rice. An important thing to know is that, even on their own, lentils and rice together form what is known as a complete protein -- that is, a source from vegetables that is equivalent to the protein one would normally get from meat. You can even make this soup in a vegetarian version by leaving out the chicken, and using vegetable bouillon instead, although I recommend using more garlic if you do so."

Recipe 1: Chicken Vegetable Soup
[Source: Personal.]

1 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced (or more to taste)
1 medium onion, diced
1 chicken breast, diced
3 medium potatoes, diced
1 medium turnip, diced
3 carrots, diced
1 cup lentils
1 cup rice
1 tbsp powdered chicken bouillon
1 stalk celery, diced
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
sage, rosemary, basil, salt, and pepper

Heat oil in a small frypan. Saute garlic and onion until translucent. In large pot, cover chicken, potatoes, turnip, and carrots with water. Bring to boil, and simmer for twenty minutes. Add lentils, rice, and bouillon. Bring back to boil and simmer additional ten minutes. Add celery, mixed vegetables, and seasonings (to taste). Bring back to boil and simmer additional ten to fifteen minutes.

Serve with country biscuits or a crusty white bread.


"Also," Lulu added, "if you have any questions about any of the cooking terms -- or about any cooking procedures -- please feel free to ask. That way leads to less... kitchen disasters."

[OCD will be up in a moment is up! I'm around for a couple of hours, then off working on a class project from about 2:30 to 8:30 Eastern. Although I should then be around for the rest of the evening!]

Comments

Sign In [Class 5]

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With icon of hunger!

Re: Sign In [Class 5]

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Amano Makoto

Re: Sign In [Class 5]

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Yasutora Sado

During the Lecture [Class 5]

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Chat, listen, take notes.

Pair Up [Class 5]

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Find your partner! Swing them 'round and 'round!

Re: Pair Up [Class 5]

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Makoto glanced around for a partner.

Re: Pair Up [Class 5]

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Jenny waved at Makoto. "You wanna?"

Re: Pair Up [Class 5]

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Liir looked around for anyone who might want a partner.

Re: Pair Up [Class 5]

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"Liir, my domestic host," Tamaki called, waving with a grin. "Would you mind showing me how it's done?"

Re: Pair Up [Class 5]

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Haku looked around for a partner.

Assignment: Chicken Vegetable Soup [Class 5]

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No sub OCD because there's just one recipe!

Re: Assignment: Chicken Vegetable Soup [Class 5]

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Makoto eyed the recipe and sighed. "I suppose we should dice everything first, right?"

Re: Assignment: Chicken Vegetable Soup [Class 5]

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"Dicing. Right." Jenny eyed Makoto warily. "How're your knife skills?"

Re: Assignment: Chicken Vegetable Soup [Class 5]

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Tamaki picked up a carrot and frowned at it. Commoner cooking couldn't be too hard, could it? Only one way to find out. He placed it on the counter before him and started to chop.

Re: Assignment: Chicken Vegetable Soup [Class 5]

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Liir cut up the chicken first. Then he started dicing the garlic, then the onions. He mixed them up and, after putting in a little oil, started to saute the bits and pieces.

"When you're done, put them in the pot there," he directed. "I'll put the chicken in right after."

Poke the TA [Class 5]

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When he is with the pinging!

Re: Poke the TA [Class 5]

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Liir was looking a little more pale than even his usual, his smile somewhat brittle. But there. Certainly there.

Re: Poke the TA [Class 5]

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"Are you alright Liir?" Haku asked curiously.

Speak to Lulu [Class 5]

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She's also made soup during the class period, although it smells rather a bit spicier than everyone else's.

Re: Speak to Lulu [Class 5]

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"I brought something," he said quietly as he walked up to her. "For you. And I thought I'd let you know I've been reading that folder you gave me."

Re: Speak to Lulu [Class 5]

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"Something for me?" Lulu said, smiling. "You didn't have to do that, Liir. And I'm glad you've been reading it. Were there any questions you had about it? Or would you rather just wait until Thursday to meet and discuss it?"

OOC [Class 5]

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Mmm, soup. I am totally making this for supper tonight.

Re: OOC [Class 5]

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...

*adds lentils to shopping list*

WTF turnips?

Re: OOC [Class 5]

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... You've never had turnip in a soup before?

Re: OOC [Class 5]

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That soup sounds good! If I had the energy to cook today, I would probably give it a try.