stephanieNY

It's official, I'm unemployed for the summer. I'm trying to pick up some drafting gigs here and there, but for the most part, I'm living the life of the jobless. So to fill the time, I'll need a hobby or two. I've started already by practicing my cooking. Grains and legumes are/were my first endeavor. I made a sad pot of lima beans last week. They were pretty bad, but I learned about soaking and cooking dried beans. Next, I made a happy pot of vegetarian chili. The recipe called it vegetarian chili, but I would call it mexican lentil soup. Lentils, barley, and bulgar make it grain-heavy and really hearty. It's been crazy cold here this week, so it worked out to have a pot of soup around. No plans as of yet for my next experiment (suggestions are welcome). I'm no natural, so recipes are my friend now.